Petition of Samuel B. Turner
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Title
Petition of Samuel B. Turner
Description
In considering the petition of Samuel B. Turner, Knox wrestles with the question as to whether a prisoner of the Indians should receive full pay and emoluments while in captivity and also be rembursed the amount of his ransom. While refusing to establish a general precedent for such cases, he concludes that the $42 requested by Turner is not unreasonable.
year created
1792
month created
05
day created
01
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Samuel B. Turner, Ensign of the Maryland Battalion of Levies
Major General St. Clair
prisoner of the Indians
French trader
Major Smith
Colonel Gordon
civilized enemy
savage enemy
notable location
War Department
Indian towns
Detroit
Niagara
notable item/thing
greatest humanity
credit
prompt payment of the ransom
expenses attending his captivity
vouchers
the late war
pay and subsistence
extra expenses
medical assistance
rations
personal risk
sacrifice to savage fury
exorbitant charges
impulse of a generous mind
new principle unsupported by the practice of the late war
full pay and emoluments
disagreeable consequences
notable phrase
If the Indians were certain of a prompt payment of the ransom, they would probably be induced to spare the lives of their prisoners.
document number
1792050100001
page start
1
