Militia aggression in Indian country
Document 1796McHenry advises that regular troops replace militiamen in frontier defense because it would offer more consistency to military operations and would "lessen that thirst for Indian land and plunder which is kept up by militia incursions into their country."
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Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Description
McHenry advises that regular troops replace militiamen in frontier defense because it would offer more consistency to military operations and would "lessen that thirst for Indian land and plunder which is kept up by militia incursions into their country."
Date
08/03/1796
Author
Sent from
War Office
Repository
Collection
Document number
1796080300001
Page start
1
Note
Private; the recipient of this letter is probably Washington or Pickering.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Jackson
Creeks
Jared Irwin
militia
regulars
troops
military
Indians
Notable locations
War Office
Georgia
Creek Nation
frontier