Letter to the Secretary at War
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter to the Secretary at War
Description
Hawkins discusses the naval bombardment of the fort at St. Mark's on the Apalachee River and encloses a letter from the Spanish Governor of West Florida.
short description
Letter to the Secretary at War
year created
1800
month created
07
day created
10
author
sent from location
Creek Agency
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
Samuel Dexter
Benjamin Hawkins
Francisco de Paula Gelbert
Bowles
Indians
Seminoles
Indian Nation
governor
Spanish
Franco Gelabert
notable location
Creek Agency
St. Mark's
Apalachee River
fort
Cussetah
Fort at St. Mark's
fort
Spain
West Florida
East Florida
Millopookee
Chattahoochee
river
Flint
frontier
territory
notable item/thing
ship
ship of war
stores
supplies
goods
provisions
expedition
notable idea/issue
expedition
Indian relations
peace
war
defense
protection
document number
1800071040101
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (8 pages) | XGB08 (8 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous File, 1800-1917. (RG94) | File # 217 |
| [view document] (2 pages) | YGB08a (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous File, 1800-1917. (RG94) | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Benjamin Hawkins | Creek Agency | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Dexter | [unknown] | [n/a] |