French expedition against Spanish Florida
Item
Type
Extract of Letter
Title
French expedition against Spanish Florida
Description
Major Henry Gaither, commander of the federal troops in Georgia, writes the Secretary of War. Writes that the French are on an expedition against the Spanish Floridas, and have the support of the inhabitants of Georgia. There is now at anchor nearby Saint Mary's fort, a sloop of war Las Casas, of eighteen guns and two hundred French men. There is a recruiting post at Temple. The French sloop of war saluted his fort.
year created
1794
month created
04
day created
13
author
sent from location
Saint Mary's
recipient
in publication
in image
note
Extract, included in A Message from the President of the United States to Congress, transmitting certain documents relative to hostile threats against the territories of Spain, in the neighborhood of the United States.
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Henry Gaither
French
Spanish
troops
notable location
Saint Mary's
Florida
France
Spain
Charleston
Temple
Georgia
notable item/thing
musket shot
sloop
Las Casas
guns
infantry
recruiting
document number
1794041340001
page start
1
number of pages
1
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | HAA18 (1 pages) | Collection: FO 5/5 Foreign Office Correspondence, America(United States), General Correspondence. | P: 119 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers, Forgn Rel. | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Gaither | Saint Mary's | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |