Considerations of Defense, Settlement, and Trade
Document 1799Hamilton orders Rivardi to examine and assess the present disposition of the posts in the northwestern quarters with an emphasis on considerations of defense, settlement, and trade.
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Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Description
Hamilton orders Rivardi to examine and assess the present disposition of the posts in the northwestern quarters with an emphasis on considerations of defense, settlement, and trade.
Date
03/01/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1799030190000
Page start
1
Note
Listed by Syrett in the appendix of vol 23. Enclosed in McHenry to Hamilton, 05/29/1799.
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
John Jacob Rivardi
Commander in Chief
our British neighbors
Indians
Notable locations
New York
Niagara
posts in the northern and northwestern quarters
Michilimacnac
Detroit
Fort Defiance
the Miami
Presque Isle
strait which connects Lakes St. Clair & Erie
southwestern extremity of the latter lake [Erie]
Notable items
post you command
my superintendence
Department of War
returns for December last
eligible military points
considerations of defense, settlement, and trade