Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on the Creek barbarities and additional troops
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on the Creek barbarities and additional troops
Description
From the State House in Augusta Georgia, Governor Telfair notes horrid barbarities and carnage on the frontier caused by the Creeks. As such is adding troops and establishing camp at Shoulderbone to be commanded by General Officer. Says that no idea of peace should divert from preparations for war; people of Georgia must be protected. Acknowledges receipt of supplies.
year created
1793
month created
05
day created
08
author
sent from location
State House, Augusta Georgia
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in image
notable person/group
Georgia Governor Telfair
General Officer
Creek Nation
troops of horse
battalions
companies
Georgia Militia
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
notable location
Shoulderbone
State House Augusta Georgia
Creek Nation
notable item/thing
supplies
notable idea/issue
Georgia at war with Creek Nation
Robbery and murder at Traders Hill St Marys
Treaty of New York
Creek atrocities
document number
1793050840050
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | NOP01 (506 pages) | Collection: Third Congress: Transcribed Confidential Reports and Other Communications Transmitted by the Secretary of War to the House of Representatives, 3d Congress, 1st Session, 1793, Vol. II [3C-B2] (RG 233) {M1268, roll 14} | M: 1268, R: 14, p. 184-185 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Governor Edward Telfair | State House, Augusta Georgia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |