Attempts to Keep Spiritous Liquors and Soldiers Apart
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter Signed
Title
Attempts to Keep Spiritous Liquors and Soldiers Apart
Description
Strong describes his attempts to keep his soldiers from partaking of spiritous liquors including the posting of a sentinal in front of a saloon. This latter provoked the saloon keeper to sue Strong for trespass.
year created
1799
month created
03
day created
22
author
sent from location
Detroit
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
note
Cited in McHenry to Hamilton, 05/18/1799.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
James McHenry
David Strong
inhabitants
government of the United States
soldiers
General Court Martial
sentinal
Dodemead
militia of the county
notable location
Detroit
notable item/thing
Former communication
peculiar situation
occurances that have transpired
spiritous liquor
corporal punishment
tippling houses
taverns
defiance
restraint
restriction
every principle of military life
ordinary duties of the garrison
more temperate measures
door
positive injunction
public street
force and arms
prudence
unpleasant transaction
notable phrase
I made it my duty to issue an order which was posted in different parts of the town prohibiting the sale of spiritous liquor to any of the soldiers on pain of being brought before a General Court Martial.
document number
1799032240001
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | WGS16 (3 pages) | Collection: Alexander Hamilton Papers | R: 16 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | David Strong | Detroit | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |