Protection of Washington County

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Protection of Washington County

Description

Urgency of dispatching scouts to Washington County. Congress to authorize offensive action by militia.

year created

1792

month created

02

day created

25

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Absalom Baird
Henry Knox
Congress
Indians
Indian Nation
hostiles
settlers
scouts
David Shepherd
congress
Lieutenant Washington County
Secretary of War
militia

notable location

War Department
Washington County
Pennsylvania
frontier
Ohio
Ohio River
river

notable item/thing

protection
offensive operations
Indian relations

notable idea/issue

protection

document number

1792022500201

page start

1

number of pages

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (6 pages) NAE09 (6 pages) Collection: Draper MSS-David Shepherd Papers (SS) 4U201
[view document] (0 pages) EDD16 (0 pages) Collection: Draper MSS-Frontier Wars MSS 4U201

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox War Department [n/a]
Recipient Absalom Baird [unknown] [n/a]