Suspension of the Evacuation of These Posts
Document 1797Gayoso de Lemos assures Lieutenant Pope that political reasons require a minimal and temporary Spanish presence in United States territory and no disrespect is intended by the King of Spain.
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Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
Gayoso de Lemos assures Lieutenant Pope that political reasons require a minimal and temporary Spanish presence in United States territory and no disrespect is intended by the King of Spain.
Date
05/03/1797
Recipient
Sent from
Natchez
Document number
1797050390166
Page start
17
Note
Document 15 in Report of the Secretary of War to the President, 06/30/1797.
Notable persons
Lieutenant Piercy Pope
Don Manuel Gayoso de Lemos, Brigadier General and Governor of Natchez
Commander General of the Province
my General in Chief
the King, my master
Catholic Majesty
Notable locations
Natchez
dominions of His Majesty
terrotory of the United States
Notable items
attack from British Canada
friendship of the United States
expedition
political reasons
evacuation of posts
treaty
harmony
immediate communication