Resolved: To Maintain a Force of 700 Troops on the Frontier
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Type
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Title
Resolved: To Maintain a Force of 700 Troops on the Frontier
Description
The Confederation Congress resolves to maintain a sizeable military presence on the frontier to protect the settlers on public lands from Indian depredations and to facilitate the surveying and selling of said lands. Four States are asked to raise the necessary numbers of troops.
year created
1787
month created
10
day created
03
in collection
in image
note
A resolution of the Confederation Congress.
notable person/group
Congress
greater part of the troops on the frontiers
corps of seven hundred troops should be stationed on the frontiers
settlers on public land
non-commissioned officers and privates
companies of Artillery
one regiment of infantry
musicians
Board of Treasury
notable location
distant frontiers
Connecticut
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
notable item/thing
report of the Secretary of War [Knox]
depredations of the Indians
surveying and selling of lands
public debt
expense of transporting new levies
rules of articles of war
pay and allowances
clothing
rations
document number
1787100390001
page start
1
number of pages
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | NAJ07 (1 pages) | Collection: Presidents Papers, John Sullivan, 1787-May, 1788 | RG1 executive |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Congress of the United States | [unknown] | [n/a] |