Form a Company of Infantry to Attend Indian Treaties
Document 1785Congress directs that a company of Infantry be detached to Fort McIntosh to attend the Indian Commissions during the treaty being held at the falls of the Ohio and mouth of the Great Miami River. Fish is ordered to form a full company of Infantry from the recruits of the state, to be ready to march by the 25th. Fish must also make a return of camp equipage and other articles necessary for the expedition. Contractors for clothing have been informed of Fish's business and will supply up to 165 suits of clothing for the detachment.
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Congress directs that a company of Infantry be detached to Fort McIntosh to attend the Indian Commissions during the treaty being held at the falls of the Ohio and mouth of the Great Miami River. Fish is ordered to form a full company of Infantry from the recruits of the state, to be ready to march by the 25th. Fish must also make a return of camp equipage and other articles necessary for the expedition. Contractors for clothing have been informed of Fish's business and will supply up to 165 suits of clothing for the detachment.
Date
07/15/1785
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Document number
1785071500000
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Notable persons
Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Fish
Henry Knox
Congress
Infantry
Indian Commissions
Commissioners
Indians
recruits
contractors
Notable locations
War Office
Fort McIntosh
falls of the Ohio
Ohio River
mouth of the Great Miami
Notable items
treaties
march
return of the camp equipage
articles
expedition
clothing
suits
