Complaint Regarding Obsorne's Court Martial
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Complaint Regarding Obsorne's Court Martial
Description
Obsorne complains of the delay and manner of his court martial. He complains about the behavior of Major Hoops, saying he prevented Osborne from mounting a proper defense. The proceedings of the Court have still not been submitted to the War Office, in violation of proper procedure. He requests from the War Department of copies of documents relating to his defense.
short description
Osborn complains about the circumstances regarding his court-martial
year created
1799
month created
08
day created
26
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in image
note
partially illegible.
notable person/group
James McHenry
Samuel Osborn
officers
Major Hoops
Alexander Hamilton
Judge Advocate
notable location
New York
Governors Island
notable item/thing
court-martial
delays
defense
imprisonment
injury
commission
pittance
pay
animadversions
anathemas
proceedings
publication
perversion of the facts
slander
documents
case
notable phrase
"my character assailed with every weapon that malice & wounded price can forge"
document number
1799082640101
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
Transcribe this document
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | WEF15 (4 pages) | Collection: Samuel Osborn Papers, Misc. MSS. Coll., mm8001407 | mm80001407 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Osborne | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |