Establishing the Post at Presqu' Isle
Document 1795Governor Mifflin provides his instructions for the establishment of the post at Presque Isle.
100%
⇣
No human transcription currently available for this document.
Machine transcription not yet available for this document.
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Description
Governor Mifflin provides his instructions for the establishment of the post at Presque Isle.
Date
04/28/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1795042890001
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
William Irvine
Thomas Mifflin
engineer whom the President [Washington] shall appoint
Colonel Clement Biddle, Quartermaster General of Pennsylvania
Captain Denny
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Presqu' Isle on Lake Erie
mouth of French Creek
mouth of Conewango Creek
Fort Le Boeuf
Pittsburgh
Notable items
general instructions
allowance of extra rations
lots at Presque Isle
Act of the Assembly
supplies of provisions
your escort
military aid