Expedition against hostile Indians
Document 1790Extract of a letter from Henry Knox concerning the particulars of General Josiah Harmar's expedition against hostile Indians, specifically the Shawnee. Contains general orders. Largely illegible.
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Philadelphia Dec.r 11. 1794 Further particulars relative to General Wayne's victories over the hostile Indians
Extract of a Letter from the Secretary at War to the President of the United States
I inclose the following extracts & copies, by which it appears that Lieu.t Col.t Hamtramck has been at the Au Glaize and on the Miamies of the Lake, and had destroyed with others, all the Towns, Whiskey cellars &c from the junction of the Au Glaize to the Miami Villages, and that the French Store keeper at the Miami Villages was killed by Maj.r McMahon, & a journal of the battle &c in a language & stile so striking and so naturally [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] Cap.t Tho.s Lewis of the 2nd Sub Legion—
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General Orders
Camp at the Miami Village, about 130 miles from Fort Washington Oct.r 17. 1794
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General Orders
Camp at the Miami Village Oct.r 21. 1794
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Type
Cited letter or document
Description
Extract of a letter from Henry Knox concerning the particulars of General Josiah Harmar's expedition against hostile Indians, specifically the Shawnee. Contains general orders. Largely illegible.
Date
10/20/1790
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1790102090099
Page start
1
Notable persons
Josiah Harmar
Indians
Major Fontaine
Secretary of War
[Henry Knox]
Major Hamtramck
Lieutenant Denny
militia
Colonel Hardin
Lieutenant Colonel Trotter
battalion
riflemen
Billi
Quartermaster
Shawnee
Captain Strong
Caldwell
Major Wyllis
Major McMullin
Notable locations
Miami Village
Philadelphia
Fort Washington
Kentucky
Chillicothe
Ohio
Notable items
Camp
tribute
rifle
village
detachment
