Measures for the Protection of the Frontier
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Measures for the Protection of the Frontier
Description
Knox discusses defensive measures for the protection of the frontier.
year created
1790
month created
07
day created
29
author
sent from location
War Office
in collection
note
A Circular Letter to selected County Lieutenants. The Oath is included.
recipient note
Lieutenants of Washington in Pennsylvania and Harrison, Randolph, Ohio, Monongahalia, Kenhasa, and Russell in Virginia and Mason, Bourbon, Woodford, Madison, Lincoln, Mercer, Nelson, and Jefferson in Kentuckey.
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Lieutenant of the County of Mason, Kentucky
Judge Innes
Harry Innes
scouts
President of the United States
militia
Indians
Shawnesse
Shawnee
Cherokee
banditti
Governor of the Western Territory
Brigadier General Harmar
county lieutenants
rangers
subaltern
sergeant
corporal
privates
lieutenant
ensign
commanding officer
paymaster
magistrates
governor
notable location
War Office
Mason County, Kentucky
frontier counties
Ohio River
Treasury
notable item/thing
expense
arrangement
ceased and terminated
deplorable situation
temporary measure
conditional orders
depredations
seals
rates of pay
rations
Virginia currency
immediate danger
return of the names, rank, ages, residence and times of service
pay abstract
abstract of the rations
oath
triplicate receipts
payment
vouchers
notable idea/issue
internal defense
immediate danger
economy
common welfare
protection.
notable phrase
that expensive species of militia
straggling parties of Indians
document number
1790072900101
page start
1
number of pages
8
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (8 pages) | WEG08 (17 pages) | Collection: Harry Innes Papers, mm81027201 | C:1, F:1790, p.47-50 |
| [view document] (8 pages) | CSA09 (8 pages) | Collection: The Isaac Shelby Papers | B:1, F:2, CSA09 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Lieutenant of the County of Mason, Kentucky | [unknown] | [n/a] |