Request for Precision in Courts Martial; Approval of Execution if Necessary for Overall Discipline
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Request for Precision in Courts Martial; Approval of Execution if Necessary for Overall Discipline
Description
Asks McHenry to urge future courts martial to pay attention to every detail, especially in life or death cases, as the discipline of the army depends on this exactness. Seems to decline to sign the warrant for the execution of Sgt. Richard Hunt, though he states that if an example is necessary for the public justice, the execution of Hunt or Pierce [presumably another convicted man] is acceptable.
year created
1799
month created
07
day created
19
author
sent from location
Quincy
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one without images.
notable person/group
James McHenry
John Adams
Secretary of War
President United States
Sergeant Richard Hunt
General Alexander Hamilton
army
Pierce
notable location
Quincy
Massachusetts
War Department
notable item/thing
discipline
execution
court martial
public justice
document number
1799071940101
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | IDO05 (1 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 120 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Works of John Adams | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Adams | Quincy | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |