Authority to Call Up Scouts
Document 1790Copies of letters giving authority to Lieutenants of Harrison, Randolph, Ohio, Monongahalia, and Kenhawa counties to call up scouts for the temporary protection of the settlers. Proof of United States desire to protect its citizens.
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[1790 April 14th]
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Copies of letters giving authority to Lieutenants of Harrison, Randolph, Ohio, Monongahalia, and Kenhawa counties to call up scouts for the temporary protection of the settlers. Proof of United States desire to protect its citizens.
Date
04/14/1790
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1790041413001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Beverly Randolph
Henry Knox
President
scouts
Lieutenant
Brigadier General
Governor
Indian Nation
Indians
hostiles
county lieutenants
citizens
President Washington
Governor Western Territory
Arthur St. Clair
Brigadier General Harmar
Judge Innes
your excellency
Governor Virginia
Secretary of War
Notable locations
War Office
Virginia
Harrison
Randolph
Ohio
Monongahalia
Kenhawa
county
frontier
Monongahela
frontier of Virginia
Notable items
protection
Indian relations