Explanation of orders and instructions
Document 1798McHenry responds with "candor" and "frankness" to complaints from General James Wilkinson on orders and instructions. The Secretary of War offers explanations for each specific complaint levied by the general. In one of his explanations, McHenry reminds Wilkinson - later to be discovered as an agent for the Spanish after his death - that the Northwest Territory has been infested with spies working to spread disaffection among the Indians.
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Draft Letter
Description
McHenry responds with "candor" and "frankness" to complaints from General James Wilkinson on orders and instructions. The Secretary of War offers explanations for each specific complaint levied by the general. In one of his explanations, McHenry reminds Wilkinson - later to be discovered as an agent for the Spanish after his death - that the Northwest Territory has been infested with spies working to spread disaffection among the Indians.
Date
01/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798019900301
Page start
1
Note
Recipient not specifically mentioned, but most likely General Wilkinson.
Notable persons
James Wilkinson
James McHenry
President
John Adams
spies
agents
Indians
army
Notable locations
War Office
Northwest Territory
Great Lakes
Oswego
Mississippi
Michilimackinac
Notable items
Posts
instructions
orders
proceeding