Charges against Francis M. Higbee, 3 July 1841
Charges against Francis M. Higbee, 3 July 1841
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Charges against Preferred to and Nauvoo Legion, , Hancock Co., IL, 3 July 1841; handwriting of unidentified scribe and ; docket in handwriting of ; one page; Newel K. Whitney, Papers, BYU. Includes archival marking.
Charges & Specifications Preferred against Col.
Charge un officerlike conduct
Specification 1st In this that Col. did on the 3rd of July assume command without authority by Commanding ’s Company while performing: Certain evolutions— also s Company & thereby causeing confusion in the line—
Specification 2nd. That did take the command from thereby bringing disgrace on , & on one or two occasions took Command of the 2nd Cohort— all this at . Ill. July 3rd 1841
| Witness’s | Witness’s | Prosecutors |
| Major 3rd Regt 2nd Cohort Nau | ||
| Capt 2nd Compa[n]y 1st Bat 1st Regt 2nd Cohort Nauvoo Legion | ||
| <Lieut Higbee> | ||
| Levi Bracken Capt 2 Company 2nd Bat. 2nd Regt 2nd Cohort Nauvoo Legion | ||
| Capt. [Thomas J.] Shearer | ||
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Unidentified handwriting begins.
Unidentified handwriting ends. Text in this column is in the handwriting of Hosea Stout.
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