Authorization for Governor to Transmit Papers to Secretary of War

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Authorization for Governor to Transmit Papers to Secretary of War

Description

Authorizes the Governor of Kentucky to contact the Secretary of War directly for assistance in instances where no provision has been made for the defense of the state's frontier.

short description

An Act Authorizing the Governor to Transmit Certain Papers to the Secretary of War for Other Purposes

year created

1795

month created

12

day created

21

author

recipient

in collection

in microfilm

in image

note

text is largely illegible due to poor copying.
Designation of Kentucky based on internal evidence.

notable person/group

Isaac Shelby
Governor of Kentucky
Edmund Bullock
Kentucky General Assembly
Alexander Bullitt
Secretary of War
Timothy Pickering

notable location

Kentucky
frontier

notable item/thing

defense
military
accounts and documents
claims against the United States
vouchers

notable idea/issue

defense of the frontier

document number

1795102140001

page start

1

number of pages

3

Transcribe this document

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) WFN11 (3 pages) Collection: Arthur Lee Papers vol.3, p. 1157
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Microfilm: Shelby Family Papers [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Isaac Shelby [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient Timothy Pickering [unknown] [n/a]