Letterbook, 1799-1800.

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Letterbook, 1799-1800.

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Copy of the letterbook kept by Cushing, commander of United States forces in the Mississippi Territory at the end of the 18th century; covers daily operations, inventories of stores, Indian relations, and troop movements; includes letters from Brigadier General James Wilkinson, Secretary of War James McHenry, and General Wade Hampton.

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University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7396613

University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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Cushing, Thomas H. (Thomas Humphrey), 1755-1822

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Born ca. 1747 in Massachusetts; a career soldier, rising to the rank of Captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolution; settled in the 1790's in the Mississippi Territory, created in 1798; appointed General Wilkinson's replacement as head of the military department of the Territory form July 1799 to May 1800; continued to serve as Colonel in the U.S. Infantry; discharged in 1815; died 1822. From the description of Letterbook, 1799-1800. (University of Southern Mississ...

Hampton, Wade (1752-1835)

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Wilkinson, James (1737-1825)

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