Summary of correspondence from General Knox to General Wayne
DocumentSummary of correspondence from General Henry Knox to General Anthony Wayne, with specific mention of Brigadier General James Wilkinson and Colonel Clarke. Also briefly discusses posts along the Ohio and in Pittsburgh.
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Instances of a correspondence with Officers under and [undecipherable] me monthly by the Secry of Wr
[same letter recommending that Maj Gen. Wells consider his command.]
Secy Knox writes to Maj. Gen. Wayne
July 20. 1792.
"you will permit Brig. Gen. Wilki son to keep up a constant correspondence with you. I shall answer all the letters I have received from him, and transmit you a Copy thereof, as well for your in: formation of past events, as to shew you that a correspondence is not unnecessarily carried on from this Office with an Officer under your immediate orders"
Same letter. "The regulations relative to the receipt & delivery of Stores of all sorts Shall be transmitted to you as early as possible."
July 27. to the Same from the Same. "As persons may be wounded or disabled in performing the arduous operations to which they be sent on the present expedition the regulations — The foregoing is therefore presented, the substance of which was contained in my letter to Brig. Gen Wilkinson of the 17 inst, a Copy of which has been transmitted to you."
The regulations respecting muskets are to be transmitted in the letter above alluded to be in the hands written to you, (the [undecipherable] — also a copy Portion of this letter — to Gen. Wayne — to let the govr of [undecipherable] to Genl Wayne — to let [undecipherable] easy for Govrnmt fore government in all such cases.
[marginalia lower left: for weak, at this time you were solemnly under the command [undecipherable] Gen Wayne and not considered as a Subordinate [undecipherable] [undecipherable] then [undecipherable] three times upon our ability to give this information]
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Summary of correspondence from General Henry Knox to General Anthony Wayne, with specific mention of Brigadier General James Wilkinson and Colonel Clarke. Also briefly discusses posts along the Ohio and in Pittsburgh.
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Extracts of letters from Knox to Wayne are included in a document entitled "Instances of a correspondence with officers under and immediately commanded by the General." The date and the recipient cannot be confirmed from the image. The document appears to be in the hand of Knox.
Notable persons
Anthony Wayne
Henry Knox
James Wilkinson
officers
War Secretary
President
army
Clarke
troops
Notable locations
Ohio
[Ohio River]
Pittsburgh
Fort Franklin
Fort Washington
Notable items
Office
regulations
garrison
water
post

