Circular to the Lieutenants of the Counties to Cease Use of Scouts
Document 1790Letter from Henry Knox, Secretary of War, to the lieutenants of various counties in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Kentucky directing them to replace scouts with small group of rangers. It also includes detailed instructions on how to document the authorization, use, and pay of said rangers.
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Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Description
Letter from Henry Knox, Secretary of War, to the lieutenants of various counties in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Kentucky directing them to replace scouts with small group of rangers. It also includes detailed instructions on how to document the authorization, use, and pay of said rangers.
Date
07/17/1790
Author
Sent from
War Office
Repository
Collection
Document number
1790071700002
Page start
1
Note
Bound in volume entitled "Defensive Protection of the Frontier." An extract of this letter is found in the American State Papers.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
George Washington
Lieutenant Ernest
Harry Innes
scouts
rangers
Joshiah Harmar
Shawan
Cherokee
Notable locations
War Office
Washington County, Pennsylvania
Harrison County
Randolph County, Ohio
Monongahalia County
Kenhawa County, Virginia
Mason County
Bourbon County
Woodford County
Madison County
Lincoln County
Mercer County
Nelson County
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Ohio River
Notable items
Scouts
militia
pay
Indian hostilities
economic discretion
banditti