Victims of Savage Barbarity
Item
Type
Printed transcription/modern copy of letter
Title
Victims of Savage Barbarity
Description
Knox deplores the unhappy fate of those who have been victims of Indian depredations and hopes that establishing strong military posts in the region will prevent such unhappy occurences in the future.
year created
1791
month created
01
day created
27
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Putnam to Knox, 03/08/1791.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
General Rufus Putnam
Henry Knox
Major Sargent
notable location
War Department
Muskingham
notable item/thing
savage barbarity
Indian depedations
strong posts
late expedition
impulse of the public mind
notable phrase
I deplore the unappy fate of the persons who fell victims to savage barbarity...
document number
1791012700000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Rufus Putnam [Transcript] Collection | Vol, 3 p. 15 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Memoirs of Rufus Putnam | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Rufus Putnam | [unknown] | [n/a] |