Instructions for Troops with Indians, Spanish, and French along Mississippi
Document 1797Instructions for artillery and infantry at Pittsburgh and promotions for soldiers. Details how to communicate with French and Spanish. Refers to US treaty with Spain. Encourages friendly relationship with the Indians and Spanish.
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Type
Autograph, Contemporaneous or Certified Copy, Signed
Description
Instructions for artillery and infantry at Pittsburgh and promotions for soldiers. Details how to communicate with French and Spanish. Refers to US treaty with Spain. Encourages friendly relationship with the Indians and Spanish.
Date
10/16/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Downing's Town
Repository
Collection
Document number
1797101600301
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Pierce
James McHenry
Isaac Craig
French
Indians
Spaniards
James O'Hara
Captain Guion
Brigadier General Wilkinson
Constant Freeman
Notable locations
Downing's Town
Pittsburgh
Chickasaw Bluff
Mississippi River
Philadelphia
New Madrid
Chickasaw Nation
Tennessee
Knoxville
Department of War