Principles Upon Which My Conduct Must Be Founded
Document 1799Strong chronicles the ongoing disputes betwen the residents and the soldiery on the northwestern frontier and asks McHenry to clarify the principles upon which he must act to resolve these disputes.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Strong chronicles the ongoing disputes betwen the residents and the soldiery on the northwestern frontier and asks McHenry to clarify the principles upon which he must act to resolve these disputes.
Date
01/23/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Detroit
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799012340001
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Cited in McHenry to Hamilton, 04/13/1799.
Notable persons
James McHenry
David Strong
Canadiens
subjects of a different Country
sentinals
Indians
soldiery
civil officers
Governor of the Territory
Notable locations
Detroit
posts on the Northwestern frontier
Notable items
cession of the posts
government of the United States
martial law
administration of Great Britain
margin of a peaceful foreign nation
laws of the territory
military polity
stockade
security
pay due from the United States
principle of discipline
inducement to desertion
privileges of a citizen
military point of view