Protecting the Surveyors
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Protecting the Surveyors
Description
Since the party of troops ordered to assist the Surveyor General in marking the boundary lines designated by the Treaty of Greenville has refused to do so, McHenry orders that a military escort be provided to cover the surveyors while the run the required lines.
year created
1799
month created
04
day created
11
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in publication
in image
note
Cited in Hamilton to McHenry, 04/13/1799; and Hamilton to Hamtramck, 05/12/1799.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
James McHenry
Secretary of the Treasury [Oliver Wolcott, Jr.] Party of Troops
Surveyor General [Rufus Putnum]
Brigadier General [James] Wilkinson
military escort
surveyors
notable location
War Department
Northwestern Territory
notable item/thing
Indian boundary line
Treaty of Greenville
northern line
boundaries of townships
exterior line
cooperation of the military
document number
1799041100001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (7 pages) | WGU12 (7 pages) | Collection: Alexander Hamilton Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: James McHenry Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |