Letter to Governor Blount submitted to the President
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Letter to Governor Blount submitted to the President
Description
Washington's secretary, Tobias Lear, returns a letter to Governor Blount with several recommended deletions that Washington marked with a pencil.
year created
1791
month created
11
day created
18
author
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Knox to Lear, 11/19/1791.
content note
Territorial Papers, Vol. 4, 103.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Tobias Lear
T. Lear
Secretary of War
Governor Blount
the President
Gen. McGillivray
the Commissioners
Alexander McGillivray
George Washington
notable item/thing
Letter to Governor Blount
his approbation thereof
expediency of expunging or softening the latter part of the paragraph
pencil
notable phrase
[The President] suggests the expediency of expunging or softening the latter part of the paragraph respecting Bowles and Gen. McGillivray--
document number
1791111840000
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] | Publication: Territorial Papers, Vol. 4 | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Tobias Lear | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |