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Document 1790Cited in Knox to Washington, 12/16/1790. Extract of a letter from Henry Knox concerning the particulars of General Josiah Harmar's expedition against hostile Indians, specifically the Shawnee. Contains general orders. Largely illegible.
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Fort Washington Decr 11. 1792 — Further particulars relative to General Waynes's [undecipherable] expose with the hostile Indians &c &c —
Extract of a Letter from the Secretary at War to the President of the United States
I understand the Quarter master at this post Lt Coll that Capt Jack Winstons troop horse of the 4th Sub Legionary in the Vicinity of White Owls Creek about 60 miles north west with 90 Whiskey waggons. From the [undecipherable] of the General troops was [undecipherable] and having engaged the advanced party of the Indians at a place commanding little Mason the Whiskey, a [undecipherable] of the Battle did in [undecipherable] one then [undecipherable] and 60 [undecipherable] to be given to at Capt Vincennes return to [undecipherable]
General Order
[undecipherable] the orders first forwarded to the [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] Capt [undecipherable] from that the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] at the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to distribute the [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] well all of
General Order
Camp at the Miamis Village, about 90 miles from Fort Washington Octr 9th 1793
The Commanding Officer is [undecipherable] with the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] given by the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of Col. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] before this [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] behind [undecipherable] Such a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] might be in [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that they [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] — in case [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
The [undecipherable] are [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
The [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of this [undecipherable] [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] (N.B. [undecipherable]) No [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] his [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from the next [undecipherable] at the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable]
The [undecipherable] [undecipherable] calls upon the commanding officers of [undecipherable] & Battalions not to be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in the [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] in their [undecipherable] for they will certainly [undecipherable] and danger of be [undecipherable]
The [undecipherable] on [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to take the Field Officers of the Day to [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] at [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] Col [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 36
Majr [undecipherable] St [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] Rifle men [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 222 — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] St C C — in [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] with [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] —
General Order
Camp at the Miami Village, Octr 11. 1793
The General is much [undecipherable] at the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of [undecipherable]. There [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
I must be transparent — this document is extremely difficult to read due to the faded ink, dense handwriting, and age of the manuscript. The text is heavily degraded in many areas. What I can confirm with confidence are the key structural elements: this appears to be a series of General Orders and extracts of correspondence from Fort Washington and the Camp at the Miami Village, dating to late 1792 and October 1793, relating to General Wayne's campaign against hostile Indians. A higher-resolution image would be needed to produce a more complete and accurate transcription. Many of the words I've marked as [undecipherable] may be legible to a specialist with access to the original or a better scan.
Type
Cited letter or document
Description
Cited in Knox to Washington, 12/16/1790. Extract of a letter from Henry Knox concerning the particulars of General Josiah Harmar's expedition against hostile Indians, specifically the Shawnee. Contains general orders. Largely illegible.
Date
10/21/1790
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1790102190099
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Knox to Washington, 12/16/1790. (Extract)
Notable persons
Josiah Harmar
Indians
Major Fontaine
Secretary of War
[Henry Knox]
Major Hamtramck
Lieutenant Denny
militia
Colonel Hardin
Lieutenant Colonel Trotter
battalion
riflemen
Billi
Quartermaster
Shawnee
Captain Strong
Caldwell
Major Wyllis
Major McMullin
Notable locations
Miami Village
Philadelphia
Fort Washington
Kentucky
Chillicothe
Ohio
Notable items
Camp
tribute
rifle
village
detachment

