Possible Invasion of the Floridas
Document 1794There are persistent rumors that the French are planning an invasion of the Floridas and that they are recruiting men, erecting works, and landing cannon for that purpose.
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8th. May 1794—
Mr. John Holland, an inhabitant of
Type
Letter fragment
Description
There are persistent rumors that the French are planning an invasion of the Floridas and that they are recruiting men, erecting works, and landing cannon for that purpose.
Date
05/06/1794
Author
Recipient
Repository
Document number
1794050690101
Page start
1
Note
The author and recipient are not shown but, based on content and previous letters, they are presumed to be Freeman and Knox respectively.
Notable persons
[Constant Freeman]
[Henry Knox]
John Holland
Captain McCormack
Elijah Clarke
the French
people of Savannah
Volunteers
Capatain of a Privateer named Curvin
Continental Troops
Colonel Hammond
Notable locations
Savannah
the Chesapeake
Isle of Amelia to the southward of St. Mary's
Georgia side of the St. Mary's
the Floridas
Notable items
Sloop "Harmony'
French Sloop of War "La Casas"
French Fleet
works
cannon
oaths of allegiance
provisions and ammunition
bail in the federal court
late war