Opposing the Town at Presqu' Isle
Item
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Title
Opposing the Town at Presqu' Isle
Description
Pickering responds to Governor Mifflin's declaration that a town is needed at Presque Isle to provide a garrison for state troops to supplement the federal garrison at Fort Le Boeuf. He lists the reasons he opposes this action. He discusses the difficulty of manning both posts.
year created
1795
month created
04
day created
25
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Largely illegible.
notable person/group
Thomas Mifflin, Governor of Pennsylvania
Timothy Pickering, Secretary of War
Secretary of State [Edmund Randolph]
President [Washington]
Legislature of Pennsylvania
detachment of State troops
merchants
Colonel Biddle
notable location
War Office
town at Presque Isle
Virginia
Fort Le Boeuf
the Allegheny
French Creek
fort at Mud Island
federal artillery corps
notable item/thing
fortifications
pay
expiration of their enlistments
state commissary
General Government
Legion
transfers
Captain
Lieutenant
Ensign
protection
rations
militrary stores at Pittsburgh
state commissary
manifesto
Act of Pennsylvania
saw mill at Presque Isle
document number
1795042500001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | NHF11 (4 pages) | Collection: William Irvine Papers | V: 13, P: 27 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Thomas Mifflin | [unknown] | [n/a] |