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 collection
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
Item sets
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Document instances
In image | In source | Location in source | |
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[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 |