Protection of Frontiers
Document 1792Request for money to pay militia and spies employed to protect settlements from Indians. Enclosed copy of letter from Sargent to Wilkinson.
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Type
Typed Document
Description
Request for money to pay militia and spies employed to protect settlements from Indians. Enclosed copy of letter from Sargent to Wilkinson.
Date
04/10/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Cincinnati
Collection
Document number
1792041040000
Note
Cited in Knox to Sargent, 07/23/1792.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Winthrop Sargent
Ebenezer Sproat
settlers
militia
spy
scout
Wilkinson
Major Zeigler
troops
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Cincinnati
Gallipolis
Mississippi
frontier
Washington County
river
post
hostiles
Indians
Indian Nation
Ohio
Notable items
protection
travel
hazardous conditions
hostilities