Engels, L. Allen, fl. 1858-1859 to William McBlair
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00722.50 Author/Creator: Engels, L. Allen, fl. 1858-1859 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 18, 1859 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 32 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
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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