Minutes of a Meeting on the Whiskey Rebellion
Document 1794Minutes of a meeting concerning the insurrection in Western Pennsylvania, later known as the Whiskey Rebellion. President Washington asks his Cabinet if orders should be issued for the immediate convening of the whole militia to suppress the revolt, and the appropriate numbers and places and time of rendezvous.
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Printed Document
Description
Minutes of a meeting concerning the insurrection in Western Pennsylvania, later known as the Whiskey Rebellion. President Washington asks his Cabinet if orders should be issued for the immediate convening of the whole militia to suppress the revolt, and the appropriate numbers and places and time of rendezvous.
Date
08/24/1794
Author
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1794082400000
Note
This document is in the handwriting of Hamilton.
D, in the handwriting of H, Pennsylvania Miscellany, Whiskey Rebellion, Vol. I, Library of Congress
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Edmund Randolph
Henry Lee
insurgents
rebels
militia
officers
privates
Daniel Morgan
riflemen
governor
Thomas Sim Lee
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Virginia
western Pennsylvania
Maryland
New Jersey
Carlisle
Chambersubrgh
Bedford
Williamsport
Winchester
Old Fort Pleasant
Alleghany
Fort Cumberland
Notable items
meeting
Whiskey Rebellion
insurrection
revolt
supplies