[Extract of a letter from the Secretary of War, to Lieut. Col. Gaither, dated 14th May, 1794]

Item

Type

Printed Document

Title

[Extract of a letter from the Secretary of War, to Lieut. Col. Gaither, dated 14th May, 1794]

Description

Orders to assist the governor of Georgia in suppressing the unauthorized assembly of troops under Gen. Clark who plan to invade Spanish territory on North American continent.

year created

1794

month created

05

day created

14

author

recipient

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 neighbourhood of the United States.

notable person/group

Henry Gaither
Henry Knox
General Clark
governor
Spanish
militia
troops

notable location

Spanish territory
United States
Georgia
frontier
Mississippi
Spain

document number

1794051400201

page start

1

number of pages

1

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In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) HAA20 (1 pages) Collection: FO 5/5 Foreign Office Correspondence, America(United States), General Correspondence. P: reverse of 120
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: American State Papers, Forgn Rel. [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient Henry Gaither [unknown] [n/a]