Extract of a letter from his Excellency Edward Tilfair to the Secretary of War
Item
Type
Extract of Letter
Title
Extract of a letter from his Excellency Edward Tilfair to the Secretary of War
Description
Barbarities of Indians forced Telfair to send troops to frontier for additional protection of settlers.
year created
1793
month created
05
day created
08
author
sent from location
State House
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Knox to Telfair, 06/10/1793. This document contains an extract of this letter. An apparent full text version of this document is contained in a letterbook also identified by your criterion search.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Edward Telfair
Indians
hostiles
savages
Indian Nation
settlers
citizens
troops
Governor of Georgia
Thomas Johnson
President Washington
notable location
State House
camp
frontier
Shoulderbone
Georgia
notable item/thing
horses
notable idea/issue
protection
hostilities
raids
patrol
document number
1793050840001
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | SNL04 (3 pages) | Collection: Congress; 1st session to the 9th Congress, 1st Session to House of Representatives | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Governor Edward Telfair | State House | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |