To George Washington from Colonel Alexander Scammell, 11 July 1780

From Colonel Alexander Scammell

Camp pracaness July 11nth 1780.

I understand Major Edwards has prefer’d a Complaint against me, on which he has requested I should be orderd in Arrest; and as it regards my official Capacity, I must beg to be indulg’d with an Opportunity to have the matter fully inquir’d into, and determin’d upon by a general Court Martial of the Line.1 I have the Honor to be with The utmost Respect Yr Excellency’s Most Obedt Humble Servt

Alexd. Scammell

ALS, PHi: Gratz Collection.

1. GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman docketed the letter, but no reply from GW to Scammell has been found. Apparently, Scammell’s dispute with Maj. Evan Edwards never came before a court-martial.

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Source Project: Washington Papers
Title: To George Washington from Colonel Alexander Scammell, 11 July 1780
Author: Scammell, Alexander
Recipient: Washington, George
Date: 11 July 1780

Reference

Cite as: “To George Washington from Colonel Alexander Scammell, 11 July 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-27-02-0064. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 27, 5 July–27 August 1780, ed. Benjamin L. Huggins. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019, pp. 83–84.]

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