General Orders Regarding Punishment of Deserters

Item

Type

Document

Title

General Orders Regarding Punishment of Deserters

Description

General Orders pertaining to the punishment of deserters with particular concern regarding preventing deserters from reenlisting with another corps. Hamilton recommends hard labor for the remainder of their term of enlistment.

year created

1800

month created

01

day created

04

sent from location

New York

in image

notable person/group

Alexander Hamilton
deserters
Parker Hosmer
artillerists
engineers
Amos Stoddert
commander
offender
ensign
cornet
deputy Paymaster
Benjamin Williamson
recruits

notable location

New York
War Department
Fort Independence
Congress
harbor
Boston
Fort Mifflin
Delaware
Pinckney
Wilkinson

notable item/thing

bounty
pay
whipping
lashing
discharge
sentence
court martial
orders

notable idea/issue

desertion
punishment
court martial
orders

document number

1800010437000

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (4 pages) YTY21 (4 pages) Collection: Orderly Book for the Garrison at Fort Johnston, N.C., 1795-1811. (RG98) [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Alexander Hamilton New York [n/a]