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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04771 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0097] October-December 1790 |
| Title | John Hardin to Joseph Harrance about militia and fighting Indians |
| Date | 6 November 1790 |
| Author | Hardin, John (1753-1792) |
| Recipient | Harrance, Joseph |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Discusses the conduct of his militia and Major [James] Paul, about whom he "cannot say too much in his favour for his Distinguished behavior as a valuable officer." Notes Major Paul from Uniontown, Pennsylvania formed a battalion of volunteers to help General Josiah Harmar fight Indians on the Pennsylvania/Ohio frontier. Written from Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Northwest Indian War Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Military History Militia Frontiers and Exploration Westward Expansion |
| People | Hardin, John (1753-1792) Harrance, John, (fl. 1790) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Westward Expansion; Native Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Colonel Hardin participated in the American Revolutionary War and in various campaigns against Indians in the Northwest Territory and western Ohio. A Shawnee Indian killed him while he slept during a trip to western Ohio to negotiate a treaty between the Shawnees and the United States government. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |