French expedition against Spanish Florida
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
French expedition against Spanish Florida
Description
Constant Freeman, agent for the Department of War in Georgia, writes Secretary Knox. Discusses certain persons employed in Georgia to recruit a corps of troops for the service of France, with designs toward invasion of the Spanish Floridas. Apparently the recruiting effort is not going so well, however, and "it is generally believed, by the most sensible and orderly inhabitants of this country, that the proposed expedition of these adventurers will fail."
year created
1794
month created
04
day created
18
author
sent from location
Fort Fidius
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
Constant Freeman
John Stagg
French
agent
recruit
Spanish
officers
Captain Martin
legion
Major Williamson
General Clarke
Lieutenant Bird
Colonel Carr
Genet
Creeks
Indians
John Stagg
notable location
Fort Fidius
France
Georgia
Spain
Florida
Floridas
Oconee River
Greenesborough
Rock Landing
Carr's bluff
St. Mary River
Fort Phillips
South Carolina
Kentucky
East Florida
West Florida
Louisiana
notable item/thing
recruiting
recruitment
supplies
contractor
clerk
provisions
rations
garrison
saddle bags
document number
1794041840001
page start
1
number of pages
2
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | HAA17 (3 pages) | Collection: FO 5/5 Foreign Office Correspondence, America(United States), General Correspondence. | P: 118-9 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers, Forgn Rel. | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Constant Freeman | Fort Fidius | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |