Questions Affecting the Legality of the General Court Martial
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Questions Affecting the Legality of the General Court Martial
Description
McHenry has two questions bearing on the legality of the General Court Martial: Can the Commandant of a Port or Garrison , where there a sufficient number of officers, order a General Court Martial? Do the Articles of War make the Judge Advocate, or some person properly appointed, essential to a Court Martial?
year created
1799
month created
01
day created
21
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
note
Eleven page document.
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
James McHenry
Commandant of a Port of Garrison
Judge Advocate
Recorder
President of the Court
notable location
War Department
Governors Island
Governeurs Island
New York
notable item/thing
Proceedings of Two Military Courts
General Court Martial
Garrison Court Martial
Questions affecting the legality of the General Court Martial
rules and Articles of War
proceedings of the aforesaid Court
document number
1799012100001
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (11 pages) | WGL19 (11 pages) | Collection: Alexander Hamilton Papers | R: 15 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |