[Untitled]
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Description
Letter, informs re sketch of the country; discusses rank in the army; discusses Foreign influence on the frontiers.
year created
1794
month created
10
day created
10
author
sent from location
Camp near the Miami village
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
James Wilkinson
Brandt
Simco
Macka
Major Gen. Wayne
General Scott
notable location
Camp near the Miami village
Lake Erie
River Trench
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
British agents fail in their attempts to stimulate the savages to a renewal of hostilities in respectable force
entice the tribes of this quarter to settle in some distant region of our territory
secure their trade
plans & deliberation appear to be irresistible
peace
British
national territory
savages are mute and invisible
meditating future mischief
listening to the seduction
march of the army
rejected it with great indifference
use of his field notes
personal observations
sketch I forwarded to you in may is more correct than could be expected
reduced & detached state of the legion will leave no command for a second Gen. officer
sensibility of an injured soldier
principle of an honest man
success of the campaign
concert in all ranks
deemed inexpedient by the president or irreconcileable to the public interest
private & domestic concerns call my attention
transmit you by this conveyance a duplicate of my letter
nothing notable hath occurred
declination of this army
essentials of efficient operation
omitted a communication which it was my duty & my intention to have made to you
beg leave to trespass on your attention
served with a transcript
document number
1794101040001
page start
1
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | EAC10 (4 pages) | Collection: James Wilkinson Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James Wilkinson | Camp near the Miami village | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |