Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on convening of council of General Officers on subject of reducing five inimical Creek towns
Document 1793From the State House at Augusta, Georgia Governor Telfair informs Secretary of War Knox that he has convened a council of Georgia militia General Officers on the subject of reducing the five inimical towns of the Creek Nation, the contents of which to be transmitted separately for review by the President of United States General George Washington. If properly supplied, expresses optimism that military expedition will be success. Indicates that a map of the Creek nations is furnished by the Surveyor General of the State of Georgia.
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Author's Letterbook Copy
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From the State House at Augusta, Georgia Governor Telfair informs Secretary of War Knox that he has convened a council of Georgia militia General Officers on the subject of reducing the five inimical towns of the Creek Nation, the contents of which to be transmitted separately for review by the President of United States General George Washington. If properly supplied, expresses optimism that military expedition will be success. Indicates that a map of the Creek nations is furnished by the Surveyor General of the State of Georgia.
Date
08/13/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
State House, Augusta Georgia
Repository
Document number
1793081340050
Notable persons
Georgia Governor Telfair
Secretary of War Knox
Georgia
militia
Georgia militia
General Officers
Creek Nation
President of United States General George Washington
Creek nations
Surveyor General of the State of Georgia
five inimical towns of the Creek Nation
Notable locations
State House at Augusta
Georgia
Creek nations
Philadelphia