Troops Taken Prisoner, Information Gathered, Situation Unsafe for Travel

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Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Wilkinson now commanding Fort Hamilton provided intelligence gathered by Lieut. Gaines during his outing with a search party for captured soldiers. Kentucky volunteers and pack horses to arrive at Fort Jefferson tomorrow, main road unsafe for travel.

Date

11/04/1792

Recipient

Sent from

Fort Washington

Document number

1792110440201

Page start

1

Notable persons

Henry Knox
James Wilkinson
Lieut Gaines
Doctor Hammill
Kentucky volunteers
volunteers
troops
prisoners
Indians
soldiers
Secretary of War

Notable locations

Fort Washington
Fort Jefferson
main road
garrison
enemy territory
frontier

Notable items

horses
pack horses
enclosures
letters