Knox speaks of issues related to the defeat at Wabash with Sargent
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Knox speaks of issues related to the defeat at Wabash with Sargent
Description
Letter, alludes to St. Clair's campaign defeat; discusses protection of settlements on the frontiers.
short description
Ltr, dis protection of settlements.
year created
1792
month created
01
day created
06
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Winthrop Sargent
Henry Knox
notable location
Philadelphia
Gallipolis
Muskingum
notable item/thing
papers and plans will be laid immediately before congress fot their consideration and decision
adequate to the occasion
inclinations as of a military life
Haskell's company will be stationed
rely that the general or you have arranged the defensive protection of Gallipolis and the settlements at Muskingum
received your letter
pass over the event which gives you and all of us so much pain
vain to regret the past
endeavor to remedy the evil in future
document number
1792010600001
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | AKH01 (1 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | R: 30, P: 81 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Winthrop Sargent | [unknown] | [n/a] |