Instructions for Running the Boundary Line
Document 1791Knox gives Ellicott his instructions for running the boundary line between the United States and the Creek Nation of Indians, as stipulated in the Treaty of New York.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Knox gives Ellicott his instructions for running the boundary line between the United States and the Creek Nation of Indians, as stipulated in the Treaty of New York.
Date
09/08/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Collection
Document number
1791090800000
Notable persons
Joseph Ellicott
Henry Knox
Andrew Ellicott
the President [Washington]
Creek Nation of Indians
whites
Indians
troops
Governor Telfair
Brigadier General McGillivray
Major Call
Mr. Howell, Paymaster
contractors
Notable locations
War Department
Richmond in Virginia
Augusta
Rock Landing
Georgia
south branch of the Oconee
Curahee Mountain
Notable items
boundary line
treaty made at New York
public employment
best documents and maps
old surveys
oral testimony
supplies of provisions