John McKee
19 documents
Advance Received
Notification of pay received for interpreters and seven Chickasaws en route to visit President of U.S. in Philadelphia.
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)Request for Reimbursement
In this letter McKee requests 300 dollars in post notes from the Secretary at War. McKee justifies the funds as being necessary for "purchasing horses and paying my expenses here and on my action." To …
McHenry Family Papers, MS #647Letter to Secretary at War regarding trading house of Panton, Leslie and Company
Writing from Pensacola, John McKee informs James McHenry that the trading house of Panton, Leslie and Company have monopolized the Choctaw and Chickasaw trade but lost the Cherokee business. McKee …
McHenry Family Papers, MS #647Letter to Secretary at War
Colonel McKee reports to the Secretary at War regarding activities on the frontier. This report includes mention of the following: the French evacuation of Chickasaw Bluffs, local Indian sentiments, …
McHenry Family Papers, MS #647Letter to James McHenry
This letter is marked as having been received by McHenry and communicated to the President on 22 July 1797. McKee informs McHenry of plans to travel to New Orleans.
McHenry Family Papers, MS #647Concerning Spanish-American relations on the frontier
McKee writes from Mobile, informing McHenry that he is temporarily being held prisoner by the Spanish governor of Louisiana, Gayoso, and that he expects to set off to New Orleans the following day. …
James McHenry PapersThe Louisiana Territory and Spanish
John McKee writes to the Secretary at War about Spanish intrigue on the Mississippi River. Mentions the Natchez Indians and the broader Louisiana Territory. Also makes mention of General James …
McHenry Family Papers, MS #647Letter to the Secretary at War on establishment of Indian trading houses on Mississippi to counter France and Spain aims in region
McKee informs the Secretary at War that the prompt establishment of Indian trading houses on the Mississippi will prohibit French and Spanish agents from opposing the aims of the U.S. Government in …
McHenry Family Papers, MS #647Letter to the Secretary at War
McKee expresses his desire for a military appointment to the Secretary at War.
McHenry Family Papers, MS #647Wagon in Which My Baggage is Being Sent
McKee observes that he arrived at the post without any complaint against the horse other than his frequently stumbling during the journey. To allay his anxiety, he wants information by post of the …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Letter to the Secretary at War
In the event of war with France, John McKee makes his terms of service known to the Secretary at War. McKee stipulates that his salary must be equal to that of an agent to the Cherokee.
McHenry Family Papers, MS #647
