Intelligence from the Western Frontier
Document 1786Knox thanks Irvine for referring officers to him with recent information from the western frontier and he asks for any additional information that Irvine can gather. He briefly mentions the lack of intelligence concerning British intentions to evacuate the western Army forts.
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[Colonel Wm Irvine Public Correspondence
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Noo X]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Knox thanks Irvine for referring officers to him with recent information from the western frontier and he asks for any additional information that Irvine can gather. He briefly mentions the lack of intelligence concerning British intentions to evacuate the western Army forts.
Date
05/05/1786
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1786050500001
Page start
1
Note
Largely illegible.
Notable persons
William Irvine
Henry Knox
Congress
Notable locations
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
New York
western country
Detroit
Notable items
western posts
intelligence from Europe