French movements on the frontier and acquisition of Louisiana Territory from Spain
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
French movements on the frontier and acquisition of Louisiana Territory from Spain
Description
Describes movements of French agents on the frontier and their relation with Indians. Pasteur reports that James Johnson has said that the United States has "very few friends" in that region. Pasteur concludes by informing General Wayne that the Spanish plan to give the Louisiana Territory to France within two years and that 3,000 French troops are stationed in New Orleans.
year created
1796
month created
09
day created
11
author
sent from location
Fort Knox
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Enclosed in this letter are Pasteur to Wayne, 07/29/1796; the deposition of Louis Bolong, 09/10/1796; and an extract from Pike to Pasteur, 08/30/1796. This letter of 11 Sep is cited in Wayne to Pasteur, 10/03/1796.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
Anthony Wayne
Thomas Pasteur
Fields
Henry Pea
De Collet
Revet
Gamblen
James Johnson
Col. Sargent
Volney
Louis Bolong
George Drewyer
Zebulon Pike
French
Kaskaskias
troops
Spanish
notable location
Fort Knox
New Orleans
Mississippi
Kentucky
Michillimackinac
Ducoin
United States
Greeneville
Fort Washington
Detroit
Illinois
village
post
France
Spain
notable item/thing
Route
provisions
notable idea/issue
Frontier
Quasi-War
document number
1796091190001
page start
9
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (15 pages) | BRD07 (15 pages) | Collection: James McHenry Papers | B: 2, 4 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Thomas Pasteur | Fort Knox | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Anthony Wayne | [unknown] | [n/a] |