Satisfaction at the Prospect of Aid

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Satisfaction at the Prospect of Aid

Description

Governor Telfair expresses his satisfaction at the prospect of Georgia receiving aid in establishing a magazine of arms and benefitting from the assistance of the militias of neighboring States in defending against marauding Creeks.

year created

1793

month created

04

day created

09

sent from location

State House, Augusta

recipient

in collection

notable person/group

Henry Knox
Edward Telfair
militia of the neighboring states.

notable location

State House, Augusta

notable item/thing

prospect of aid
establishment of a magazine of arms
general hostility
depredations of the Creeks

notable phrase

[I] feel a peculiar satisfaction in contemplating the prospect of aid, both with respect to the establishment of a magazine of arms and also the arrangements for calling in the militia of the neighboring states, in the event of general hostility
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document number

1793040940100

Document instances

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Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Governor Edward Telfair State House, Augusta [n/a]
Recipient Henry Knox [unknown] [n/a]