Letter from the Marshall of Pennsylvania

Item

Type

Printed Document

Title

Letter from the Marshall of Pennsylvania

Description

The Marshall for the Pennsylvania District writes Secretary Hamilton on his personal experiences with Whiskey rebels in western Pennsylvania; at one point, he was even fired at.

year created

1794

month created

09

day created

08

author

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in collection

note

ALS, Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.

notable person/group

Alexander Hamilton
David Lenox
William Rawle
attorney
John Neville
William Miller
John Shaw
Presley Nevill
Thomas Butler
Richard Howe
John Gibson
John Wilkins
judges
militia
Isaac Craig
William Semple
John Ormsby
prisoners
insurgents
rebels
Hugh Scott
Hugh Brackenridge
Ebenezer Sproat
Jonathan Meigs
Absalom Baird

notable location

Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Cumberland County
Bedford County
Fayette County
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
Allegheny Mountain
Monongahela
Clarksburgh

notable item/thing

Revenue laws
Whiskey Rebellion
insurrection
revolt
knives
coat
house
horse
woods
boat
barge

document number

1794090840000

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author David Lenox Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Alexander Hamilton [unknown] [n/a]