A Most Violent Breach of Civil Authority
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
A Most Violent Breach of Civil Authority
Description
Bentley recounts an incident in which several soldiers helped an accused horse thief to escape from the local jail. He is concerned not only about the incident itself but also about how it has been covered by what he calls the Jacobin printers, (meaning the anti-federalist press) as they continue to find fault with the "Standing Army."
year created
1799
month created
10
day created
04
author
sent from location
Richmond [Virginia]
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
William C. Bentley
Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers
Captain Samuel Eddins
fugitive from justice [Joseph Fulcher Tribble]
Sheriff of that County [Mr. Speed]
Jacobin printers
standing army
Scotch fugitive [James Thomas] Callender
Yoke Mates
notable location
Richmond, Virginia
[Mechlenberg County]
notable item/thing
breach of civil authority
jail
horse stealing
warrant from a magistrate of this city [Richmond]
notable phrase
some of the troops of the Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers of Captain Eddins's company...were guilty of a most violent breach of civil authority
one of their new recruits was discovered tro be a fugitive from justice
he had been committed to a County Court jail for horse-stealing
he was rescued by six or seven of Eddins's soldiers and suffered to make his escape
this has afforded another opportunity for the Jacobines printers to sport with the "Standing Army" as they call it
[Callender] has detailed the circumstances to the public, rather highly colored, and called on all his Yoke Mates (using his words) to notice it in their papers
document number
1799100460000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William C. Bentley | Richmond [Virginia] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |