Movement and Supply of Troops to Support Gen. Wayne
Document 1795Orders that no troops should be detained in Pittsburgh, despite want for stores. All troops should be forwarded to General Wayne with all expediency. Noted that clothing were sent from Philadelphia and that there was already a considerable quantity of clothing in store at Pittsburgh. President gave approval to reengage militia for additional six months.
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Orders that no troops should be detained in Pittsburgh, despite want for stores. All troops should be forwarded to General Wayne with all expediency. Noted that clothing were sent from Philadelphia and that there was already a considerable quantity of clothing in store at Pittsburgh. President gave approval to reengage militia for additional six months.
Date
05/22/1795
Author
Recipient
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War Office
Collection
Document number
1795052213000
Note
Extract of a letter. Cited in Pickering to Wayne, 05/30/1795.
Notable persons
Thomas Butler
Timothy Pickering
recruits
officers
Butler
Samuel Hodgdon
Anthony Wayne
Secretary of War
President
troops
militia
Notable locations
War Office
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
frontier
territory
Notable items
clothing
suits
hats