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Henley, David, 1749-1823

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1749-02-05 - 1823-01-01

Biography

Continental Army officer during the American Revolutionary War, who served as George Washington's intelligence chief and prisoner of war commandant. He later served as the Agent for the United States War Department for the Southwest Territory (later Tennessee) in the 1790s.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Benjamin Hawkins Letters, 1785-1805

 Collection
Identifier: MC-1954-88
Scope and Contents

These letters all concern Creek affairs, some are addressed to governors of Georgia and Tennessee. Others are to and from a Colonel Henly, Henry Dearborn, and one to "Mr. Madison," and from its contents one would assume it is James Madison, Secretary of State, written in 1801.

Dates: 1785 - 1805