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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03987 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0085] July-September 1788 |
| Title | William Knox to Henry Knox reporting on War Office and personal matters |
| Date | 16 September 1788 |
| Author | Knox, William (1756-1795) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document; Military document |
| Content Description | Reports on personal matters and War Office business. Relates that Colonel [Edward] Carrington will accompany Lucy Knox from Trenton to New York. Discusses reports from Governor Arthur St. Clair and General Josiah Harmar on Indians in the Northwest Territory. Says "many Indians have arrived at Fort Pitt...as yet it is uncertain whether they [sic] will be a great meeting of Indians or not, as many seem inclined to attend the Treaty at Detroit." Both Harmar and St. Clair fear "the worst consequences might be apprehended to the posts in case hostilities should take place, as it would be in the power of the Savages, to cut off the communications to them." Notes that Major [John] Doughty sent Knox a return, and Jeremiah Wadsworth returned to New York. |
| Subjects | Frontiers and Exploration American Indian History Revolutionary War General Travel Women's History Northwest Indian War Northwest Territory Westward Expansion Diplomacy Treaty Military History Fortification Muster Rolls and Returns |
| People | Knox, William (1756-1795) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Harmar, Josiah (1753-1813) St. Clair, Arthur (1737-1818) Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) Doughty, John (1754-1826) Carrington, Edward (1749-1810) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Native Americans; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |