Regarding measures adopted by Pennsylvania to raise troops in accordance with congressional mandate
Document 1785Henry Knox sends to President John Dickinson a letter asking to be informed of the measures adopted by the state of Pennsylvania to raise troops in accordance with congressional mandate. Notes that troops are to attend the commissioners of Indian affairs upon the Wabash or Illinois
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Henry Knox sends to President John Dickinson a letter asking to be informed of the measures adopted by the state of Pennsylvania to raise troops in accordance with congressional mandate. Notes that troops are to attend the commissioners of Indian affairs upon the Wabash or Illinois
Date
05/19/1785
Author
Recipient
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War Office
Collection
Document number
1785051900000
Note
Cited in Dickinson to Knox, 05/21/1785.
Notable persons
John Dickinson
Henry Knox
congress
commissioners of Indian affairs
Secretary of War
troops
Notable locations
War Office
New York
Wabash, Illinois
Pennsylvania
Notable items
treaty
raising troops