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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.721.15 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to Moody Bedel |
| Title | Hazen Bedel to Moody Bedel relating stories of misbehaving soldiers |
| Date | 25 June 1815 |
| Author | Bedel, Hazen (fl. 1812-1821) |
| Recipient | Bedel, Moody |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Writes from the cantonment at Sackets Harbor, New York, to his brother while on guard duty. Indicates that his unit will be heading to Greenbush on the Niagara frontier. Relates stories of how one soldier had to resign after drinking too much, sleeping in, and missing his duty, and how another stole $6,000 and fled to Canada. Notes that he would like a staff position. Hazen had recently transferred from a post as a regimental quartermaster in the 11th Infantry and to the 6th Infantry. Hazen might be one of Moody's sibling's listed on record as "Hazel," who lived from 1785-1835. |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Military History Canada Desertion Criminals and Outlaws Finance Alcohol Office Seeker Soldier's Letter |
| People | Bedel, Hazen (fl. 1812-1821) Bedel, Moody (1764-1841) |
| Place written | Sackets Harbor, New York |
| Theme | War of 1812; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |