Copy: Attack on Fort Hamilton
Document 1792Description of an attack on Fort Hamilton by Indians. After repelling the attack, some troops set out after them. Wilkinson has hired spies to infiltrate the belligerents' community.
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Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter Signed
Description
Description of an attack on Fort Hamilton by Indians. After repelling the attack, some troops set out after them. Wilkinson has hired spies to infiltrate the belligerents' community.
Date
08/16/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Washington
Repository
Collection
Document number
1792081640001
Page start
1
Note
document is contemporary handwritten copy. Very difficult to read.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
James Wilkinson
enemy
a light scout
Captain Barber
belligerent tribes
confidential persons
Illinois
Miami
spies
General Anthony Wayne
Captain Shaylar
Mr. Hodgdon
Notable locations
Fort Washington
Fort Hamilton
Fort Jefferson
Fort St. Clair
Illinois River
L'Anguille River
Kentucky
french Islands
Illinois Country
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Notable items
attack
horses
track
trail
convoy
claims
Spanish language
french language
boats