Major Craig informs Secretary at War of outbreak of Whiskey Rebellion
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Major Craig informs Secretary at War of outbreak of Whiskey Rebellion
Description
Major Craig sends his account of local events that resulted in the death of federal troops and the burning of General Neville's home to the Secretary at War.
year created
1794
month created
07
day created
18
author
sent from location
Pittsburg
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
note
Cited in Knox to Craig, 07/25/1794.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Isaac Craig
General John Neville
Secrretary of the Treasury
Dr. McRea
armed men
Major Kirkpatrick
insurgents
enemy
clothing
Major Lenox
prisoners
notable location
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
revenue office
notable item/thing
boat
whiskey
requisition of medicines
Gen Neville's house
barn
stables
kitchen
grainery
valuable horses
grain
supply of ammunition
escape
notable phrase
General Neville, feeling it impossible to defend the house against such numbers, took an opportunity of escaping and concealing himself in a thicket.
document number
1794071840001
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (7 pages) | NBL04 (7 pages) | Collection: [Empty placeholder collection for incomplete collection associations.] | 19:25 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | IAP09 (0 pages) | Collection: Isaac Craig Papers | IIB201-202 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Isaac Craig | Pittsburg | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |