Attention Needed for Sloop Detroit & Provisioning of Garrisons
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Attention Needed for Sloop Detroit & Provisioning of Garrisons
Description
Promises to attend to the U.S. sloop Detroit, as she will be needed for the service of the citizens of Detroit and Michilimackinac, as well as the provisioning of various posts.
year created
1797
month created
03
day created
24
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
in collection
in image
note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one without images.
notable person/group
James McHenry
John Wilkins
Quartermaster General
Secretary of War
notable location
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Michilimackinac
notable item/thing
provisioning
sloop Detroit
stores
document number
1797032440101
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | DBC17 (2 pages) | Collection: John Wilkins Papers | P: 116 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: John Wilkins Letterbook | P: 96 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Wilkins, Jr. | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |