Financial Responsibility for Defense of the Frontiers
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Financial Responsibility for Defense of the Frontiers
Description
Governor Mifflin assures Knox that he will take the necessary steps with the state legislature to support the plan of the president to have the General Government take financial responsibility for the defense of the frontiers by state militias.
year created
1792
month created
01
day created
05
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in publication
content note
American State Papers
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Thomas Mifflin
President [Washington]
General Assembly [of Pennsylvania]
notable location
Philadelphia
Frontiers of Pennsylvania
notable item/thing
Authority of the State Government
expense of the Union
defense of the frontiers of Pennsylvania
powers of the Executive commensurate with the plan
legislative decision
notable phrase
I beg you to assure the President that for the attainment of so desirable an object, I shall be happy to carry into effect the arrangement which is suggested and which I have, with that view, submitted to the consideration of the General Assembly
document number
1792010540100
Item sets
Document instances
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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 | Thomas Mifflin | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |