Advice to Wayne on Disposition and Supply of Garrisons in Winter
Item
Type
Recipient's Letterbook Copy
Title
Advice to Wayne on Disposition and Supply of Garrisons in Winter
Description
Knox is advising Wayne as to the most efficient ways to prepare for the winter with particular emphasis on the provisioning and hutting of the troops at all the garrisons. He has the idea that if the cattle can be trained to carry the flour, this would save the money it would cost to provide some other form of transportation.
year created
1792
month created
11
day created
02
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in publication
in image
note
Cited in Wayne to Knox, 11/09/1792.
Spans Images 108-113 of this collection.
Spans Images 108-113 of this collection.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Anthony Wayne
Henry Knox
President of the United States
troops
constant patrols
Contractors
Secretary of the Treasury
Infantry
Governor Blount
General Wilkinson
Paymaster
Congress
notable location
War Department
Garrisons in the advanced posts
Forts Jefferson and St. Clair
Fort Washington
Fort Jefferson
Fort Hamilton
Marietta
Gallipolis
Headquarters
notable item/thing
ulterior disposition of the troops
advanced season
further delay in hutting the troops
winter quarters
the issue of the Pacific overtures
surprise
boats
general statement of the river
618,000 rations of salted provisions
advance of upwards of eighty thousand dollars
three months rations
meat part to be salted
expense of transportation
cattle
flour
transport of the ration
a further quantity be stored within for contingencies and supplies
one hundred thousand rations
six & 3/4 ninetieths per ration
fifteen & 1/4 ninetieth per ration
small parties
essential parts of discipline
escorts and patrols
any probable attack
notable phrase
If you have not already directed the measure, it seems indispensibly necessary that the Paymaster should be at Headquarters--the accounts of the troops may not otherwise be so soon closed to the injury of the troops and the public.
document number
1792110213055
page start
108
number of pages
4
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (6 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] | 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] |