Establishment at Presqu' Isle
Document 1794Letter from the Governor of Pennsylvania to the President of the United States, requarding the suspension of the Presqu' Isle establishment on the western frontiers of Pennsylvania. Such an establishment will likely provoke conflict with the native Indians, particularly the Six Nations.
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Type
Printed Document
Description
Letter from the Governor of Pennsylvania to the President of the United States, requarding the suspension of the Presqu' Isle establishment on the western frontiers of Pennsylvania. Such an establishment will likely provoke conflict with the native Indians, particularly the Six Nations.
Date
06/14/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1794061490000
Note
Cited in Knox to Mifflin, 06/21/1794.
Notable persons
George Washington
Thomas Mifflin
governor
Henry Knox
General Assembly
Legislature
Six Nations
Indians
Iroquois
tribes
infantry
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Presqu' Isle
Lake Erie
Alleghany River
Allegheny River
Notable items
frontier
artillery
detachment
law