Hostile Indians crossing Mississippi
Document 1794Captain Thomas Pasteur writes Major General Anthony Wayne that he has been informed by the Kaskaskias that hostile Indians are crossing the Mississippi River every day. Copies a handbill from the British recruiting volunteers for Governor John Graves Simcoe of Upper Canada.
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Type
Printed Document
Description
Captain Thomas Pasteur writes Major General Anthony Wayne that he has been informed by the Kaskaskias that hostile Indians are crossing the Mississippi River every day. Copies a handbill from the British recruiting volunteers for Governor John Graves Simcoe of Upper Canada.
Date
11/03/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Knox
Collection
Document number
1794110390200
Note
Extract of a letter. Enclosed in Pickering to Adams, 01/30/1795, and Wayne to Knox, 12/23/1794.
Notable persons
Anthony Wayne
Thomas Pasteur
Kaskaskias
Indians
Wabash
chiefs
John Graves Simcoe
volunteers
British
Notable locations
Fort Knox
Mississippi River
Fort Defiance
Upper Canada
Britain
Notable items
desertion
recruits