Commendation for Unit in Fallen Timbers Campaign; Comments on Payroll
Document 1794Extends gratitude of President and House of Representatives to Scott's corps of mounted Kentucky volunteers in the late campaign under Anthony Wayne [culminating in the Battle of Fallen Timbers]. Says that certain funds [whether for Scott or for each volunteer is unclear] have now been transmitted, apologizing for the delay caused by the "insurrections in the western parts of Pennsylvania" [the Whiskey Rebellion]. Asks that Scott forward his units' pay and muster rolls, that the balance due to his troops may be paid.
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Contemporary Copy of Letter
Description
Extends gratitude of President and House of Representatives to Scott's corps of mounted Kentucky volunteers in the late campaign under Anthony Wayne [culminating in the Battle of Fallen Timbers]. Says that certain funds [whether for Scott or for each volunteer is unclear] have now been transmitted, apologizing for the delay caused by the "insurrections in the western parts of Pennsylvania" [the Whiskey Rebellion]. Asks that Scott forward his units' pay and muster rolls, that the balance due to his troops may be paid.
Date
1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Department of War
Repository
Collection
Document number
1794999900002
Page start
1
Notable persons
Major General C. Scott
Secretary at War
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
mounted Kentucky Volunteers
Anthony Wayne
officers
soldiers
Congress
House of Representatives
President United States
George Washington
Notable locations
Western Pennsylvania
Department of War
Fallen Timbers
Ohio
Kentucky
Notable items
insurrection
Whiskey Rebellion
gratitude
muster roll
pay roll
balance
Battle Fallen Timbers
pay