Letter from Major Henry Gaither to Secretary of War Henry Knox expressing loyalty to Federal Government
Document 1793Gaither assures Henry Knox that he will act only in accordance with the instructions of the Federal Government and suggests that Georgia Governor Telfair had no right to intimate otherwise. Expresses doubt that the Governor will raise the infantry and cavalry, despite that he was ordered to do so by Federal Government.
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[Major Henry Gaither to the Secretary of War. Fort Fidius 11th October 1793]
Sir
Yours of the 5th Ultimo I have received and shall strictly attend to the contents thereof, rest assured I never had the most distant thought of acting contrary to my instructions, neither had Governor [undecipherable] any right to intimate any such thing, for he well knew I would not obey him in any order contrary to the orders I have heretofore received from the General Government. There are no preparations yet made by the Governor for raising the hundred Cavalry and hundred [undecipherable] infantry so long ordered, neither do I expect there will by his letter to me dated the 7th September, which I have enclosed. We are all in health and peace at present.
I have the honor to be &c
(Signed)
Henry Gaither
Type
Copy of document
Description
Gaither assures Henry Knox that he will act only in accordance with the instructions of the Federal Government and suggests that Georgia Governor Telfair had no right to intimate otherwise. Expresses doubt that the Governor will raise the infantry and cavalry, despite that he was ordered to do so by Federal Government.
Date
10/11/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Fidius
Document number
1793101140055
Page start
472
Note
This document is enclosed in a statement relative to the South Western frontiers, as connected with the state of Georgia and Creek Indians, the south Western territory of the United States and the Cherokees submitted to the House of Representatives on December 4, 1793. This document is an integral part of [Public Reports] and other communications of the Secretary of War, 12/99/1793.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Henry Gaither
Georgia Governor Telfair
Secretary of War
Georgia government
Federal Government
General Government
Cavalry
Infantry
Notable locations
Fort Fidius
Georgia