Insurrection and militia in Pennsylvania

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Insurrection and militia in Pennsylvania

Description

Discusses insurrection in Pennsylvania and mentions militia cavalry. Requests that Pickering attend his office at half past one o'clock.

year created

1799

month created

03

day created

19

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in image

note

Private

notable person/group

Timothy Pickering
James McHenry
militia
cavalry

notable location

War Department
Pennsylvania

notable item/thing

cavalry
militia
auxiliary
insurrection
subdue

notable phrase

Inasmuch as it may become necessary to put into service a greater force to subdue effectively the mounting insurrection in the counties of Northwestern Montgomery
in a state of preparation, an auxiliary body of militia cavalry, as are eventual support of the corps to be displayed

document number

1799031900001

page start

1

number of pages

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) WEM07 (1 pages) Collection: MMC, Pennsylvania House Tax Insurrection: mm79003697 [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James McHenry War Department [n/a]
Recipient Timothy Pickering [unknown] [n/a]