Outlines Activites to Meet Insurgents in Pennsylvania
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Outlines Activites to Meet Insurgents in Pennsylvania
Description
Continuation to reject the execution based on just authority of the government in Northampton County. Mentions cases of open violence. Requests detachment of volunteers with a paymaster and a quartermaster. Requests assistance marching prisoners to Philadelphia. Delineates responsibilities with the militia with utmost vigilance and ability to march at the shortest notice and outlines troops sent to Reading as well as other nearby locations. Mentions authorization of the President. Outlines instructions for the troops.
year created
1799
month created
03
day created
21
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in image
note
Illegible document.
notable person/group
William MacPherson
James McHenry
John Adams
Volunteers
Paymaster
Quartermaster
Prisoners
Captain Shoemaker
Captain Irvine
Lieutenant Boot
notable location
War Department
Northampton County
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Frederick, Maryland
Reading, Pennsylvania
Brunswick, New Jersey
New Town, Pennsylvania
document number
1799032100301
page start
1
number of pages
14
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (14 pages) | KFV17 (14 pages) | Collection: MMC, McHenry, James: mm85004543 | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: James McHenry Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William MacPherson | [unknown] | [n/a] |