Letter from General Anthony Wayne to Isaac Shelby, 26 September 1793

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Item

Title

Subject

Shelby, Isaac, 1750-1826.

Governors

Wars

Indigenous peoples of North America

Native Americans

Settler colonialism

Militias

Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796

Description

Orders from General Anthony Wayne calling upon Governor Isaac Shelby to raise a militia of fifteen hundred men with Shelby in command for the protection of Kentucky.

Creator

Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796

Source

Love, James Young, 1797-1876 and Thomas Love. Papers, 1785-1820, Filson Historical Society

Date

1793-09-26

Rights

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Relation

bmf0052

Type

Text

Identifier

Mss. A L897 f2

Collection

First American West, 1750-1820

Citation

Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796, “Letter from General Anthony Wayne to Isaac Shelby, 26 September 1793,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed June 9, 2026, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/5171.

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