Outfitting Troops
Document 1795Notification that all troops fit for duty descended the Ohio under the command of Richard Sparks, who was also charged with transporting all Indian goods. Clothing received was not sufficient to outfit all recruits and they left without proper equipment. Noted clothing on hand insufficient type to cloth troops. Troops are being inoculated against small pox, to prevent a spread of the disease.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Notification that all troops fit for duty descended the Ohio under the command of Richard Sparks, who was also charged with transporting all Indian goods. Clothing received was not sufficient to outfit all recruits and they left without proper equipment. Noted clothing on hand insufficient type to cloth troops. Troops are being inoculated against small pox, to prevent a spread of the disease.
Date
06/05/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1795060554001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
Isaac Craig
troops
Captain Richard Sparks
Charles Anderson
quartermaster
Colonel Miegs
recruits
cavalry
infantry
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
Notable items
inoculation
Indian goods
wampum
invoice
treaty
cloathing
clothing
linen overalls
linnen
woolen overalls
rifle coats
short sailors jackets
trousers
hats
uniform
blankets
stores
bales
boats
transportation
smallpox