James Wilkinson letters, 1784-1815.

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James Wilkinson letters, 1784-1815.

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This collection consists of letters written by James Wilkinson to various friends and associates between 1784-1815. The letters discuss business, personal news, recommendations for army appointments, Indian skirmishes and troop movements on the frontier, and investigations into his various political and business dealings which subsequently lowered his reputation. Names represented in the collection are John Brown, Gen. Anthony Wayne, Harry Innes, Dr. Hugh Shiell, Gen. Charles Scott, President John Adams, Col. James Taylor and Gen. Henry Knox.

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825

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