Letters to Governor of Virginia and President of Pennsylvania requesting that they prepare militias
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Letters to Governor of Virginia and President of Pennsylvania requesting that they prepare militias
Description
St. Clair has written to Governor of Virginia and President of Pennsylvania requesting that they give orders to their Lieutenants in the frontier counties to have their proportions of militia required in readiness. Discusses plans if Indians have hostile designs at treaty talks. Makes reference to invasion and dispossession of Cherokees by people of Franklin and wonders how the Northern Indians can believe the government to be earnest when they get information of the affair.
year created
1788
month created
09
day created
02
author
sent from location
Fort Harmar
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in St. Clair to Knox, 09/15/1788.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Arthur St. Clair
Governor of Virginia
President of Pennsylvania
Lieutenants
officers
militia
Indians
Cherokees
Franklin
Northern Indians
Secretary of War
notable location
Virginia
Pennsylvania
frontier counties
Fort Harmar
notable item/thing
treaty
Indian affairs
Indian relations
invasion
document number
1788090251800
Item sets
Document instances
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Handwritten Transcripts | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The St. Clair Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Arthur St. Clair | Fort Harmar | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |