Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796 to Henry Knox

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GLC#
GLC02437.06117-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
11 June 1794
Author/Creator
Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Greenville, Kentucky
Pagination
3 p. : docket ; Height: 30.7 cm, Width: 18.7 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Informs Knox the people of Kentucky have been opposing the general government. Mentions he enclosed an extract of a letter from a witness to an incident that took place in Kentucky. Notes the letter shows the present temper of the people. Reports the incident took place in Lexington, Kentucky and involved men overtaking the rostrum and addressing the people "in the most inflammatory & invective language." Comments two men gave elaborate speeches for two hours and ended the speech declaring they were pro Britain occupying the N.W. Banks of the Ohio. Also notes an earlier incident where the people refused bank notes and would not receive or deliver any supplies unless paid in species. Discusses his concerns with paying the mounted volunteers in bank notes.

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