Fixing a Post on the Muskingham River
Item
Type
Typed letter
Title
Fixing a Post on the Muskingham River
Description
Proposal for the establishment of a fort at the Cayahoga garrisoned by one company of musket men and one company of riflemen for scouting and protection of settlers
year created
1792
month created
07
day created
09
author
sent from location
Fort Washington
recipient
note
Cited in Washington to Knox, 08/22/1792.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Rufus Putnam
riflemen
inhabitants on both sides of the Ohio
notable location
Fort Washington
Lake Erie
Cayahoga
Muskingham River
Hockhocking
Ohio County
Washington in Pennsylvania
settlements on the Muskingham
Belle Ville
great Kenewa
Waterford Station
mouth of Licking Creek
great Kenhawa
Sandusky
notable item/thing
offensive operations
by water
supplies
boats
notable phrase
Whether the plan of making an establishment on Lake Erie at Cayahoga as proposed in my letter yesterday be adopted or not, I beg leave to suggest the propriety of fixing a post somewhere on the Muskingham River...
document number
1792070954200
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Rufus Putnam [Transcript] Collection | V:III, P:167 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Anthony Wayne Transcripts | XX, P:101 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Rufus Putnam | Fort Washington | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |