Detachments sent to Canada
Document 1796McHenry informs Governor-General Lord Dorchester in Canada that, according to the second article in the Treaty of Amity, U.S. detachments are being sent to the posts at Oswego and Niagara and the current occupants have orders for evacuation. McHenry stresses that he desires friendly relations with Britain.
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Copy of Signed Document
Description
McHenry informs Governor-General Lord Dorchester in Canada that, according to the second article in the Treaty of Amity, U.S. detachments are being sent to the posts at Oswego and Niagara and the current occupants have orders for evacuation. McHenry stresses that he desires friendly relations with Britain.
Date
05/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Collection
Document number
1796059990101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Lord Dorchester
James McHenry
Guy Carleton
George Washington
Thomas Lewis
military
troops
Notable locations
War Office
Canada
Oswego
Niagara
Notable items
Treaty of Amity
detachment