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Document 1799Wilkinson plans soon to make the long journey to Philadelphia to provide Hamilton with a firsthand account of the situation on the western frontier.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Wilkinson plans soon to make the long journey to Philadelphia to provide Hamilton with a firsthand account of the situation on the western frontier.
Date
04/20/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Headquarters Western Army, Loftus' Heights
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799042060001
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
James Wilkinson
messenger
confidential half-bred Indian
our neighbors of Louisiana
Troops I command
Governor of Louisiana [ Manuel Gayoso de Lemos]
Notable locations
Headquarters Western Army, Loftus' Heights
Fort Washington on the Ohio
Knoxville
City of New Orleans
Notable items
Philadelphia papers
duplicate of that dispatch
channel of prompt communication
unpleasant interpretations
unavoidable delays
substantial regulations
national interests
tranquility
my absense
by land or by water
my departure
orders to the Northern Posts
principles of duty and service
expression of kindness
relations of our profession
the sword
ambition
military fame
candor
expansion of your breast
confidence in us
harmony
good understanding
route by land
free passage