Boats for Brigadier General Posey; Interpreters to New York for Treaty Commissioners
Document 1793Will have boat fitted for General Posey. Major Hughes and detachment embarked for Fort Washington. Mr. William Williams set of for Niagara via Fort Franklin and Buffaloe Creek. Sylvester Ash will accompany Mr. Wilson to act as assistant interpreter. Has equipped Mr. Wilson with horses, saddles, and money.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Will have boat fitted for General Posey. Major Hughes and detachment embarked for Fort Washington. Mr. William Williams set of for Niagara via Fort Franklin and Buffaloe Creek. Sylvester Ash will accompany Mr. Wilson to act as assistant interpreter. Has equipped Mr. Wilson with horses, saddles, and money.
Date
05/17/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1793051754001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Isaac Craig
General Posey
Major Hughes
William Wilson
Commissioners
Silvester Ash
Interpreter
Shawanese
Delaware
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Fort Washington
Niagara
Fort Franklin
Buffalo Creek
Shawanese Country
Notable items
dispatches
boat
military stores
allowance
horse
saddles