Preventing Possible Breaches of the Truce
Document 1793Knox orders Wayne to withdraw any forces whose forward movements might be considered a breach of the truce with the northern Indians.
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[No 35 From Major General Knox, [undecipherable] apr]
Sir War department
July 20.th 1793
An express was yesterday received from the Commissioners dated at Niagara the 10th instant, a copy of their letter is enclosed.
The orders given to you by the authority of the President of the United States [strikethrough: dated] the 13. and 20.th April and the seventh of June would not authorise any movements which could be construed as a breach of the Truce which is understood to exist on our parts until the treaty is finished.
I now Sir desire you in the name of the President of the United States that if any troops should have been advanced to Forts Hamilton
& Blair
Type
Recipient's Letterbook Copy
Description
Knox orders Wayne to withdraw any forces whose forward movements might be considered a breach of the truce with the northern Indians.
Date
07/20/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1793072013100
Page start
217
Note
Spans Images 217-218 of this collection.
Notable persons
Anthony Wayne
Henry Knox
Commissioners
President of the United States
President
troops
Notable locations
War Department
Niagara
Forts Hamilton, St. Clair, or Jefferson
Fort Hamilton
Fort St Clair
Fort Jefferson
Pittsburgh
on the Ohio in the vicinity of Fort Washington
Ohio River
Fort Washington
Notable items
express
movements
breach of the truce
truce
treaty
instantly withdraw
boat
former orders
orders given to you by the authority of the President of the United States
movements which could be construed as a breach of the truce
usual garrisons
posts
express boat from Pittsburgh

