Peace with the Southwestern Indians
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Peace with the Southwestern Indians
Description
Governor Lee concludes that since peace appears to be at hand with the southwestern tribes, it will not be necessary to call additional forces into service.
year created
1793
month created
02
day created
15
author
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
James Wood, Lieutenant-Governor of Virginia
Henry Lee, Governor of Virginia
the Court
Secretary of the department of war [Knox]
Southwestern Indians
Colonel Wilson
Executive of Virginia [Lee]
notable item/thing
the [law] suit
general peace
settlement of the claims
General Knox's letter respecting the Southern Indians
pay of the scouts
notable phrase
From my conversation with the Secretary of the department of war I presume that a peace will be effected in the course of the Spring with the Southwestern Indians
it will therefore be proudent in the Executive to suspend the calling into service the additional forces.
document number
1793021593200
number of pages
2
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Calendar of Virginia State Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Lee | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James Wood | [unknown] | [n/a] |