Duplicate Receipts, Troop Location
Document 1791Receipts from Armstrong's horse purchase. Troops encamped near Big Miami.
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[No?] Fort Washington Octr 5th 1791
Enclosed you have Armstrongs private receipts for the Money paid him for a horse — We are very busy the Generies goes January — This Day I am informed by [undecipherable] of the Army is encamped on the Big Miami about 23 miles from Haines on the Direct road to the Towns destroyed and divided are again our object — it is said the Indians are in force there and going to try their Strength — I wish they may — Compliments as usual —
Sincerely yours
Samuel [undecipherable]
Major [undecipherable]
This conveyance to send him on his way home — I have now to request that you would take him under your immediate direction, and furnish him as you propose, and forward him to Philadelphia — take his receipts for the expence and I will account for them — I expect he will go with some waggoner, Haggart and that of course his expences will be but small
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Receipts from Armstrong's horse purchase. Troops encamped near Big Miami.
Date
09/17/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1791091736001
Page start
1
Note
Text under signature is a letter on another sheet, not part of this document.
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
Armstrong
Indians
Notable locations
Fort Washington
Pittsburgh
Big Miami
river
Notable items
duplicate receipts
horse
road to the towns
