Weakened Forces

Item

Type

Printed Document

Title

Weakened Forces

Description

Garrison weakened due to departure of troops, belief that Spanish and French are instigating violence between Indians and U.S.

year created

1797

month created

05

recipient

in image

note

An Extract; Document 6 in Report of the Secretary of War to the President, 06/30/1797.

cited note

Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office

notable person/group

Brigadier General James Wilkinson
Colonel John Francis Hamtramck
Spanish
French
Indians
Indian Nation
regiment
artillery
officers
guards
non commissioned officers
emissaries
garrison

notable location

Detroit
frontier

notable item/thing

troop strength
travel

document number

1797059990001

page start

6

number of pages

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) HAB22 (21 pages) Collection: FO 5/18 Foreign Office Correspondence, America(United States), General Correspondence. [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Francis Hamtramck [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient James Wilkinson [unknown] [n/a]