Misgivings Regarding the Announcement of Troop Movements
Document 1790Washington expresses misgivings about Governor St. Clair announcing troop movements to the British garrison at Detroit prior to execution, "since the Indians through that channel might receive such information as would frustrate the expedition."
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Description
Washington expresses misgivings about Governor St. Clair announcing troop movements to the British garrison at Detroit prior to execution, "since the Indians through that channel might receive such information as would frustrate the expedition."
Date
11/04/1790
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Mount Vernon
Collection
Document number
1790110454200
Note
Cites letter from HK to GW, 25 Oct 1790
Notable persons
Henry Knox
George Washington
Arthur St. Clair, Governor of the Northwestern Territory
British
Indians
Indian Nation
warriors
Notable locations
Mount Vernon
Detroit
frontier
territory
Notable items
Harmar expedition
Indian relations
exploration
defense
war
hostilities
foreign relations
notification
movement of troops