Henry Knox, Secretary of War, War Office, to Governor Arthur St. Clair
| Description: |
Extract of letter reminds St. Clair that authority to call out scouts to protect the frontiers from possible Native American hostilities has been revoked by the government. Excerpts from a letter to Harry Innes, Kentucky, explains the rational for replacing scouts with rangers. St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818 Number fourteen of a collection of twenty-four hand-copied documents bound into a letterbook titled Defensive protection of the frontiers. |
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| Origin: | 1790-07-20 |
| Created By: |
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 |
| Publisher: |
Digital Image 2009 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
| Source: |
http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/ONWT/id/361 |
| Collection: |
Northwest Territory Collection, 1721-1825 |
| Copyright: |
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| Subjects: |
Northwest, Old--Militia Indians of North America--Government relations--1789-1869 Indians of North America--Wars--1790-1794 Kentucky--Militia United States. War Dept. Northwest, Old. Governor (1787-1802 : St. Clair) |
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