Regarding purchases of lands; mutinies of militia; defeat of General Harmar's forces; Yazoo Battalion
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Regarding purchases of lands; mutinies of militia; defeat of General Harmar's forces; Yazoo Battalion
Description
Asks for authority as agent of Yazoo company to purchase lands. Regarding trade and purchases with Choctaws, it would be better if O'Fallon had authority as general agent. Reports on the defeat of Harmar's army by Little Turtle and Indians. Presents military articles of contract entered into by the South Carolina Yazoo company, and their troops of the Yazoo battalion.
year created
1790
month created
09
day created
25
author
sent from location
Lexington
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
George Washington
James O'Fallon
Yazoo battalion
company
Choctaw
Indians
Indian Nation
Little Turtle
Josiah
Harmar
Spanish
Alexander McGillivray
agent
superintendent
Chickasaw
hunter
fisherman
notable location
Lexington
Kentucky
frontier
territory
post
Georgia
Pensacola
Florida
borders
boundary
Mississippi
Natchez
land
acres
property
stipendiary lands
plantation
South Carolina
notable item/thing
rations
meat
bacon
salt pork
Indian corn meal bread
flour
corn
salted beef
fish
gill
whiskey
taffia
rum
peltry
artillery
notable idea/issue
Yazoo land scandal
trade
purchase
transportation
foreign relations
expedition
treaty
Creek Treaty
land rights
boundary dispute
plantation rights
land stipend
crime
punishment
document number
1790092590000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James O'Fallon | Lexington | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Washington | [unknown] | [n/a] |