Affair of Lt. Marks, etc.
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Affair of Lt. Marks, etc.
Description
Lt. Marks was tapped with a cane by Maj. Kersey, whom he had highly provoked, and then he sought the major out, struck him with a cane and then ran him through the body, an act of dastardly assassination.
short description
Affair of Lt. Marks, etc.
year created
1800
month created
03
day created
24
author
sent from location
Fort Adams [Mississippi Territory]
recipient
in publication
note
References Wilkinson to Hamilton, March 7, 1800.
Published in Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. XXIV, 359-361.
Published in Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. XXIV, 359-361.
notable person/group
James Wilkinson
Alexander Hamilton
troops
Major William Kersey
Lieutenant Peter S. Marks
Captain Zebulon Pike
Captain John Heth
William Rickard
John Wade
Aaron Gregg
John Steele
Lieutenant Colonel Gaither
Major Cushing
Captain Guion
notable location
Fort Adams
Mississippi River
New York
New Orleans
Fort McHenry
Chickasaw Bluffs
Fort Pickering
notable item/thing
Snow Acteon
ordnance
public stores
court martial
armed vessel
death
document number
1800032460700
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James Wilkinson | Fort Adams [Mississippi Territory] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |