Report from the Western District
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Report from the Western District
Description
In his mostly undecipherable handwriting, this unknown officer provides a detailed report of events in the West.
year created
1799
month created
01
day created
31
author
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
note
Largely illegible.
A seventeen page document.
Syrett listed this document in the Appendix to Vol. 22.
A seventeen page document.
Syrett listed this document in the Appendix to Vol. 22.
notable person/group
James McHenry
Richard Clark
non-commissioned officers
Chief
Major Kersey
fugitive
savages
officers commanding garrisons
Indians
Commanding Officers of posts on the Mississippi
Chiefs of the Choctaw Nation
tribes
Spaniards
Indian Commissioners
Chickasaws
the whites
Africans
our sick
DoctorTodd
Doctor Philips
3rd Regiment
Contractor
s agent
Presley Neville O'Bannion
James Morrison
Stephens
Ensign McClaig
Cox
physician
Vice Consul
Daniel Clark
notable location
Tennessee
Mississippi
north of the Ohio
Spain
Louisiana
Western Country
Natchez
Kentucky
Fort Washington
Lexington
New Orleans
Atlantic ports
notable item/thing
knapsacks
stroke of justice
jealousy
allegiance
conscience
personal faith
government of Tennessee
strength of the garrison
provisions
checks against abuses
return for August
goods
peace
feather
expenses
friendship
Spanish corn
symbol of allegiance
small medals
copper
silver
arms of Spain
contract
water battery
climate
heat
piercing rays of the sun
patriotism
surgeon's appointment
rations
safe passage of the dispatches
diabolical dispositions
General Court Martial
trial of Ensign [?]
presidential decision
vagabond
baggage
reports of Capt. [?] and Lt. Pope
works of Fort McHenry
ruin
correspondence with Governor Gayoso
sympathies
Cox's application
boats descending the river
capture
existing intercourse
channel of communication
notable phrase
The whites who are born here cannot stand the piercing rays of the sun while the Africans are unaffected by them.
document number
1799013100201
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (19 pages) | WGM15 (19 pages) | Collection: Alexander Hamilton Papers | R: 15 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Illegible Author | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |