Letter to General Knox

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Letter to General Knox

Description

This letter to Knox desribes Indian hostilities in the Ohio territory. The letter closes with a call for government troops to protect the inhabitants from the Indians.

year created

1791

month created

03

day created

08

author

sent from location

Marietta

recipient

in collection

in image

note

Copy.

Authorship cannot be confirmed from image.

notable person/group

Henry Knox
Rufus Putnam
Delawares
Mingos
Wyandots
John Miller

notable location

Marietta

document number

1791030840001

page start

1

number of pages

4

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (4 pages) JBD07 (4 pages) Collection: Manuscript Collection. 1791 Mar 8

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Rufus Putnam Marietta [n/a]
Recipient Henry Knox [unknown] [n/a]