Defensive Protection
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Defensive Protection
Description
Indian towns south of Knoxville have declared war on Governor William Blount of Southwest Territory, who has called up militia to mount defensive action.
year created
1792
month created
10
day created
09
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in image
note
Cited in Knox to Washington, 10/09/1792.
VP,VI,92
VP,VI,92
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Lee
Henry Knox
William Blount
Indians
hostile
militia
notable location
War Department
frontier
Knoxville
Virginia
Tennessee
notable idea/issue
defense
protection
war
document number
1792100900001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (11 pages) | LBI12 (11 pages) | Collection: Executive Papers, Office of Governors Letters | B: unnumbered |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Calendar of Virginia State Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers, Indian Aff. | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Lee | [unknown] | [n/a] |