Pay of the Legion's Troops and Safety of Officials
Item
Type
Recipient's Letterbook Copy
Title
Pay of the Legion's Troops and Safety of Officials
Description
Knox directs Wayne to arrange for the pay of the troops both above and below the Ohio River. Whenever the Governor or Judges or traveling on public business they should be accompanied by an escort in order to ensure their safety.
year created
1792
month created
07
day created
23
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in microfilm
in publication
in image
notable person/group
Anthony Wayne
Henry Knox
Brigadier General Wilkinson
Mr. Swan, the Paymaster
first and second Regiments
artillery
Mr. Britt
Governor of the Western Territory
the old troops
the Secretary acting as Governor
Judges
notable location
War Department
Fort Washington
upper parts of the Ohio
Ohio River
notable item/thing
money
pay of the troops at & below Fort Washington
public business
escort
general good of the Service
notable phrase
The payment of the troops at and below Fort Washington will be easy--but circumstanced as Mr. Swan is, it will be more difficult to pay the old troops above--you will however please to direct him to make an arrangement for that purpose.
document number
1792072313055
page start
43
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | DTC01 (286 pages) | Collection: Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3 | V: 2 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Anthony Wayne Transcripts | XX, p. 161 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Anthony Wayne, A Name in Arms | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: Anthony Wayne Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Anthony Wayne | [unknown] | [n/a] |