Questions of military strategy for the Attorney General

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Type

Draft Letter

Description

Submits questions to the attorney general for consideration. In the event that an officer commanding American troops on the Mississippi receive word that French troops were ascending under a Spanish flag, should the officer permit them to pass through forts? Should he receive evidence that a hostile military force is approaching, may he move beyond national boundaries and attack, or wait until they arrive, under circumstances of disadvantages?

Date

07/01/1798

Recipient

Sent from

War Department

Document number

1798070100001

Page start

1

Note

Private

Notable persons

Charles Lee
James McHenry
Attorney General
James Wilkinson
troops
French
Spanish
military

Notable locations

Mississippi
France
Spain
forts