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to John Bryant

Notes he received the cannon, carriages, and port fires and believes them a good acquisition. Requests Bryant send the 495 pistols that were absent in this return. Probably related to supplies for the army raised to suppress the Wiskey Rebellion.

GLC03432.058

to Captain Denny

Discusses a dispute between the United States and the Six Nations over land. Contends that "there is nothing in the Constitution...that gives the Legislature much less the Executive a shadow of Power to cede...a single foot of ground, the...

GLC05542

to Henry Knox

Informs Knox the results from the general meeting at Redstone in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania have not come back yet. Encloses newspapers (not included) that notes Governor [John Graves] Simcoe's "singular conduct." Reports on the progress of the...

GLC02437.06194

to Henry Knox

Informs Knox he ordered two more subalterns to depart immediately. Mentions the "insurgents continue their outrages in that quarter - They have burnt the barn of Major [Abraham] Kilpatrick, with a large quantity of grain, hay, &c." Reports on the...

GLC02437.06163

to Edward Hand

Sends General Hand copies of the excise law, an explanatory letter from the treasury department, a license form, and a copy of a "bill raising money for the protection of the Frontiers" (none included). Discusses the Whiskey Rebellion, relaying...

GLC02894