Disposition of the Spanish Commandant
Document 1797The author dispatched Ensign Scott to the Spanish Commandant at New Madrid to learn his disposition regarding General Wilkinson's letter describing the movement of the detachment.
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Type
Autograph Letter
Description
The author dispatched Ensign Scott to the Spanish Commandant at New Madrid to learn his disposition regarding General Wilkinson's letter describing the movement of the detachment.
Date
07/04/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Camp Near Fort Massac
Collection
Document number
1797070440001
Page start
1
Note
The author is not shown.
Some text loss on right side of second page.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Captain Dunlar
Ensign Scott
Captain Heth's company
Surgeon's Mate William McCorskry
Mr. Eraus
Spanish Commandant
General James Wilkinson
Spanish Colonel
Lieutentant Pope
drummer
Mr. Stucker
Captain Heth
Lieutenant Gregg
Lieutenant Campbell
company of artillery
Chevalier
Baron
Secretary of State
troops
Captain Pike
Chickasaws
Notable locations
War Department
Camp near Fort Massac
New Madrid
Natchez
St. Louis
Mississippi River
upper Louisiana
Cumberland river
Notable items
official documents
letter
attack
flag