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
Type
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
09
day created
03
author
sent from location
Augusta Georgia
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in image
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
