Cover letter to Secretary of War
Item
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Title
Cover letter to Secretary of War
Description
Jackson cannot give the Sec. of War information on the number of militia in "actual service", statement below is the best estimate. Roughly 1,000 militia in service from Georgia. Military used to defend the state from "Florida Banditti"and the expedition under Commodore Barclay. More details as to the militias duties while actively employed.
year created
1790
month created
05
day created
04
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Image does not contain letter, just cover page.
notable person/group
Caleb Sirvann
James Jackson
Commodore Barclay
banditti
notable location
New York
Georgia
Florida
territory
county
notable item/thing
Revolutionary War
service
document number
1790050490001
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | WDF06 (1 pages) | Collection: James Jackson Papers, Collection #422. | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James Jackson | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Caleb Swan | [unknown] | [n/a] |