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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02499.19 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | Sentence of court martial on Captain Eliphalet Thorp |
| Date | 26 February 1777 |
| Author | Wooster, David (1711-1777) |
| Document Type | Legal document; Military document |
| Content Description | Thorp was tried for "abusing and plundering Margaret Weyman" and found not guilty of abuse but guilty of theft. The theft was made because Thorp had property stolen from him by Margaret's husband, who was "a vile Tory." Thorp was admonished. General Wooster approved the sentence in a short, signed note at the bottom. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Military Law Crime Women's History Loyalist |
| People | Wooster, David (1711-1777) |
| Place written | Rye Neck, New York |
| Theme | Law; The American Revolution; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |