Preparation for Return of Troops following Whiskey Rebellion Insurrection
Document 1794In preparation for the return of the army from western Pennsylvania, supplies should be provided for the return of the troops to the following locations with the designated officer in charge of supplies at those sites: Virginia's troops to Winchester (Carrington), Maryland's troops to Williamsport (Gale), Pennsylvania's troops to Lancaster (Coxe's choice), and New Jersey's troops to Trenton (Hunt).
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[Docket, verso: Almay dillon Johnuiur / [undecipherable: forcadie?] / No K [undecipherable]]
Western Camp. Nov. 8. 1794
Sir
As the army will shortly be on the return from this Country, it is necessary to make an arrangement for the Supply Mr [undecipherable] with the route to the Virginia troops to Winchester the Maryland troops to Williamsport. The Pennsylvania Troops to Lancaster. The New Jersey troops to Trenton — The Quarter = = Master General will do the same in his department.
A provision remains to be made to furnish & convey the troops from those points to their respective homes.—
You will engage Carrington to take up the Virginia Troops at Winchester, [undecipherable] to take up those of Maryland at Williamsport — Howell of Trenton to take up those of New Jersey at that place — Whoever serves your pleasure to take up those of Pennsylvania at Lancaster.—
You will confer with the Secretary at War & take [undecipherable] Concert the necessary steps — Mr Woolcott will furnish the money — No time is to be lost.
With consideration I am
Your obedient Serv't
(Signed) A. W. Hamilton
Tench Coxe Esq
Commissionary of the Revenue
[Recorded]
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter Signed
Description
In preparation for the return of the army from western Pennsylvania, supplies should be provided for the return of the troops to the following locations with the designated officer in charge of supplies at those sites: Virginia's troops to Winchester (Carrington), Maryland's troops to Williamsport (Gale), Pennsylvania's troops to Lancaster (Coxe's choice), and New Jersey's troops to Trenton (Hunt).
Date
11/08/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Rostrave Camp
Repository
Collection
Document number
1794110800001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Tench Coxe
Alexander Hamilton
Henry Miller
supervisor Pennsylvania
army
Eli Williams
Maryland Troops
Virginia Troops
New Jersey troops
quartermaster general
Edward Carrington
Gale
Hunt
Secretary of War
Henry Knox
Oliver Wolcott
commissioner of revenue
Notable locations
Rostrave Camp, Pennsylvania
western Pennsylvania
Winchester Virginia
Lancaster
Trenton
New Jersey
Maryland
Williamsport
Notable items
supplies
money
pay
insurrection
Whiskey Rebellion

