Knox discusses frontier defense with Peters
Document 1791Letter, discusses measures for frontier defense; discusses state levy.
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[To Brig. Blessd
10th November 1797]
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Type
Autograph Letter
Description
Letter, discusses measures for frontier defense; discusses state levy.
Date
03/10/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1791031000301
Page start
1
Note
The hand of Knox is present on this doc
Notable persons
R Peters
Henry Knox
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
answer to your request on the subject of the Frontier Defence
[frontier defense]
explicitly inform you that the measures taken for the purpose will be immediate
must take effect as soon as any state arrangement can possibly get into operation
private
levies which will be consequent on the state
render such interfenrence unnecessary