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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05321 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0106] February 1792 |
| Title | James Wilkinson to Henry Knox on the struggle for jurisdictional authority in Ohio |
| Date | 14 February 1792 |
| Author | Wilkinson, James (1757-1825) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written from Fort Washington, present-day Cincinnati, Ohio. Marked "Private, Personal & Confidential." Tells Knox that "a most lawless outrage was committed by a party of the soldiers on the person of a civil magistrate in the village of Cincinnati on the 12th." Believes that the incident might have been fatal to 40 or 50 people, but for the intercession of Captain Haskill, who happened to be nearby. Explains what is apparently a struggle for jurisdiction between the civil authorities (represented by himself) and the military authorities (represented by a Major Leyton). |
| Subjects | Frontiers and Exploration Revolutionary War General Military History Military Law Law Northwest Indian War Northwest Territory Government and Civics Westward Expansion Judiciary Rebellion Mobs and Riots |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Wilkinson, James (1757-1825) |
| Place written | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Westward Expansion; Law; Native Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |