Regarding the degree of danger in Georgia

Item

Type

Extract of Letter

Title

Regarding the degree of danger in Georgia

Description

Possible danger to Georgian frontier, Knox agreed to increase in troops necessary but advised that once danger of invasion subsided that number of troops should be reduced.

year created

1793

month created

06

day created

10

author

sent from location

War Department

in image

note

Cited in Telfair to Knox, 07/30/1793.

cited note

Cited document sent from the War Office

notable person/group

Edward Telfair
Henry Knox
Thomas Johnson
President George Washington
troops
Governor Georgia

notable location

War Department
Georgia
frontier

notable idea/issue

protection
increase of troops
extracts
journal

document number

1793061000101

page start

2

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Document instances

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[view document] (3 pages) SNL04 (3 pages) Collection: Congress; 1st session to the 9th Congress, 1st Session to House of Representatives [unknown]
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Document names

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