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Document 1793Cited in St. Clair to Knox, 99/99/1793. Copy of letter from Knox to governor of Northwestern Territory enclosed, President requested St. Clair follow instructions to governor of Kentucky as if it was written to himself. Advises military force against French.
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[Public Record Office reference stamp at top: F.O. 5/5, pp 109, 115(enclosure), 116, 117(enclosure), 115(enclosure), 115(encl.) 120(enclosure)]
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§ 6.
Copy of the Letter [undecipherable] Governor of [undecipherable] Territory
Germanton, near Philadelphia
[undecipherable] 1793
I HAVE the honor to inform [undecipherable] of the United States [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] Secretary [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] States [undecipherable several lines undecipherable]
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§ 6.
Copy of the [undecipherable] Governor [undecipherable]
Germanton, [undecipherable] 1793
I [undecipherable] the honor [undecipherable] the United States [undecipherable several lines undecipherable]
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[Page number notation at bottom right: 318]
Type
Copy of document
Description
Cited in St. Clair to Knox, 99/99/1793. Copy of letter from Knox to governor of Northwestern Territory enclosed, President requested St. Clair follow instructions to governor of Kentucky as if it was written to himself. Advises military force against French.
Date
11/09/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Germantown, near Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1793110911099
Page start
1
Note
Cited in St. Clair to Knox, 99/99/1793. Letter found in "Message from the President of the United States to Congress, Transmitting Certain Documents Relative to Hostile Threats Against the Territories of Spain, in the Neighbourhood of the United States," Philadelphia: Francis childs and Josh Swaine, 1794. The version printed had been copied by John Stagg.
Notable persons
Arthur St. Clair
Henry Knox
French
John Stagg
Spanish
Governor
President Washington
President of United States
Governor Kentucky
Secretary of State
Frenchmen
chief clerk
governor of Northwestern Territory
Notable locations
Spain
Kentucky
North Western
territory
Mississippi
frontier
France
Northwestern Territory
Notable items
military enterprise