Requests Two Wagons with Horses for Captain Mills

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War department, Nov. 25^th 93. Sir. The Secretary of War requests that you will provide, two waggons, with four horses each, to convey the baggage &c of Captain Mills's company from this city to Pittsburg — Captain Mills will march on Sunday morning — I am Sir Your humble Serv^t [signature] [undecipherable: Blaggin?] [undecipherable] M^r Knox [Endorsement, written sideways:] Letter from the War off. directing two Waggons &c forwarded to Pittsburg Compy &c 25^th Nov^r 1793 [Stamped notation:] Receiv'd War Off. No 402.80

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Requests two wagons with four horses to convey the baggage of Captain Mills from Pittsburgh.

Date

11/25/1791

Author

John Stagg

Recipient

William Knox

Sent from

Hundertown

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters To

Document number

1791112540101

Page start

Notable persons

William Knox

John Stagg

Henry Knox

Secretary of War

Captain Mills

Notable locations

War Department

Pittsburgh

Notable items

wagons

horses

baggage