Further Instructions Regarding Troops in Tennessee & Relations with Indians
Document 1797Acknowledges receipt of Capt. Sparks' last letter, and thanks him for putting a guard over the military stores & for informing McHenry of the "disposition of the people." Advises Sparks on erecting forts within Indian territory, contingent upon the Indian commissioners' agreements with the Indians. Orders Sparks to drill the troops to get them up to military efficiency, and to combat indolence among officers. Remarks that he will send along a surgeon's mate, and that pay for the troops in Tennessee is forthcoming.
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Description
Acknowledges receipt of Capt. Sparks' last letter, and thanks him for putting a guard over the military stores & for informing McHenry of the "disposition of the people." Advises Sparks on erecting forts within Indian territory, contingent upon the Indian commissioners' agreements with the Indians. Orders Sparks to drill the troops to get them up to military efficiency, and to combat indolence among officers. Remarks that he will send along a surgeon's mate, and that pay for the troops in Tennessee is forthcoming.
Date
02/10/1797
Author
Recipient
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War Office
Repository
Collection
Document number
1797021000301
Page start
137
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Notable persons
Captain Richard Sparks
James McHenry
Secretary of War
officers
Lieutenant Wright
troops
Tennessee inhabitants
guard
President
Surgeon's Mate
Colonel David Henley
War Department Agent
company
Richard
Wade
commissioners
Indians
Notable locations
War Office
frontier
posts
Notable items
protection
military exercises and maneuvers
indolence
President's displeasure
pay