Establishment at Presqu'isle and Le Boeuff
Document 1795Secretary Pickering discusses troops and supplies for Presque Isle and Le Boeuff with Governor Thomas Mifflin of Pennsylvania.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Secretary Pickering discusses troops and supplies for Presque Isle and Le Boeuff with Governor Thomas Mifflin of Pennsylvania.
Date
06/20/1795
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Recipient
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War Office
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Collection
Document number
1795062000001
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Notable persons
Thomas Mifflin
Timothy Pickering
George Washington
Colonel Butler
Colonel Biddle.
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War Office
United States
Presque Isle
Pittsburgh
Le Boief.
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sent me your letter
enclosures
necessity of furnishing troops in the present service of the United States to make the proposed establishment
of fix his eye upon an officer suitable for that particular command
do no more
not having consulted the President
he now consents to the measure contemplated
this day's post
send orders for marching the troops which I propose to assign to that service
they should be able to make the establishment independent of the assistance formerly expected from the state of Pennsylvania
informed me that provisions for four months for the troops intended to have been raised by the State have been transported to Le Boief
I shall depend on these supplies for the troops of the United States now to be ordered to Presqu' Isle.