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General William Hull is sentenced to death...
General William Hull is sentenced to death...
Item # 703090
May 17, 1814
THE WAR, New York, May 17, 1814
* General William Hull death sentence
* Cowardice and neglect of duty
* Pardoned by James Madison
The front page includes: "Convention For the Exchange of Prisoners" 'Proclamation of Blockade" which takes most of a column & is signed: Alexander Cochrane; "Trial, Sentence, and Pardon of General Hull" for his surrendering of Detroit to the British, which includes: "Sentence - The said brig gen. Wm. Hull to be SHOT to death..." but he was pardoned by the President, signed in type: James Madison. Also "Gen. Hull's Address" which carries over to page 2 & is signed: William Hull.
Other war reports include: "Another Naval Victory" "The Peacock Arrived at Savannah with Her Prize Money" "Loss of the Frolic" "Conclusion of the Creek War!" "Negro Stealing" "From Lake Erie" and more. Much great reading on the War of 1812.
Four pages, 9 by 11 1/4 inches, reglued at the blank spine, nice condition.
background: In January 1814, General William Hull, former commander at Detroit, was convicted by a military court-martial for cowardice, neglect of duty, and unofficerlike conduct in connection with his surrender of Detroit to British forces in August 1812, a decision widely condemned as one of the most humiliating defeats of the War of 1812. Though the tribunal acquitted him of treason, it held him guilty on the lesser charges and sentenced him to death by firing squad, a punishment that underscored the bitterness many Americans felt over the loss of Detroit and the perceived stain on national honor. President James Madison, however, mindful of Hull’s distinguished service during the Revolutionary War, in which he had fought bravely at Trenton, Saratoga, and Stony Point, intervened to remit the execution while approving his dismissal from the Army. Thus spared but disgraced, Hull retired into private life, embittered by the verdict and spending his remaining years attempting to vindicate his conduct through written defenses of his actions.
background: In January 1814, General William Hull, former commander at Detroit, was convicted by a military court-martial for cowardice, neglect of duty, and unofficerlike conduct in connection with his surrender of Detroit to British forces in August 1812, a decision widely condemned as one of the most humiliating defeats of the War of 1812. Though the tribunal acquitted him of treason, it held him guilty on the lesser charges and sentenced him to death by firing squad, a punishment that underscored the bitterness many Americans felt over the loss of Detroit and the perceived stain on national honor. President James Madison, however, mindful of Hull’s distinguished service during the Revolutionary War, in which he had fought bravely at Trenton, Saratoga, and Stony Point, intervened to remit the execution while approving his dismissal from the Army. Thus spared but disgraced, Hull retired into private life, embittered by the verdict and spending his remaining years attempting to vindicate his conduct through written defenses of his actions.
This is a fascinating, short-lived newspaper, having begun in 1812 for the exclusive purpose of reporting on the War of 1812 (hence the title) with no advertisements. When the war ended, so did this newspaper.
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