An Estimate of the Expense of Troops for an Expedition Against the Wabash
Document 1790An estimate of the expense of employing, for three months, one thousand seven hundred militia, and four hundred continental troops, in an expedition against the Wabash Indians--two hundred of the militia to be mounted. Includes pay and subsistence of militia and Continental troops; Quarter Master's Department, including hire of horses and boats.
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An estimate of the expense of employing, for three months, one thousand seven hundred militia, and four hundred continental troops, in an expedition against the Wabash Indians--two hundred of the militia to be mounted. Includes pay and subsistence of militia and Continental troops; Quarter Master's Department, including hire of horses and boats.
Date
08/23/1790
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Document number
1790082300000
Note
American State Papers, 1st Congress, 3rd Session, Indian Affairs: Volume 1, p 98.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Alexander Hamilton
militia
continental troops
Wabash Indians
Quartermaster's Department
contractors
Notable locations
Fort Washington
Notable items
mounted
expedition against the Wabash
expedition
pay
subsistence
forage
rations
expense
contract
horses
boats
transportation
contingencies