Defense of Frontier
Document 1792Fully complied with instructions issued by Knox. Wrote to county lieutenants on the frontiers of PA and VA regarding defense. Dispatched an express boat to Gen. Wilkinson with Wayne's Circular. No news from the West except the annual report of Wilkinson.
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Pittsburgh 29th June 1792
Dear Sir,
I have fully complied with that part of your Instructions, which directs me to write to the County Lieutenants on the borders of Pennsylva[nia] & Virginia — to the County Superintendants [strikethrough: to] to prevent any men [undecipherable] with the [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] — also given similar orders to the Officer Commanding at the [undecipherable] of Pennsylvania — to Col. [undecipherable] & to Lieut. [Jeffers?], in addition to the [undecipherable] I have dispatched [Express?] back to Genl Wilkinson with copies of my Circular Letters, requesting him [undecipherable] to forbid More from incurring to forward my letters to the Lieutenants of Kentucky, bordering upon the Ohio, & [advise?] the [undecipherable] are [Chains?].
We have nothing of Moment from this Westward except the Arrival of [undecipherable] Lady [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] Morning [undecipherable] o'Clock. & Col. [Hodgdon?] from Fort Washington, [undecipherable] will give you every [undecipherable] intelligence from that quarter.
Patrols have not arrived — I was presented with a very extraordinary present [strikethrough: two] days [ago?] — a letter to establish[ment?] of the Pennsylvania [undecipherable] Corps commanded by [Major?] McCully — [undecipherable] — the Indian [undecipherable] [undecipherable] will inform you of the particulars.
The [undecipherable] is not yet arrived [undecipherable] — And if [undecipherable] anything [received?] from you I will add [undecipherable] who [undecipherable] will [undecipherable] you [undecipherable] — I am [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] with perfect esteem & regard
Your Most Obt
Your Humble Servant
Anty Wayne
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Fully complied with instructions issued by Knox. Wrote to county lieutenants on the frontiers of PA and VA regarding defense. Dispatched an express boat to Gen. Wilkinson with Wayne's Circular. No news from the West except the annual report of Wilkinson.
Date
06/29/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Repository
Collection
Document number
1792062940101
Page start
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Notable persons
Henry Knox
Anthony Wayne
Secretary of War
Wilkinson
county lieutenants
scouts
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Virginia
frontier
territory
Kentucky
Indian country
Ohio
river
Notable items
circular

