Extract of Letter from Knox to Wayne
DocumentExtract of letter from the Secretary of War to the Commander in Chief of the Legion. Enclosed are accounts of the establishments of a British post at the Rapids in the time since General Scott's departure. Although the reports are imprecise, it is expected that Wayne will determine the nature of the buildings and the number of troops. Wayne is authorized to dislodge the British at the Rapids, should it become necessary in the course of his operations against the Indians.
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Extract of Letter
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Extract of letter from the Secretary of War to the Commander in Chief of the Legion. Enclosed are accounts of the establishments of a British post at the Rapids in the time since General Scott's departure. Although the reports are imprecise, it is expected that Wayne will determine the nature of the buildings and the number of troops. Wayne is authorized to dislodge the British at the Rapids, should it become necessary in the course of his operations against the Indians.
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Notable persons
Major General Anthony Wayne
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
Commander in Chief
Major General Scott
British
troops
Indians
President of the United States
Notable locations
Rapids of the Miami
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establishment
accounts
reports
nature of the works
territory
posts
operations
dislodge