Affirmation of Protection of the Frontiers
Item
Type
Letter
Title
Affirmation of Protection of the Frontiers
Description
Knox reaffirms the government's desire to protect those on the frontier from hostilities, and informs them that they will be requested to take offensive measures against the Indians.
year created
1791
month created
03
day created
03
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
sent to location
Ohio County, Virginia
in collection
in image
note
Bound in volume entitled "Defensive Protection of the Frontier."
recipient note
Daniel Shepherd & others of Ohio county_Virgina; and James Marsh & others of Washington county in PA
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Daniel Shepherd
Janes Marshall
George Washington
Indians
notable location
Ohio County, Viriginia
Washington County, Pennsylvania
Fort Pitt
Western Territory
notable item/thing
protection of the frontier
document number
1791030300002
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | IGA19 (2 pages) | Collection: Northwest Territory Collection, M367 | B:1, F;31 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Daniel Shepherd | Ohio County, Virginia | [n/a] |