Insurrection of the Negroes, Etc.
Document 1794Holt recommends that his men should be paid monthly as they have become clamorous due to lack of pay. He discusses his apprehensions regarding a possible insurrection of the Negores that prompted him to call out a party of militia to guard the public stores.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Holt recommends that his men should be paid monthly as they have become clamorous due to lack of pay. He discusses his apprehensions regarding a possible insurrection of the Negores that prompted him to call out a party of militia to guard the public stores.
Date
08/15/1794
Author
Recipient
Repository
Document number
1794081580001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Thomas Holt
Governor of Virginia [Henry Lee]
soldiers
Notable locations
Philadelphia
public stores at [?]
War Office
Commissary
Notable items
dispatch from the Secretary of War
arms
pay
provisions