Serial Deserter
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Serial Deserter
Description
Price has been informed by Captain Jefferd that a man enlisted with Jackson's Regiment at Boston is using an assumed name. Price and Jefferd believe that this man is the same he deserted from Captain Hamtramck's company in 1785, was confined by Captain strong, deserted again in January 1786, enlisted again in New York and again deserted. Price believes this man will continue to defraud the US of bounty money and clothing for as long as he can. The deserter goes by the names Solomon Bostwick, Edward Bostwick, and Ebenezer Bostwick.
year created
1787
month created
03
day created
22
author
sent from location
West Point
secondary recipient
in collection
note
Recipient cannot be determined from document.
notable person/group
William Price
unknown
Captain Jefferd
Jefford
Solomon Best
Colonel Jackson
Edward Bostwick
Ebenezer Bostwick
Captain Hamtramck
Captain Strong
Major Wyllys
Major Willis
Ensign Luse
Mr. Stagg
notable location
West Point
Boston
New York
notable item/thing
deserted
confined
marched
enlisted
money
clothing
defrauding
notable idea/issue
desertion
notable phrase
if it is the same man he will never march far with any Corps, unless he is confined, an keep continually defrauding the United States of the money & clothing
document number
1787032240001
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Letterbook No. 2, West Point 1786-1790. | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Price | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Unknown Recipient | [unknown] | [n/a] |