Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on convening of council of General Officers on subject of reducing five inimical Creek towns

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on convening of council of General Officers on subject of reducing five inimical Creek towns

Description

From the State House at Augusta, Georgia Governor Telfair informs Secretary of War Knox that he has convened a council of Georgia militia General Officers on the subject of reducing the five inimical towns of the Creek Nation, the contents of which to be transmitted separately for review by the President of United States General George Washington. If properly supplied, expresses optimism that military expedition will be success. Indicates that a map of the Creek nations is furnished by the Surveyor General of the State of Georgia.

year created

1793

month created

08

day created

13

author

Governor Edward Telfair

sent from location

State House, Augusta Georgia

recipient

Henry Knox

sent to location

Philadelphia

in 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}

in image

NOP01

notable person/group

Georgia Governor Telfair
Secretary of War Knox
Georgia
militia
Georgia militia
General Officers
Creek Nation
President of United States General George Washington
Creek nations
Surveyor General of the State of Georgia
five inimical towns of the Creek Nation

notable location

State House at Augusta
Georgia
Creek nations
Philadelphia

notable idea/issue

Planned offensive expeditions against Creeks by Georgia militia
Washington southern Indian strategy
Washington foreign policy

document number

1793081340050

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[view document] (1 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. 191

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Governor Edward Telfair State House, Augusta Georgia [n/a]
Recipient Henry Knox Philadelphia [n/a]