Letter of Samuel Haines, Esquire, in vindication of himself against the unfounded and slanderous charges of Capt. John B. Walbach, which prevented his appointment as a Major in the New Army
[Portsmouth, N.H.?]: printed for the author, 1812. First edition, 8vo, pp. 23, [1]; uncut; stitched, as issued; very good. With an inscription by Haines at the top of the title page: "Presented to John Porter Esquire, by the author." Dated in type on p. 17: "Portsmouth, May 20, 1812." As attorney, Haines had acted on behalf of parents retrieving their under-age sons from the Army at Fort McClary. Haines assails Walbach for acting improperly in requiring a substitute and payment of money for the soldier's release, for circulating slanders which prevented Haines from obtaining a commission, and for being a foreigner serving British interests in 1808-10. Not in American Imprints; AAS and US Army War College only in OCLC. Item #55443
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