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Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
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Letter from Nashville reports Major Doughty and troops under General Harmar planning a fort at the mouth of the Tennessee River on the Ohio, aided by Chickasaw warriors, to secure Cumberland River navigation. Suggests another fort at Duck River mouth to aid southern migrants.
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Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Nashville, to the printers of this paper, dated July 27.
Major Doughty of the federal army, with a detachment of the troops commanded by General Harmar, is about erecting a fort at the mouth of the Tennessee on the Ohio, and is assisted by a number of Chickasaw warriors. This measure will render the navigation of Cumberland river much safer; and if another fort was established on the Tennessee, at the mouth of Duck-River, the distance not being over sixty miles from this place, it would be of great advantage to families moving to this country from the southern states, as they could go with their waggons to the mouth of French-broad, and from thence in flats to the mouth of Duck-River in four or five days.
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Nashville
Event Date
July 27
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safer navigation of cumberland river; proposed additional fort at mouth of duck-river to benefit migrating families.
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Major Doughty with detachment under General Harmar erecting fort at mouth of Tennessee on Ohio, assisted by Chickasaw warriors. Suggestion for another fort at mouth of Duck-River, 60 miles from Nashville, to aid families moving from southern states via wagons to French-broad and flats to Duck-River in 4-5 days.