Morse discusses geography with Knox
Document 1791Letter, asks for information re American Geography; discusses Butler's American Geography.
100%
⇣
No human transcription currently available for this document.
This transcription was generated by machine using Anthropic's Claude Code (a mix of sonnet and opus models). It may contain errors or inaccuracies. Please verify against the document image. Learn more about our generative AI methodology.
[Philadelphia
Charlestown Decr 9
1791]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] Esqr
Secretary at War
Philadelphia
[BOSTON DEC 21]
[The Honble
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, asks for information re American Geography; discusses Butler's American Geography.
Date
12/21/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
charlestown
Repository
Collection
Document number
1791122140001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Jedidiah Morse
Notable locations
Philadelphia
charlestown
Ohio [river]
United States
Notable items
great intercourse you have had with the army in that quarter of late
corrections and enlargements to your extensive information
informed of the limits of the territory in which the indian title has been extinguished
frontiers
furnished with such documentsemboldened to make these large requests from your known condescension
patriotic motives
territory N.W. of the Ohio
alterations
additions
furnish me with such accounts and tables of the militia of the several states as you may judge suitable forteh geographical treatise of the United
Cincinnati
sales of the first edition of my American Geo. are nearly closed
making preparations for a second editionwhich I purpose to put to press early in the spring
accurate complete & unexceptionable as possible as possible
application to you for such information as may be in your power & consist with your leisure & convenience to afford
head of the military department
apply to you for the proper information