Troops are Marched as Fast as They are Recruited

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Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Description

In order to alleviate Wayne anxiety, Knox reports on the recruitment and transportation of men and supplies to support Wayne's expedtion against the western Indians.

Date

06/29/1792

Author

Recipient

Sent from

War Department

Collection

Document number

1792062900000

Notable persons

Anthony Wayne
Henry Knox
Stake's troop
Asheton's command
Carberry's Companies
Captain B. Smith
the President [Washington]
Brigadier General Wilkinson
Captain Joseph Brant [Brandt]
Quartermaster General
William Lowther of Ohio County Virginia
Captain of a Rifle Company
William Preston of Wythe County
militia

Notable locations

War Department
Pittsburg
Reading
Carlisle
Richmond
Grand River, north of Lake Erie
New York
Omie River
Fort Washington
western district of [Pennsylvania]

Notable items

arrival of your troops
clothing
arms
recruiting service