French movements on the frontier and acquisition of Louisiana Territory from Spain
Document 1796Describes movements of French agents on the frontier and their relation with Indians. Pasteur reports that James Johnson has said that the United States has "very few friends" in that region. Pasteur concludes by informing General Wayne that the Spanish plan to give the Louisiana Territory to France within two years and that 3,000 French troops are stationed in New Orleans.
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Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Description
Describes movements of French agents on the frontier and their relation with Indians. Pasteur reports that James Johnson has said that the United States has "very few friends" in that region. Pasteur concludes by informing General Wayne that the Spanish plan to give the Louisiana Territory to France within two years and that 3,000 French troops are stationed in New Orleans.
Date
09/11/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Knox
Repository
Collection
Document number
1796091190001
Page start
9
Note
Enclosed in this letter are Pasteur to Wayne, 07/29/1796; the deposition of Louis Bolong, 09/10/1796; and an extract from Pike to Pasteur, 08/30/1796. This letter of 11 Sep is cited in Wayne to Pasteur, 10/03/1796.
Notable persons
Anthony Wayne
Thomas Pasteur
Fields
Henry Pea
De Collet
Revet
Gamblen
James Johnson
Col. Sargent
Volney
Louis Bolong
George Drewyer
Zebulon Pike
French
Kaskaskias
troops
Spanish
Notable locations
Fort Knox
New Orleans
Mississippi
Kentucky
Michillimackinac
Ducoin
United States
Greeneville
Fort Washington
Detroit
Illinois
village
post
France
Spain
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Route
provisions