The People Appear to be Losing Their Dread of War
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
The People Appear to be Losing Their Dread of War
Description
Generals Washington, Pinckney, and Hamilton are in Philadelphia to form a good selection of officers for the new army and assist in the arrangements connected with it. McHenry refuses to disguise Washington's opinion of the Directory's conduct. The people appear to be losing their dread of war and have opened their eyes to the policies of the French Directory. The elections in South Carolina appear favorable to the Federal cause. Several counties in Virginia and Kentucky have been thrown into violent convulsions. There are some who believe that an army on paper may be enough to influence France to negotiate an honorable treaty.
short description
The People Appear to be Losing Their Dread of War, Etc.
year created
1798
month created
11
day created
30
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
note
Partially illegible.
notable person/group
William Smith
James McHenry
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Mr. Waln
General Pinckney
Mrs. Pinckney
Miss Pinckney
John Adams
Congress
French Directory
Abraham Baldwin
James Jones
John Millige
John Milledge
Benjamin Taliaferro
leaders of opposition
notable location
Philadelphia
Virginia
Kentucky
South Carolina
Lisbon
Georgia
notable item/thing
elections
war
opinion
treaty
selection of officers
speech as the Aurora
alien and sedition acts
violent convulsions
policy of being prepared to avail ourselves of events
treaty with France
document number
1798113000001
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (12 pages) | SCA09 (13 pages) | Collection: William Loughton Smith Papers | Lib. of Congress, 1947 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | WEY07 (0 pages) | Collection: William Loughton Smith Papers | pp.#49 & 50 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | BIC06 (0 pages) | Collection: Special Collections, MSA SC 1407. McHenry Collection, M11697. | MSA SC 1407-1-63, M11697 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Smith | [unknown] | [n/a] |