Instructions to Mr. Edward Wright
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Instructions to Mr. Edward Wright
Description
Wright has been appointed to succeed Edward Price, deceased, late factor of the Indian Store at Fort Wilkinson on the River Oconee. McHenry includes a list of seventeen instructions respecting the management and conduct of said factory. McHenry noted that the current state of the factory could be "deranged".
short description
Instructions to Mr. Edward Wright
year created
1799
month created
03
day created
27
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
notable person/group
James McHenry
Edward Wright
Creek Nation
Benjamin Hawkins
factor
contractor
merchant
notable location
War Department
Fort Wilkinson
Oconee River
Ohio River
Indian Store
factory
notable item/thing
instructions
factor
trading house
goods for the Creek
Indian affairs
bills
cash
letter of advice
books
papers
notable idea/issue
management
conduct
Indian relations
sale
succession
death
deceased
status
regulations
document number
1799032700301
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZXU04 (42 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of War Relative to Indian Tribes (Letters and Instructions to the Factors of the Indian Trading Houses from their Establishment), Nov 26, 1795-Feb 27, 1800. (RG75) | [unknown] |
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZXU21a (2 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of War Relative to Indian Tribes (Letters and Instructions to the Factors of the Indian Trading Houses from their Establishment), Nov 26, 1795-Feb 27, 1800. (RG75) | P: 31 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Edward Wright | [unknown] | [n/a] |