Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Major Jessup” in chapter 278 of Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1.:

... President Madison, during the war of 1812, when doubts were entertained of the loyalty of the Hartford conventionists, who were falsely reported to be in correspondence with the enemy, stationed Major Jessup , of Kentucky, at Hartford, with a regiment, to suppress any sudden outbreak. Gen. Jackson, about the same time, in New Orleans, proclaimed martial law in consequence of attempts by the civil author...
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