Protection of Virginia's Frontier Settlers
Item
Type
Printed transcription/modern copy of Document
Title
Protection of Virginia's Frontier Settlers
Description
Although Knox agrees that the western frontier of Virginia should be defended at the expense of the United States, he does not approve of the methods for providing that defense set forth by Virginia and provides his own recommendations to the President.
year created
1791
month created
01
day created
15
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
George Washington
Henry Knox
Governor of Virginia [Beverly Randolph]
Legislature of Virginia
frontier citizens
scouts
one regiment of rangers
notable location
War Office
frontier counties
county of Washington in Pennsylvania
settlements on the Cumberland River
forks of Holston and French Broad
district of Kentucky
the Ohio
southwestern territory of the United States
notable item/thing
temporary defense of the western frontier
memorial from the represenatives
General Government
higher rate of pay than the militia
Indian hostilities
safety of the frontier settlers
reasonable protection
pay, rations, and clothing
Indian towns
expense of the said corps
late expedition against the Miami towns
notable phrase
The principles of sound policy, therefore, as well as of justice, require that said settlers should be afforded all reasonable protection at the expense of the United States.
document number
1791011500000
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 | Henry Knox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Washington | [unknown] | [n/a] |