COPY: Unauthorized Military Actions
Item
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Title
COPY: Unauthorized Military Actions
Description
E. Telfair, governor of Georgia, used militia troops and materials for unauthorized offensive expedition into Creek Country on the pretext that he was protecting Georgia's frontier.
year created
1799
month created
02
day created
13
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
notable person/group
William Simmons
Constant Freeman
Edward Telfair
Creek Nation
Indian Nation
Indians
hostiles
President
troops
dragoons
foot soldiers
militia
Colonel Gaither
Governor Mathews
Captain Armstrong
notable location
Philadelphia
Georgia
Creek Country
territory
frontier
Indian territory
notable item/thing
horses
materials
supplies
ammunition
notable idea/issue
protection
offensive
invasion
peace
war
document number
1799021370001
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (21 pages) | SNL05 (21 pages) | Collection: Congress; 1st session to the 9th Congress, 1st Session to House of Representatives | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Constant Freeman | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Simmons | [unknown] | [n/a] |