Circular to the Lieutenants of the Counties to Cease Use of Scouts
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
Circular to the Lieutenants of the Counties to Cease Use of Scouts
Description
Letter from Henry Knox, Secretary of War, to the lieutenants of various counties in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Kentucky directing them to replace scouts with small group of rangers. It also includes detailed instructions on how to document the authorization, use, and pay of said rangers.
year created
1790
month created
07
day created
17
author
sent from location
War Office
in collection
in publication
in image
note
Bound in volume entitled "Defensive Protection of the Frontier." An extract of this letter is found in the American State Papers.
notable person/group
Henry Knox
George Washington
Lieutenant Ernest
Harry Innes
scouts
rangers
Joshiah Harmar
Shawan
Cherokee
notable location
War Office
Washington County, Pennsylvania
Harrison County
Randolph County, Ohio
Monongahalia County
Kenhawa County, Virginia
Mason County
Bourbon County
Woodford County
Madison County
Lincoln County
Mercer County
Nelson County
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Ohio River
notable item/thing
Scouts
militia
pay
Indian hostilities
economic discretion
banditti
notable phrase
The representations of the then deplorable situation of the frontier counties, and the high estimation the said scouts were held in by the inhabitants, were the inducements of the President of the United States to consent to calling forth that expensive species of militia as a temporary measure for the protection of the exposed counties.
document number
1790071700002
page start
1
number of pages
8
