Instructions for Interpost Communication, Indian Gifts, and Pay Draws
Document 1797Discusses distribution of U.S. forces in territory east of the Mississippi. Requests that information be forwarded to post commanders wherever Guion is not, be they Walnut Hills, Chickasaw Bluffs, or Natchez. Directs Guion to carefully husband Indian gifts, and ascertain the character of the Indian in question before giving anything away, lest the gifts be wasted on an Indian who might lose them. Advises Guion that he may draw upon both McHenry and the payment for the Walnut Hills garrison to pay his men and cover expenses.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Discusses distribution of U.S. forces in territory east of the Mississippi. Requests that information be forwarded to post commanders wherever Guion is not, be they Walnut Hills, Chickasaw Bluffs, or Natchez. Directs Guion to carefully husband Indian gifts, and ascertain the character of the Indian in question before giving anything away, lest the gifts be wasted on an Indian who might lose them. Advises Guion that he may draw upon both McHenry and the payment for the Walnut Hills garrison to pay his men and cover expenses.
Date
10/16/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Near Downingstown
Collection
Document number
1797101600001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Isaac Guion
James McHenry
James Wilkinson
military
messenger
officer
commander
Pope
Indians
Chickasaws
troops
Notable locations
Near Downings Town
Mississippi
Natchez
territory
Chickasaw Bluff
Walnut Hills
post
Ohio
Chickasaw Nation
Notable items
Dispatch
fortifications
garrison
presents
gift
annuities