Detachments to Oswego and Niagara
Document 1796Capt. Lewis is asked by James McHenry and George Washington to deliver a letter to Governor-General Lord Dorchester in Canada. Lewis is to inform Lord Dorchester that detachments of U.S. troops are in motion to take possession of the posts at Oswego and Niagara and that they have orders to evacuate, based on the terms of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce (Jay Treaty). Lewis is to immediately return to Philadelphia after delivering the order, and as part of a detachment from West Point, will proceed to march to Oswego and Niagara.
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Capt. Lewis is asked by James McHenry and George Washington to deliver a letter to Governor-General Lord Dorchester in Canada. Lewis is to inform Lord Dorchester that detachments of U.S. troops are in motion to take possession of the posts at Oswego and Niagara and that they have orders to evacuate, based on the terms of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce (Jay Treaty). Lewis is to immediately return to Philadelphia after delivering the order, and as part of a detachment from West Point, will proceed to march to Oswego and Niagara.
Date
05/1796
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Recipient
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War Office
Collection
Document number
1796059900001
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1
Notable persons
Thomas Lewis
James McHenry
Lord Dorchester
George Washington
military
troops
Governor General
Guy Carleton
Notable locations
War Office
Canada
posts
Philadelphia
Oswego
Niagara
Notable items
Treaty of Amity
detachment
Jay Treaty