Whiskey Rebellion in Maryland and Pennsylvania
Document 1794Secretary Hamilton writes Rufus King, U.S. Senator from New York. Mentions John Jay's relations with the Portuguese Ministry. Concludes the letter by discussing the insurrection in western Maryland and Pennsylvania, later known as the Whiskey Rebellion. States that there is a "very insurgent spirit & some insurrection" in these areas of the country. Discusses the militia plans to respond.
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Secretary Hamilton writes Rufus King, U.S. Senator from New York. Mentions John Jay's relations with the Portuguese Ministry. Concludes the letter by discussing the insurrection in western Maryland and Pennsylvania, later known as the Whiskey Rebellion. States that there is a "very insurgent spirit & some insurrection" in these areas of the country. Discusses the militia plans to respond.
Date
09/17/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1794091737000
Note
ALS, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress.
Notable persons
Rufus King
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
Don Joao de Almeida de Melo e Gastro
Portuguese
minister
militia
insurgents
rebels
Henry Lee
Richard Howell
Thomas Mifflin
George Washington
Notable locations
Philadelphia
New York
Portugal
Virginia
mountains
New Jersey
Maryland
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Cumberland County
Franklin County
Mifflin County
Northumberland
Trenton
Frederick Town
Notable items
insurrection
rebellion