Intelligence from the Western Frontier
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Intelligence from the Western Frontier
Description
Knox thanks Irvine for referring officers to him with recent information from the western frontier and he asks for any additional information that Irvine can gather. He briefly mentions the lack of intelligence concerning British intentions to evacuate the western Army forts.
year created
1786
month created
05
day created
05
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
sent to location
Carlisle
in collection
in image
note
Largely illegible.
notable person/group
William Irvine
Henry Knox
Congress
notable location
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
New York
western country
Detroit
notable item/thing
western posts
intelligence from Europe
notable phrase
...no intelligence from Europe of the disposition of the British to evacuate the western posts.
document number
1786050500001
page start
1
Item sets
Transcribe this document
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | NHE07 (2 pages) | Collection: William Irvine Papers | V: 9, P: 40 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | General William Irvine | Carlisle | [n/a] |