Assembling the Maryland militia
Document 1794Informs Governor Lee of Maryland that it is President Washington's desire that no time be lost in uniting the whole of the Maryland militia at Fort Cumberland. If the commanding officer, Samuel Smith, has not already taken the field, it is desirable that he should do it without delay. The militia is being called in response to unrest and rebellion in the countryside, where Americans were revolting against the government, later known as the Whiskey Rebellion
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Printed Document
Description
Informs Governor Lee of Maryland that it is President Washington's desire that no time be lost in uniting the whole of the Maryland militia at Fort Cumberland. If the commanding officer, Samuel Smith, has not already taken the field, it is desirable that he should do it without delay. The militia is being called in response to unrest and rebellion in the countryside, where Americans were revolting against the government, later known as the Whiskey Rebellion
Date
09/15/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Collection
Document number
1794091500100
Note
LS, Hall of Records of Maryland, Annapolis
Notable persons
Thomas Sim Lee
Alexander Hamilton
governor
militia
Samuel Smith
George Washington
Notable locations
War Department
Maryland
Fort Cumberland
Notable items
insurrection
rebellion