Said Joseph Perkins is to be shot to death...
Item
Type
Printed transcription/modern copy of letter
Title
Said Joseph Perkins is to be shot to death...
Description
General Orders: Ellery explains the reasons for the execution of Joseph Perkins for desertion and taking with him two prisoners. These are crimes so heinous as to demand the death penalty as the best way of setting an example for the rest of the soldiery.
year created
1799
month created
07
day created
20
author
sent from location
New York
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Abrham R. Ellery, Assistant Adjutant General
Joseph Perkins, a private soldier of the 1st Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers
the President [Adams]
Major General Hamilton
Reverend John M. Mason
Major Adam Hoops will make the necessary arrangements
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
general court martial of which Major [William] Willocks was president
crime of desertion
liberating and taking with him two prisoners
he was sentinal
flagrancy and complication of the crime of said Joseph Perkins
absolute necessity of well placed examples in military service
said sentence shall be put into execution
execution of said sentence at Fort Jay
said Joseph Perkins is to be shot to death
capital punishment in the army
crime which disgraces the offender by the double character of perfidy and cowardice
man who takes the rewards of his country
oath to its service
deserts its defense amidst prospects of foreign dangers
may the character of the American soldiery cease to be stained by examples of such baseness
crime so pernicious
severity of punishment
document number
1799072037000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Abraham R. Ellery | New York | [n/a] |