Authorization for Governor to Transmit Papers to Secretary of War

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Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Authorizes the Governor of Kentucky to contact the Secretary of War directly for assistance in instances where no provision has been made for the defense of the state's frontier.

Date

12/21/1795

Document number

1795102140001

Page start

1

Note

text is largely illegible due to poor copying. Designation of Kentucky based on internal evidence.

Notable persons

Isaac Shelby
Governor of Kentucky
Edmund Bullock
Kentucky General Assembly
Alexander Bullitt
Secretary of War
Timothy Pickering

Notable locations

Kentucky
frontier

Notable items

defense
military
accounts and documents
claims against the United States
vouchers