Cabinet Meeting on the Drafting of Militia
Document 1794Upon consideration of the letter from the Pennsylvania governor respecting his drafting 1000 men of the western militia of his state for the purpose of supporting a detachment to take possession of Presque Isle, President Washington believes that it is advisable to suspend the operation. Washington believes that the probability of an "immediate rupture" with the Six Nations, allied with the British, is reason for the temporary suspension.
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Description
Upon consideration of the letter from the Pennsylvania governor respecting his drafting 1000 men of the western militia of his state for the purpose of supporting a detachment to take possession of Presque Isle, President Washington believes that it is advisable to suspend the operation. Washington believes that the probability of an "immediate rupture" with the Six Nations, allied with the British, is reason for the temporary suspension.
Date
05/24/1794
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1794052400000
Note
The document was approved by Knox, Hamilton, Randolph, and Bradford. The first paragraph is in the handwriting of Knox. The last paragraph is in an unidentified handwriting.
Notable persons
Cabinet
Henry Knox
Alexander Hamilton
Edmund Randolph
William Bradford
Thomas Mifflin
governor
[George Washington]
militia
Indians
Iroquois
Six Nations
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Presque Isle
Notable items
establishment