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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC00139 |
From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1781 |
Title | Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette to Walter Stewart discussing a recent mutiny in the Continental Army |
Date | 7 January 1781 |
Author | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) |
Recipient | Stewart, Walter |
Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
Content Description | Writes to Colonel Stewart to ask how he is addressing a recent mutiny in the Continental Army, referred to as "the unhappy and disgraceful dispute." Also notes the expected arrival of General George Washington. On 1 January 1781, soldiers under General Anthony Wayne deserted their camp at Morristown for want of adequate food, clothing, and pay. The mutiny was later suppressed by General Arthur St. Clair; Lafayette indicates he spoke to St. Clair about the matter and is in disbelief. The letter is dated 1781 but incorrectly docketed 1780. |
Subjects | Continental Army Revolutionary War Military History Rebellion Mutiny Soldier's Pay France Rebellion |
People | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) Stewart, Walter (1756-1796) |
Place written | Morristown, New Jersey |
Theme | The American Revolution |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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