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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05340 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0107] March 1792 |
| Title | Copy of a letter from James Wilkinson to David Zeigler informing Zeigler that he cannot take leave at the present time |
| Date | 9 March 1792 |
| Author | Wilkinson, James (1757-1825) |
| Recipient | Zeigler, David |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Marked copy; titled "Copy of a letter from Lt. Col. Commandt. Wilkinson to Major Zeigler." Written from Fort Washington, present-day Cincinnati, Ohio. Writes, "I yesterday received Advice from the Secretary of War, which Obliges me to retract the permission granted to you to pay a short visit to Philadelphia. The Season requires your Person, and therefore I do not feel myself Authorized to permit your Absence, but must require that you hold yourself in readiness for Command on the 12th Inst." |
| Subjects | Frontiers and Exploration Revolutionary War General Northwest Territory Government and Civics Military History Northwest Indian War |
| People | Wilkinson, James (1757-1825) Ziegler, David (1748-1811) |
| Place written | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Westward Expansion; Native Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |