Sargent relays violent incident in Columbia
Item
Type
Autograph Letter
Title
Sargent relays violent incident in Columbia
Description
Letter, discusses pioneers and frontier life; discusses militia; describes Indian aggression; discusses conduct of officers and court martial.
short description
Ltr, dis officer court martial.
year created
1792
month created
03
day created
13
author
sent from location
Fort Washington
in collection
in image
note
this letter is from Fort Washington and in the hand of Sargent. As such, authorship was attributed. This letter was likely sent to Henry Knox but that could not be confirmed from the text.
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Winthrop Sargent
General Harmar
Governor St. Clair
Captain Ford
Tayler
General Wilkinson
notable location
Fort Washington
Columbia
notable item/thing
single regiment
observation of foreign authority
field officers
unmilitary and indecent habits
arduous task to reclaim them
before the arrival of a commander
face it as a duty
friendship and respect that I ever possessed for you
important crisis
consequences of his arrest but judging the proceedings of the court martial
indecent conduct
parades
resigned commission
manner which is very dishonourable to himself
point of danger which circumstances of private concerns
greatest I ever saw and I now religiously believe had he not been superceded at this, there would have been fatal war with the inhabitants and garrison
power to preserve peace
terror of his conduct to the citizens
general has had his difficulties
determine if possible their strength
undoubtedly inform that he is leaving this place to establish posts of communication
great fortune to the public interests
present situation of affairs in this country
humble accomplishments
way to their being much mad in the present moment
cave
took off a couple of horses from their town
attack if it can be done to advantage
called upon me for
militia from this country
infant and unguarded state of our lands can scarcely spare a single man
number required
demand has been only partially
regular troops
general will move on the morrow
since writing
document number
1792031340101
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (7 pages) | AKI07 (7 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | V: 25, P: 153 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Winthrop Sargent | Fort Washington | [n/a] |