Copy of Colonel Doughtys letter to the Secretary of War
Type
Copy of document
Title
Copy of Colonel Doughtys letter to the Secretary of War
Description
Report by John Doughty to the Secretary of War on British forces and influence in the vicinity of Lake Champlain. [largely illegible burned fragment].
short description
Doc, Doughty's rpt to Secretary of War
year created
1791
month created
08
day created
26
author
recipient
in collection
in image
note
This document is a surviving fragment of the George Clinton Papers, which suffered extensive damage in a 1911 fire at the State Capitol in Albany, NY.
Fragmentary document, illegible.
Fragmentary document, illegible.
notable person/group
Henry Knox
John Doughty
Mr Caldwell
Dutch
Captain Steel
troops
deserters
notable location
United States
Quebec
Lake Champlain
notable item/thing
posts
desertion
statement
notable phrase
agreeable to the instructions
honor of receiving from you
Lake Champlaign
order is which the objects of them
to me in your instructions
there are but two posts occupied by British troops on Champalign
territory of the United States
point
line
settled
lives in
subjects have continued
parts and with
our lines, particularly where they have
the inhabitants to have been
in aiding the deserters or in
of the unceasing complaints
in habitants originates from
complaint is the
from the above statement it
is within the
for the district of
establishing
directed by a
best
respect
The inhabitants in general are industrious and civil and among many aspects able characters
within the limits of the
at he must move
document number
1791082640001
page start
1
number of pages
13
