Presley Nevill letter to Thomas Mifflin, 1792
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- 1792-08-03
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Letter written by Presley Nevill on Aug. 3, 1792 to Thomas Mifflin, Governor of Pennsylvania. As lieutenant of the Allegheny County militia, Nevill reports to Gov. Mifflin on Indian affairs in the Northwest Territory. The letter includes some information on hostile Indian tribes, the defeat of General St. Clair's army, and the alliance of the Seneca Indians to the United States. Nevill also reports that ""the Commissions of the Militia officers o...
- Creator
Nevill, Presley
- Contributing Institution
- Newberry Library
- Subjects
- Battles
Militia
War
Alliances
Political science
Indians--Government relations
Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800
Seneca - Type
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- Correspondence
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- Chicago citation style
- Nevill, Presley. Presley Nevill letter to Thomas Mifflin, 1792. 1792-08-03. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/29631. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Nevill, Presley, (1792-08-03) Presley Nevill letter to Thomas Mifflin, 1792. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/29631
- MLA citation style
- Nevill, Presley. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/29631>.