Unlawful Aggression Against Judge Campbell

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Unlawful Aggression Against Judge Campbell

Description

The President has been informed of an aggression against Judge Campbell in violation of the laws by Lieutenant Colonel Butler, commander of U. S. troops in Tennessee. An investigation of this incident should be commenced as early as possible.

year created

1798

month created

03

day created

07

author

sent from location

War Office

in collection

in microfilm

in image

note

Additional recipients: Andrew Jackson and William Charles Cole Claiborne.

recipient note

Joseph Anderson; Andrew Jackson; William C. C. Claiborne.

notable person/group

Joseph Anderson
Andrew Jackson
William Charles Cole Claiborne
James McHenry
President of the United States [Adams]
Judge Campbell
Lieutenant Colonel [Thomas] Butler
troops
Governor Sevier

notable location

War Office
State of Tennessee

notable item/thing

aggression
violation of the laws
commencement of an investigation

document number

1798030700101

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) CYA02 (2 pages) Collection: Timothy Pickering Papers B2 - F3
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Microfilm: John Sevier Papers [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James McHenry War Office [n/a]
Recipient Senator Joseph Inslee Anderson [unknown] [n/a]