Murder of a Creek Indian & Comparative Rank of Officers
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Murder of a Creek Indian & Comparative Rank of Officers
Description
Knox forwards a letter to Washington from Governor Telfair that reports of a murder of a Creek Indian. Knox opines that Telfair appears to have taken appropriate measures. He also mentions issues of rank between regular and militia officers.
year created
1790
month created
09
day created
08
author
recipient
note
An image of this document is available online from the GW Papers at LOC
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/P?mgw:19:./temp/~ammem_akSK
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/P?mgw:19:./temp/~ammem_akSK
notable person/group
Henry Knox
George Washington
Governor Edward Telfair
notable location
Georgia
notable item/thing
murder of a Creek Indian
comparative rank of regular and militia officers
document number
1790090800000
Item sets
Document instances
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Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Washington | [unknown] | [n/a] |