Conduct of Officers
Item
Type
Draft Letter
Title
Conduct of Officers
Description
Conduct of Wayne and officers along with punishment issued.
short description
Ltr, dis conduct of Wayne & officers.
year created
1794
month created
04
day created
30
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Charles Scott
Gen. Wayne
notable location
Philadelphia
United States
Kentucky
notable item/thing
volenteers of Kentucky
great sobriety & extream attention to the duty of the army
correspondace relative to my duty
clear & pointed in his instructions
unhappy to find some discontent in the army
owing to the change of discipline
difference between garrison & field duty
hardness of the duty
sight of the public good
honor of the arms of the United States
daming a whole corps for the misconduct of two bad men
convinced by seeing his report to you
impropriety in your favouring me with a sight of it
reports in circulation injurious to that officer
duty
knowledge
justice he deserves
order to make the necessary arrangements
real consern that I heard the reports in sirculation
injurious to the commander in chief of the legion
not yet able to learn from what causes they have originated
hinted to me that he has reported the conduct of the officers of the volenteer corps
last campaign
injustice in not discrimating
highest punishment
document number
1794043040001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | CRC06 (2 pages) | Collection: Charles Scott Papers | 54M6 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Charles Scott | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |