Assembling a General Court Martial, Etc.
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Assembling a General Court Martial, Etc.
Description
Tousard asks permission to assemble a General Court Martial to try those prisoners who have been charged with a capital crime. He recommends Edward Kendall for the post of Quartermaster Sergeant.
year created
1799
month created
03
day created
25
author
sent from location
Newport
recipient
sent to location
New York
in collection
in publication
in image
note
Syrett listed this document in the appendix to Vol. 22.
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Lewis Tousard
prisoners
Battalion of Artillerists and Engineers
second subaltern officer
Edward Kendall
Capt. William Littlefield
Lieut. George T. Ross
Lieut. Robert Overing
Ensign Sanders Rogers
Capt. George Tillinghart
Lieut. Loveit [?] Whipple
notable location
New York
Newport
notable item/thing
General Court Martial
garrison
capital crimes
names of officers
expense to the public
Quartermaster Sergeant
writings of the company
account of the laborers' work
document number
1799032560101
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | WGT01 (4 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 | Lewis Tousard | Newport | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |