Checking the Indians on the Pennsylvania Frontier
Document 1787General Harmar discusses the orders he has received from the War Office respecting the establishment of a small post at the confluence of French Creek and the Allegheny River. The purpose of this garrison is to check the northern Indians from committing depredations on the frontier of Pennsylvania.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
General Harmar discusses the orders he has received from the War Office respecting the establishment of a small post at the confluence of French Creek and the Allegheny River. The purpose of this garrison is to check the northern Indians from committing depredations on the frontier of Pennsylvania.
Date
05/25/1787
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Harmar
Collection
Document number
1787052515001
Page start
1
Note
Largely illegible.
Notable persons
William Irvine
Josiah Harmar
northern Indians
artillery man
Congress
competitors for the commanding officers
General Knox
Mrs. Harmar
infantry
Notable locations
Fort Harmar
French Creek
Allegheny River
Fort Pitt
Post Vincente
western territory
Ohio
Notable items
orders from the War Office