Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820 to Henry Knox

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GLC#
GLC02437.05285-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
2 January 1792
Author/Creator
Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Cincinnati, Ohio
Pagination
3 p. : docket ; Height: 22.3 cm, Width: 18.5 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Written from Fort Washington, at present-day Cincinnati, Ohio. Asks Knox to attend to the accompanying letters, which outline confrontations between General [Arthur] St. Clair and Indians in the frontier, specifically in Kentucky. Wishes he had more information about the Indian towns. Would like information on how the government will protect the frontier region in during the upcoming season. Asks about the possibility of hiring some Chickasaw Indians to work within the army for upcoming campaigns.

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