Instructions to the Secretary of War
Document 1791Prior to his trip through the southern states, President Washington relays to Knox instructions regarding proposed operations in the territories northwest and south of the Ohio River, and approves of Knox's prior proposals.
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Instructions to the Secretary of War.
Sir.
Being about to make a journey to the Southern States, in which I shall be absent for some time, it has become necessary, for the public service, that I should give you authority in the cases herein after named.
Firstly. I approve the general principles of your report of the 22nd February last for the operations of the proposed campaign north west of the Ohio, and I authorize you to instruct the commanding officer accordingly.
Secondly. I approve of the instructions you have given to Brigadier General Charles Scott of the district of Kentucky, relative to a desultory operation against the Indians, and of the
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Contemporary Copy of Letter
Description
Prior to his trip through the southern states, President Washington relays to Knox instructions regarding proposed operations in the territories northwest and south of the Ohio River, and approves of Knox's prior proposals.
Date
03/19/1791
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Repository
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Document number
1791039940001
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Notable persons
Henry Knox
Charles Scott
George Washington
Henry Innes
John Brown
Benjamin Logan
Isaac Shelby
Thomas Procter
Gabriel Houdin
Senecas
Wabash
Wyandot
s Delawares
Miamis
Governor Edward Telfair
Governor William Blount
Cherokee
Arthur St. Clair
Creek Nation
prisoners of war
negroes
rangers
Andrew Ellicot
Indians northwest of the Ohio
prisoners
negroes
lieutenants of the frontier counties of Pennsylvania and Virginia
rangers
Notable locations
Kentucky
Fort Pitt
Iron Mountains
French Broad
Tennessee River
Northwest Territory
Pennsylvania
Virginia
states east of Maryland
little river
Kentucky Road
Notable items
levies
rewards
Acts of Congress
illegal settlement
boundaries
Treaty of Hopewell
invalids
cavalry
surveying
journey to the southern states
proposed campaign northwest of the Ohio
desultory operation against the Indians
plan of raising the levies
recruiting
treaty with the Cherokees
concurrence of the Senate
payment of the invalids
yearly payments
expedition under Major General St. Clair
supplies of all forts
treaty with the Creeks
Indian goods
expenses of the proposed campaign