Report of the Secretary of War to the President in Report of the Secretary of War, Accompanying a Confidential Message from the President of the United States.
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
Report of the Secretary of War to the President in Report of the Secretary of War, Accompanying a Confidential Message from the President of the United States.
Description
Cover letter detailing contents of report regarding the causes of Indian attacks and murder on Western frontier. Report contains extracts of letter from various military officials and Governor Gayoso de Lemos.
year created
1797
month created
06
day created
30
author
in collection
in image
note
The manuscript version of this report that was forwarded from the War Office with its documents is also available in Papers of the War Department 1784-1800..
created note
Received by the Congress on 07/03/1797.
notable person/group
James McHenry
Manuel
Gayoso de Lemos
Governor
Piercy Pope
William Blount
James Carey
Indians
hostiles
Indian Nation
Brigadier General Wilkinson
Lieutenant Colonel Hamtramck
senator
Cherokee
notable location
Walnut Hills
Natchez
Western frontier
frontier
territory
post
Tellico
notable item/thing
dispatches
extracts
letter
document number
1797063000001
page start
1
number of pages
11
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (21 pages) | HAB22 (21 pages) | Collection: FO 5/18 Foreign Office Correspondence, America(United States), General Correspondence. | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |