[Extract of a letter from the Secretary of War, to Lieut. Col. Gaither, dated 14th May, 1794]
Document 1794Orders to assist the governor of Georgia in suppressing the unauthorized assembly of troops under Gen. Clark who plan to invade Spanish territory on North American continent.
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Extract of a letter from the Secretary of War, to Lieutenant Col. Gaither, dated May 14th, 1794.
" Sir,
" If the governor of Georgia should call upon you to assist him with the public force under your command, for the purpose of suppressing an illegal combination of men, alledged to be organized within the United States for the purpose of invading the dominions of Spain, you are promptly and cordially to place yourself and all the troops and military stores under his orders for the said purpose."
True extract,
JNO: STAGG, jun. Ch. Clk. W. D.
Type
Printed Document
Description
Orders to assist the governor of Georgia in suppressing the unauthorized assembly of troops under Gen. Clark who plan to invade Spanish territory on North American continent.
Date
05/14/1794
Author
Recipient
Repository
Document number
1794051400201
Page start
1
Note
Extract, included in A 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.
Notable persons
Henry Gaither
Henry Knox
General Clark
governor
Spanish
militia
troops
Notable locations
Spanish territory
United States
Georgia
frontier
Mississippi
Spain