Warning Citizens of Imminent Danger from Indian Attacks
Document 1791Knox tells the militia lieutenants of three Pennsylvania counties to recruit scouts whose purpose will be to warn citizens of imminent danger from Indian attacks; also he specifies how much these scouts will be paid and the procedures for mustering them into and out of the service.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Knox tells the militia lieutenants of three Pennsylvania counties to recruit scouts whose purpose will be to warn citizens of imminent danger from Indian attacks; also he specifies how much these scouts will be paid and the procedures for mustering them into and out of the service.
Date
12/29/1791
Author
Collection
Document number
1791122900300
Note
See also Knox to Baird, 12/29/1791, and Knox to the Lieutenant of Ohio county, Virginia.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
President of the United States
Major General St. Clair
expert hunters or woodsmen
people of your county
justice of the peace
Notable locations
counties lying upon the Ohio
Fort Pitt
upper parts of the Ohio
Notable items
late disaster to the troops
protection which the nature of the case may require
public means will admit
detachment of recruits
regular troops
safety of the inhabitants
scouts or patrols
approach of any danger
entrance into service
inducement for suitable characters to perform the service
five sixths of a dollar per day
faithful discharge of their duty
muster
ages, names, and residence of said scouts
married or single
expiration of their services
account
muster rolls
money