Additional woodsmen requested
Document 1794Major Thomas Doyle, commanding officer at Fort Massac, informs General James Robertson that several men at his garrison are sick, and so he is unable to track the movements of the Indians in his quarter, which requires about "fifteen or twenty woodsmen." Requests that he sends a sufficient number for a few weeks, arguing that "it is for the public good."
No document image is currently available.
No human transcription currently available for this document.
Machine transcription not yet available for this document.
Type
Printed Document
Description
Major Thomas Doyle, commanding officer at Fort Massac, informs General James Robertson that several men at his garrison are sick, and so he is unable to track the movements of the Indians in his quarter, which requires about "fifteen or twenty woodsmen." Requests that he sends a sufficient number for a few weeks, arguing that "it is for the public good."
Date
09/19/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Massac
Collection
Document number
1794091990000
Note
Enclosed in Knox to US Congress, 12/19/1794.
Notable persons
James Robertson
Thomas Doyle
Indians
woodsmen
Henley
McFarland
Notable locations
Fort Massac
Ohio River
Notable items
garrison