Notification to Prepare Standing Company of Dragoons
Document 1796Creek Indians refuse to sell land to Georgia. Relations of frontier people in New York uncertain. Per recent Act of Congress, McHenry requested Wayne prepare standing companies of dragoons to patrol land between posts in New York and Georgia to provide safety for garrisoned troops.
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Creek Indians refuse to sell land to Georgia. Relations of frontier people in New York uncertain. Per recent Act of Congress, McHenry requested Wayne prepare standing companies of dragoons to patrol land between posts in New York and Georgia to provide safety for garrisoned troops.
Date
07/30/1796
Author
Recipient
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War Office
Collection
Document number
1796073013000
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Notable persons
Anthony Wayne
James McHenry
garrison
troops
cavalry
dragoons
Creek Indians
Indian Nation
frontier people
marauders
militia
Congress
President of United States
Notable locations
War Office
New York
Georgia
forts
posts
garrison
Notable items
act
sale
treaty of New York
treaty