Knox forwards reports from Harmar Expedition
| Source | Name | Image(s) |
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| Collection | Western Reserve Historical Society History Library: Alfred T. Goodman Papers |  |
| Collection | Printed Version only | (no image) |
| Publication | Lowrie, Walter and St. Clair Clarke, Matthew, eds. American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States, Vol. IV, Indian Affairs. 38 Vols. Washington, DC: Gales and Seaton, 1832. | (no image) |
| Date | December 14, 1790 |
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| Author Name | Henry Knox (primary) Location: War Department |
| Recipient Name | George Washington (primary) |
| Summary | Knox encloses reports from Lieutenant Ebenezer Denny, Governor St. Clair, and Brigadier General Harmar about the recent expedition, with a list of killed and wounded. References a separate expedition of federal troops under Majors Whitely and Hamtramck. Hamtrack destroyed Indian towns on the Wabash without opposition. Speaks highly of Lieutenant Denny. |
| Document Format | Autograph Letter Signed |
| Document Notes | transcribed version of this document available online at http://international.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsp&fileName=007/llsp007.db&recNum=105 |
| Content Notes | [not available] |
| Related Persons/Groups | George Washington; Henry Knox; Lieutenant Denny; Arthur St. Clair; Josiah Harmar; Major Whitely; John Hamtramck; Troops; Militia; |
| Related Places | War Department; Fort Washington; Ohio River; Kentucky; Wabash River; Post Vincennes; |
| Keywords | [not available] |
| Key Phrases | [not available] |