Disposition of the Spanish Commandant
Item
Type
Autograph Letter
Title
Disposition of the Spanish Commandant
Description
The author dispatched Ensign Scott to the Spanish Commandant at New Madrid to learn his disposition regarding General Wilkinson's letter describing the movement of the detachment.
year created
1797
month created
07
day created
04
author
sent from location
Camp Near Fort Massac
recipient
sent to location
War Department
in collection
in image
note
The author is not shown.
Some text loss on right side of second page.
Some text loss on right side of second page.
notable person/group
James McHenry
Captain Dunlar
Ensign Scott
Captain Heth's company
Surgeon's Mate William McCorskry
Mr. Eraus
Spanish Commandant
General James Wilkinson
Spanish Colonel
Lieutentant Pope
drummer
Mr. Stucker
Captain Heth
Lieutenant Gregg
Lieutenant Campbell
company of artillery
Chevalier
Baron
Secretary of State
troops
Captain Pike
Chickasaws
notable location
War Department
Camp near Fort Massac
New Madrid
Natchez
St. Louis
Mississippi River
upper Louisiana
Cumberland river
notable item/thing
official documents
letter
attack
flag
document number
1797070440001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | EWA02 (2 pages) | Collection: Territorial Governor Papers - RG2 | Journal of Capt. Guion |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Unknown Author | Camp Near Fort Massac | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |