Report of the Secretary of War to the President in Report of the Secretary of War, Accompanying a Confidential Message from the President of the United States.

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Type

Printed Document

Description

Cover letter detailing contents of report regarding the causes of Indian attacks and murder on Western frontier. Report contains extracts of letter from various military officials and Governor Gayoso de Lemos.

Date

06/30/1797

Document number

1797063000001

Page start

1

Note

The manuscript version of this report that was forwarded from the War Office with its documents is also available in Papers of the War Department 1784-1800..

Notable persons

James McHenry
Manuel
Gayoso de Lemos
Governor
Piercy Pope
William Blount
James Carey
Indians
hostiles
Indian Nation
Brigadier General Wilkinson
Lieutenant Colonel Hamtramck
senator
Cherokee

Notable locations

Walnut Hills
Natchez
Western frontier
frontier
territory
post
Tellico

Notable items

dispatches
extracts
letter