James Wilkinson collection, 1779-1823 (bulk 1792-1815).

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James Wilkinson collection, 1779-1823 (bulk 1792-1815).

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Incoming correspondence, transcriptions of talks with Native American chiefs, instructions to commissioners authorized to make treaties with Indian tribes, and copies of proclamations issued by James Wilkinson. Correspondents include Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, Henry Knox, Oliver Wolcott, Jonathan Dayton, Timothy Pickering, James McHenry, Gen. Henry Dearborn, William C.C. Claiborne, the Marquis of Casa Calvo (Spanish commandant at Pensacola), Col. John Francis Hamtramck, and August Chouteau. Topics include U.S. Army policies, the court martial of John Armstrong, Wilkinson's activities and Army affairs in Louisiana (1800-1806, 1809), the Aaron Burr Conspiracy trial (1807) and the inquiry into Wilkinson's conduct, the War of 1812, and Wilkinson's trial and recall.

4 linear ft. (2 boxes)

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