Letter to the Secretary at War on establishment of Indian trading houses on Mississippi to counter France and Spain aims in region
Document 1798McKee informs the Secretary at War that the prompt establishment of Indian trading houses on the Mississippi will prohibit French and Spanish agents from opposing the aims of the U.S. Government in the region.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
McKee informs the Secretary at War that the prompt establishment of Indian trading houses on the Mississippi will prohibit French and Spanish agents from opposing the aims of the U.S. Government in the region.
Date
11/11/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798111140001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
John McKee
Panton, Leslie and Company
Choctaws
Chickasaws
Secretary of War
French
Spanish
Spanish Agents
French Agents
US Government
War Department
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Walnut Hills
Chickasaw Bluffs
Mississippi River
France
Spain
trading houses
War Department
War Office
Notable items
trading houses