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

sent from location

State House

recipient

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

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Document names

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