Orders to March to Trenton New Jersey, then Pittsburgh
Document 1792Letter, discusses recruiting, directs march to Pittsburgh. Captain Mills will muster and inspect Rodgers' recruits. Apply to Mr. Bray for wagon and transport. Inform Knox at every opportunity while on the march.
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War department
July 12. 1792
Sir
Captain Mills is instructed to muster and inspect your recruits and to place in your hands one Months pay for them. He will also deliver you four Months pay and three Months subsistence and forage for yourself — and four Months pay and three Months subsistence and forage for Cornet Van Rensselaer — and a further sum of fifty dollars for the contingent expences of your march.
As soon as the clothing arrives and which is now on the road to New Brunswick, I request that after clothing your men, you will immediately commence your march, agreeably to the orders which are enclosed.
You will apply to Mr Bray to furnish you a waggon to transport the baggage of your detachment from Brunswick to Trenton — where Mr Hunt will accomodate you in the same manner to Reading in Pennsylvania — At Reading James Collins Esqr will procure you the means of transportation to Pittsburg —
Let me hear from you by every opportunity while on the march —
I am
Sir
Your humble Servant —
Knox
Secy of War
[Capt. Jedediah Rodgers]
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Letter, discusses recruiting, directs march to Pittsburgh. Captain Mills will muster and inspect Rodgers' recruits. Apply to Mr. Bray for wagon and transport. Inform Knox at every opportunity while on the march.
Date
07/12/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1792071200003
Page start
1
Notable persons
Jedediah Rogers
Henry Knox
Captain Mills
Cornet Van Renselaer
Mr. Bray
James Collins.
Notable locations
War Department
New Brunswick
Trenton
Reading, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh.
Notable items
instructed to muster and inspect your recruits
pay
subsistence
forage
dollars
contingent expences
march
clothing
commence your march
orders
wagon
transport the baggage
detachment.

