Opposing the Insurrection
Document 1799General MacPherson discusses the measures being taken to oppose the insurrection in Pennsylvania and notes his disapproval of those measures.
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Type
Letter Signed
Description
General MacPherson discusses the measures being taken to oppose the insurrection in Pennsylvania and notes his disapproval of those measures.
Date
03/25/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799032590001
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
William MacPherson
the Marshall
prisoners
Officers
detachments
240 Horse [cavalry]
supporting parties
companies of Artillerists
party at Reading
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Counties of Northampton, Berks, Montgomery, and Bucks
County of Northumberland
neighborhood of Bethlem
Notable items
insurrection in this State [Pennsylvania]
instructions from the War Office
determination to oppose the laws
military force
rescue
dangerous combination
theatre of insurrection
circuitous route
heart of the disaffected country