Pennsylvania Governor's Authority Over Soldiers
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Pennsylvania Governor's Authority Over Soldiers
Description
Responds to Mifflin's inquiry, saying that as governor of Pennsylvania he has the right to give orders to the scouts employed in the defense of the Pennsylvania frontier; also discusses troop musters and returns.
year created
1792
month created
02
day created
09
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
note
The collection duplicates itself.
notable person/group
Governor Thomas Mifflin
Henry Knox
scouts
county lieutenants
notable location
War Department
frontier
Pennsylvania
notable item/thing
temporary defense
orders
muster
returns
document number
1792020900001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | WEC10 (4 pages) | Collection: John Hampden Hazelton Autograph Collection, MMC | mm 82000915 (only 1 F) |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Thomas Mifflin | [unknown] | [n/a] |