Unsettled Affairs Among the Indian Nations
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Unsettled Affairs Among the Indian Nations
Description
Captain Guion explains the procrastination of his communications that is due to the ill state of his health which he has endured for more than three months and the difficulty of communicating because of the unsettled nature of affairs among the Indian Nations He declares that the Spanish contingent in his quarter is no more than 600 and is by no means a formidable force.
year created
1798
month created
02
day created
25
author
sent from location
Natchez
recipient
sent to location
War Department
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Guion to McHenry, 04/19/1798.
notable person/group
James McHenry
Captain Isaac Guion
Secretary of War
Indians
Spanish
Spanish officers
Captain Minor
men
companies
Third Regiment
troops
Major Kersey
notable location
Spain
Mississippi River
War Department
Natchez
Chickasaw Bluffs
Fort Adams
posts
Spanish Post
Baton Rouge
Hills
Walnut Hills
notable item/thing
illness
correspondence
clothing
linen
summer heat
sickness
temperature
Fahrenheit scale
document number
1798022540003
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
In image | In source | Location in source | |
---|---|---|---|
[view document] (3 pages) | EWA08 (3 pages) | Collection: Territorial Governor Papers - RG2 | Journal of Capt. Guion |
Document names
Type | Name | Location | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Author | Isaac Guion | Natchez | [n/a] |
Recipient | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |