Plan for the Suppression of the Insurrection in Western Pennsylvania

Item

Type

Autograph Letter/Document Signed

Title

Plan for the Suppression of the Insurrection in Western Pennsylvania

Description

Knox discusses plans for the suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania, an insurrection too great to be handled by normal legal means.

year created

1794

month created

08

day created

07

author

recipient

in image

recipient note

James Ross; Jasper Yeates; William Bradford.

notable person/group

Henry Knox
James Ross
Jasper Yeates
William Bradford
President United States
Judge Wilson
Marshall
George Washington
militia
courts
Secretary of War
Thomas Smith

notable location

Pittsburgh
Pittsburg
neighborhood
Washington County
Allegheny County
Western Pennsylvania
Mingo Creek

notable item/thing

insurrection
suppression
Whiskey Rebellion
laws
opposition
judicial proceedings
act of May 2, 1792
proclamation

document number

1794080700101

page start

1

number of pages

4

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (4 pages) WFP06 (4 pages) Collection: Pennsylvania Whiskey Rebellion Collection, mm76095257. R: 1, Frames 90-92

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient James Ross [unknown] Other recipients: Jasper Yeats, William Bradford