Quantity of troops at various posts

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Posts Posts Washington …… 67 Steubens ………….. 31 [undecipherable] …… 83 Knox ……………… 53 Hamilton ………….. 67 St. Clair …………. 14 Jefferson …………. 14 Greenville ……….. 253 Recovery ………….. 14 Wayne ……………. 253 Defiance …………. 127 Adams …………….. 25 [undecipherable] …… 25 Loramie …………… 27 [undecipherable] …… 26 ………………… 1090 Michilimackinac …… 131 Detroit ………….. 393 Miami ……………. 131 Niagara ………….. 424 ………………… 1079 It is not certain that Men [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] arrangement of posts & numbers to assigning [undecipherable] Taking it however for a ground upon which to [conduct?]

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Polis Posts Washington — 67. Michillimackinac. 131 . Steuben — 31 Detroit — 393 Maspac — 83 Me amus — 131 Knox — 53 Niagara — 5[undecipherable: 44?] Hamilton — 67 —— V. Clair — — 14 1079 Jefferson — 14 it is not certain that this shette Greenville — 253 exhibits the ultimate arrangement Recovery — 14 of posts & numbers to occupy them Wayne — 253 darking it however for a Defiance — 127 ground upon which to conclude Adams — 25 Gurtys — 25 Loomis — 27 Chillacothe — 26 —— 1080

Type

Document

Description

McHenry lists the number of troops stationed at each post.

Date

1796

Document number

9999999900402

Page start

Note

Authorship, date, and recipient not provided.

Notable persons

James McHenry

military

troops

Notable locations

Posts

Fort Washington

Fort Steuben

Fort Knox

Fort Hamilton

Fort St. Clair

Fort Jefferson

Fort Greenville

Fort Recovery

Fort Wayne

Fort Defiance

Ford Adams

Fort Gerty

Fort Lormier

Detroit

Niagara

Miami

Notable items

Detachment