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Henry Knox Letter Signed "H. Knox". Two pages, 8.25" x 12.75", September 13, 1790, "War Department", to Captain Henr...
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Secretary of War Henry Knox orders Captain Burbeck to "prevent by all means in your power the escape of negroes from their masters"
Henry Knox Letter Signed "H. Knox". Two pages, 8.25" x 12.75", September 13, 1790, "War Department", to Captain Henry Burbeck regarding fugitive slaves who had fled into Spanish Florida. As President Washington's first secretary of war, Henry Knox informs Captain Burbeck that his "conduct to the Spanish officers is highly proper and you will continue the most friendly intercourse with them. Your information respecting Mr. Jones' negroes has been submitted to the President of the United States and you are requested to transmit all similar information. You will agreeably to your instructions prevent by all means in your power the escape of negroes from their masters being citizens or inhabitants of the United States. . . . I hope Mr. McGillivray had a good passage to the St Mary's." Burbeck, a Revolutionary War veteran, had been sent to Georgia in 1789 to assist with the treaty negotiations between the U.S. and Creek Nation. That treaty, signed in 1790, required the Creek to hand over runaway slaves among them to the U.S. Later, Burbeck was assigned to build a U.S. fort on St. Mary's River, the boundary of the U.S. and Spanish Florida. While constructing the fort, Creek Chief McGillivray brought copies of the treaty to the Burbeck. This letter is toned with folds; fine. From the Papers of General Henry Burbeck.Auction Info
2010 February Signature Historical Manuscripts Auction #6039 (go to Auction Home page)
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February, 2010
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