Monthly return of Pennsylvania troops, on the fitness of troops, Treaty of Wabash
Document 1785Josiah Harmar, Commanding Officer, 1st American Regiment, sends a monthly return of Pennsylvania troops to President John Dickinson. Harmar asks Dickinson not to hurry recruiting. By Harmar's estimate, out of a corps of 223 soldiers, "at least 50 men" are not fit to be re-enlisted.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
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Josiah Harmar, Commanding Officer, 1st American Regiment, sends a monthly return of Pennsylvania troops to President John Dickinson. Harmar asks Dickinson not to hurry recruiting. By Harmar's estimate, out of a corps of 223 soldiers, "at least 50 men" are not fit to be re-enlisted.
Date
08/01/1785
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort McIntosh
Collection
Document number
1785080115000
Notable persons
John Dickinson
Josiah Harmar
1st American Regiment
Captain Walter Finney
Captain David Zeigler
Captain William McCurdy
Captain T. Douglass
Sergeants
Corporals
bombadiers
Gunners
drummers
Matrosses
privates
Quartermaster Sergeants
Ensign Denny
Ensign Armstrong
The Supreme Executive Council
Major North
Notable locations
Fort McIntosh
Ohio River
Wabash
Fort McIntosh
Notable items
legislature
rifles
enlistments
recruiting
Infantry
Artillery
muster