Keep an attentive eye on the said Captain Howard
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Keep an attentive eye on the said Captain Howard
Description
Knox warns Colonel Willet of Captain Howard who is acting as a Spanish agent whose mission is to monitor the visit of the Creek chiefs to New York.
year created
1790
month created
07
day created
03
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Marinus Willet
Henry Knox
Alexander McGillivray
Creek Nation
Captain or Colonel Howard, Secretary of the Province of East Florida
Governor of Virginia [Beverley Randolph]
Governor of Maryland [John Eager Howard]
Governor of Pennsylvania [Thomas Mifflin
the President [Washington]
Spaniards
notable location
War Office
Little Tallissee
Hopewell
Philadelphia
Baltimore
notable item/thing
journey of Mr, McGillivray and the other chiefs
number and names of the chiefs
notable phrase
I enclose you a short letter to Colonel McGillivray, expressive of the President's satisfaction on the visit
...keep an attentive eye on the said Captain Howard
document number
1790070300001
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | EAA04 (4 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers | F: 1750-1806 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Marinus Willett | [unknown] | [n/a] |