Engels, L. Allen, fl. 1858-1859 to William McBlair

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GLC00722.50-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
March 18, 1859
Author/Creator
Engels, L. Allen, fl. 1858-1859
Title
to William McBlair
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 32 cm, Width: 20 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Letter with McBlair's autograph endorsement signed at the bottom, regarding the injury caused by confinement at sea. Letter reports that Henry O. Jennings and William Bainbridge have been ordered by a court martial to be confined in cells for eight hours a day for ten days, but Engles believes this will injure their health. Engles believes "confinement in the cells for a longer period than 6 consecutive hours is calculated sensibly to injure the health of the persons confined." McBlair's endorsement reduces the sentences for both men to six hours a day of imprisonment. Written on board the U.S.S. "Dale" while at sea. S. Allen Engles was an Assistant Surgeon on board the "Dale."

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