Running the Lines Agreeable to the Treaty of August 1795
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter Signed
Title
Running the Lines Agreeable to the Treaty of August 1795
Description
McHenry discusses the process by which the surveyors will run the lines on the lands northwest of the Ohio River according to the treaty negotiated by General Wayne in August 1795.
year created
1797
month created
03
day created
18
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in McHenry to Hamilton, 04/11/1799.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
James Wilkinson
James McHenry
Surveyor General
Secretary of the Treasury [Oliver Wolcott, Jr.]
Major General [Anthony] Wayne
surveyors
Chiefs of the Indians
notable location
War Office
lands laying north west of the River Ohio
the mouth of the River Kentucky
notable item/thing
treaty
military escort
survey
exterior line
document number
1797031800001
page start
1
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | WGF02 (1 pages) | Collection: Alexander Hamilton Papers | R: 13 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James Wilkinson | [unknown] | [n/a] |