Papers of the War Department · Extract of letter from Major Henry Gaither to Secretary of War Henry Knox reporting that Governor of Georgia Telfair has improperly called up militia and in greater numbers than is necessary

Extract of letter from Major Henry Gaither to Secretary of War Henry Knox reporting that Governor of Georgia Telfair has improperly called up militia and in greater numbers than is necessary

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Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Extract of letter from Major Henry Gaither to Secretary of War Henry Knox reporting that Governor of Georgia Telfair has improperly called up militia and in greater numbers than is necessary

Description

Gaither reports that the Georgia militia in service has been improperly called up by the Governor of Georgia Telfair, and in excessive numbers. Gaither has proposed using the authorized federal troops to defend the frontier. If this were to prove insufficient, then he would recommend calling out the necessary numbers of militia. Because to the current arrangement, Gaither wants nothing to do with the militia, unless they can be put under his command.

year created

1793

month created

day created

author

Henry Gaither

sent from location

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 Militia

Georgia Governor Telfair

Major Henry Gaither

Federal Troops

Henry Knox

Secretary of War

President of United States General George Washington

cavalry

infantry

notable location

Augusta Georgia

Georgia

United States

Philadelphia

notable idea/issue

federal versus state in calling out militia in Georgia against Creeks 1793

robbery and murder at Robert Seagrove's store on Traders Hill St Marys

document number

1793090340050

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[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}	M1268, R: 14, p 471-472

Document names

Type	Name	Location	Notes
Author	Henry Gaither	Augusta Georgia	[n/a]
Recipient	Henry Knox	Philadelphia	[n/a]