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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.721.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to Moody Bedel |
| Title | Hazen Bedel to Moody Bedel on soldiers' pay, the planned size of a standing army and military rumors |
| Date | 23 March 1815 |
| Author | Bedel, Hazen (fl. 1812-1821) |
| Recipient | Bedel, Moody |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Writes to his brother to report problems with soldiers' pay shortly after the end of the War of 1812. Mentions rumors about military appointments, President Madison's plan to maintain an army of 25,000, and a potential assignment for their squadron. Notes the dissolution of Eleazar Ripley's Court of Inquiry by order of the Secretary of War as well as news of Ripley's impending brevet for valor at the Battle of Bridgewater (Lundy's Lane). Hazen was then a regimental quartermaster in the 11th Infantry. Hazen might be one of Moody's sibling's listed on record as "Hazel," who lived from 1785-1835. |
| Subjects | Battle War of 1812 Soldier's Letter Military History Soldier's Pay President Standing Army Bravery Military Law Finance |
| People | Bedel, Hazen (fl. 1812-1821) Bedel, Moody (1764-1841) Ripley, Eleazer Wheelock (1782-1839) |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | War of 1812; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |