Dealing with the Whiskey Rebels

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Printed Document

Description

Secretary Hamilton writes Governor Henry Lee of Virginia on dealing with the Whiskey Rebellion. Conveys instructions for command of the militia army, to suppress the insurgents in western Pennsylvania, through military force and the judiciary process. When arrived within an insurgent county and armed opposition appears, Hamilton recommends that he publish a proclamation inviting all citizens to join with the United States. If no armed opposition exist, a proclamation is still suitable. Of those insurgents in arms, they are to be made prisoners. Hamilton then delves into the judiciary process.

Date

10/20/1794

Recipient

Sent from

Bedford, Pennsylvania

Document number

1794102000000

Note

Copy, RG 46, Third Congress, 1793-1795, Messages from the President, Message of 19 November 1794, National Archives; ADf, Pickering Papers, Massachusettes Historical Society, Boston

Notable persons

Henry Lee
Alexander Hamilton
governor
George Washington
rebels
insurgents
commissioners
James Ross
William Bradford
Jasper Yeates
civil magistrate
prisoners
distillers
Supervisor of the Revenue
Inspection
Richard Peters
attorney
William Rawle
judge
district attorney
Thomas Mifflin
troops
Richard Howell

Notable locations

Bedford
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Fayette County
Westmoreland County
Washington County
Alleghany County
Parkinson's Ferry
York
Lancaster
Philadelphia
New Jersey

Notable items

instructions
militia
counties
Whiskey Rebellion
taxes
whiskey
duties
judiciary
military
insurrection
revolt
courts
riot