Court Martial of Individual Officers and Soldiers
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Court Martial of Individual Officers and Soldiers
Description
Encloses the proceedings of a court martial in the case of Lieutenant Hoffman and asks it be passed along to the President so that he may approve the sentence. He notes that Hoffman's family is well connected and they might prefer his name and sentence not be published.
year created
1800
month created
02
day created
18
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Enclosed in James McHenry to John Adams, 02/19/1800. Syrett listed this document in the Appendix to Vol. 24.
notable person/group
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
Lieutenant Hoffman
President
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
court martial
sentence
articles of war
publication
document number
1800021840001
page start
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | IDJ02 (7 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 397 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |