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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10198 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0050] 1783 |
| Title | Testimony of Ephraim Kirby |
| Date | ca. 1783 |
| Author | Kirby, Ephraim (d. 1804) |
| Document Type | Military document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Testifies concerning the accusation against Lieutenant Wheaton for illegally turning over his command to Sergeant Pratt, a subordinate officer. States that Mr. Pratt, in "compliance with the Baron's [Steuben] wishes he would acknowledge that he ought not to have treated the order in the manner he did, and expect that Mr. Wheaton would concede on his part that the order was unmilitary - Mr. Wheaton refused." Watermarked. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Military Law Continental Army Revolutionary War General |
| People | Kirby, Ephraim (fl. 1776-1804) Von Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand (1730-1794) Wheaton, Joseph (1755-1828) Pratt, William (fl. 1777-1845) Jenny, Samuel (fl. 1783) |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Kirby was a private and ensign in Olney's Rhode Island Battalion. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |