Orders Relative to the Protection of Frontier Inhabitants
Document 1790Knox gives Captain Burbeck detailed orders relative to his mission to Georgia to protect the frontier inhabitants of that state. He urges particular care in Burbeck's relations with the state government of Georgia and with the neighboring Spanish garrison.
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[Docket, upper right, rotated:] Colonel Wilkins 19th Jany 98 / [undecipherable] own [undecipherable] / Note — Hanagan a voucher / for [undecipherable] [S. A.?] Comptro[ller?] / for [undecipherable] his [undecipherable] / [undecipherable]
Col: Samuel Hodgdon
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh 19th Jany 1798
[Received from State D[ep]. Nov. 2[?] S.P.O.10[?]10]
Sir
I transmit you inclosed the list of monies received by you from the Treasury, & my signature to the receipt on the back — I Should have executed it before, but you did not inform me it was necessary in any of your former letters, & I considered the Power of Attorney adequate to every purpose —
I before requested your attention to have the vouchers for the disbursements of cash made by Major [undecipherable] passed to my credit — This may have taken place before for I am totally uninformed on the Subject — Since July last all vouchers are taken in my name, & pass through my hands to the Treasury; but previous to that, [undecipherable] took all his Vouchers in his own name, which probably might preclude them being passed to my credit — But as all the money is chargeable to me, the Vouchers for the disbursements of it should go to my credit —
The first Account of disbursements of cash are accompanied with the Vouchers which I transmitted to the Comptroller of the Treasury, there was omitted one voucher charged in the account but owing to a mistake of Hanagon had not come forward — but which I have received it — I enclose it to you & beg you will call at the Comptroller's office & have it rectified — It is for payment to Sam[uel?] Huntley as Commissary of Musters —
I draw a warrant on [undecipherable] the following Bills, Viz
N° 59 in favr: James Ross Esqre at 15 days sight
dated 19th Jan.y 98
60 in favr: James & Wm Miller at 15 days sight
dated 19th Jany 98
61 in favr: George Wallace Esqre at 15 days sight
dated 19th Jan. 98: —
Am, Sir with great regard
your very h[um]b[le] S[ervan]t
[undecipherable] Wilkins, [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
Colo: Samuel Hodgdon
Philadelphia
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Knox gives Captain Burbeck detailed orders relative to his mission to Georgia to protect the frontier inhabitants of that state. He urges particular care in Burbeck's relations with the state government of Georgia and with the neighboring Spanish garrison.
Date
04/10/1790
Author
Recipient
Document number
1790041000001
Page start
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Notable persons
Henry Burbeck
Henry Knox
Creek Indians
recruits at West Point
President [Washington]
Governor of Georgia [Telfair]
Militia of the State of Georgia
runaway negroes
Spanish soldiers
guards to be daily mounted on your sloop
Secretary of the Treasury [Hamilton]
Mr. Habersham of Savannah
contractors
Notable locations
West Point
Savannah River
Georgia
St. Marys, southern boundary of the United States
Spanish garrison
Notable items
rounds for the cannon
entrenching tools
block houses
barracks
boats for river transportation
three month's provisions
medicines
hospital stores
two month's full pay
Sloop "Rambler"
fair wind
Brig "States General"
formidable invasion
healthy situation for the encampment of your company
your cannon and stores
disembarkation of the troops and stores
water casks
boards
support for your fortifications
works necessary for your security
line of pallisades
timber
earth
block houses
sketches of works
defenses against Indian attacks
magazines for ammunition
hostile dispositions
exemplary punishment
voyage
habitual and soldierly vigilance
importance of economy
disobedience to your orders
corporal punsihment
contracts to supply rations and provisions
public horse
express
danger
vouchers
triplicate receipts
artillery
baggage
details of training and disciplining your company
your talents and judgement
barrels of your provisions

