The Infamous Mr. Martin

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Description

Wayne has been informed by Mr. Morrison, a gentleman of veracity, that he saw between twenty and thirty wagon-loads of public stores laying at Shippensburg. Mr. Martin who brought them that far was so infamous a character that he would not hire a team to bring them on to Pittsburgh. He has uniformly defrauded every person with whom he has had any dealings. Wayne fears that if the water fails as it did the previous year his army will be the ultimate sufferers.

Date

07/02/1793

Recipient

Document number

1793070240002

Page start

1

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Extract of a letter.

Notable persons

Henry Knox
Anthony Wayne
Mr Morrison
Mr. Martin

Notable locations

Shippensburg
Philadelphia
Ohio River

Notable items

wagon loads
public stores
fraud
contractor fraud