James McHenry forwarding letter concerning orders to Isaac Guion
Document 1797McHenry forwards to Guion letters written 9th and 10th of June to General Wilkinson, presumably concerning Guion's deployment to make the rounds of posts in territory claimed by both Indians and Spanish. Advises Guion on drawing funds to pay troops and purchase fortification materials.
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Type
Letter Signed
Description
McHenry forwards to Guion letters written 9th and 10th of June to General Wilkinson, presumably concerning Guion's deployment to make the rounds of posts in territory claimed by both Indians and Spanish. Advises Guion on drawing funds to pay troops and purchase fortification materials.
Date
06/10/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Collection
Document number
1797061000101
Page start
1
Note
Cited in McHenry to Guion, 07/27/1797, and McHenry to Guion, 07/13/1797. The Clairborne collection at the Mississippi State Archives has four copies of this document--the original (recipient copy), a duplicate, a triplicate, and another contemporary copy. Additional copies can also be found as Document 2 of James McHenry, Report of the Secretary of War to the President, 06/30/1797--both in manuscript and printed versions.
Notable persons
Capt. Isaac Guion
James McHenry
troops
Notable locations
War Office
Indian territory
Spanish Territory
Notable items
pay
fortification materials