Cost of Postage, Housing Troops
Document 1794Billing of postage on Gen. Wayne's dispatches mentioned. General meeting at Redstone held, results not yet known. Garrison at Fort Fayette to received reinforcements, necessity to build additional barracks to house troops. Kentucky boat sent forward with bags of oats.
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Pittsburg 29th August 1794
Sir,
I have received Major Staggs letter of the 22d Instant —
The Dispatches for General Wayne, the 24 Genl & Officers with the army, go forward in the usual Mail & consequently are chargeable with Postage this Circumstance I mention in a former letter to Coll Pickering & the Surgeon & reported that the necessary Arrangements would have taken place at the War Office. Nothing new has Occured in our neighbourhood since my last. Yesterday a Meeting of the Genl Committee took place at Cresstons, to take into Consideration the Proposition of the Commissioners of Government, the Result is not yet known here.
It has been Suggested that the Garrison of Fort Fayette will be augmented (will it not in that case) be necessary to Provide Quarters by erecting Barracks in the Fort in addition to those already there, which Cannot accommodate more than one hundred men including Officers —
[And since last post I have sent forward a Daily load carrying 451 B Oat 34th B Corn & 70 Sutter Bags —]
I am, Sir, your Obt
Ann B. Servant
Isaac Craig
Majr Genl Henry Knox
Secretary of War
Philadelphia
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Billing of postage on Gen. Wayne's dispatches mentioned. General meeting at Redstone held, results not yet known. Garrison at Fort Fayette to received reinforcements, necessity to build additional barracks to house troops. Kentucky boat sent forward with bags of oats.
Date
08/29/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1794082954001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Stagg to Craig, 09/06/1794.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Isaac Craig
John Stagg
Major Stagg
General Anthony Wayne
Colonel Pickering
Samuel Hodgdon
commissioners
garrison
barracks
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
neighborhood
Red Stone
Redstone
Fort Fayette
Kentucky
Notable items
weekly mail
letter
dispatches
postage
Kentucky boat
boat
oats
quarters
barracks
corn
twilled bags

