Questions of military strategy for the Attorney General
Document 1798Submits 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?
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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
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
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

