Report from Fort Niagara
Document 1797Explains his receipt rolls and muster and pay rolls that he has sent to the War Office. Mentions detachment sent to Oswego. Mentions returned deserters. Explains his method of paying his troops. Discusses the attitude of his men after a hard winter and the attitude of the backcountry settlers towards the American soldiers. Offers his ideas as to turning the Canadian settlers into loyal U.S. citizens and a reliable militia.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Explains his receipt rolls and muster and pay rolls that he has sent to the War Office. Mentions detachment sent to Oswego. Mentions returned deserters. Explains his method of paying his troops. Discusses the attitude of his men after a hard winter and the attitude of the backcountry settlers towards the American soldiers. Offers his ideas as to turning the Canadian settlers into loyal U.S. citizens and a reliable militia.
Date
04/07/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Niagara
Document number
1797040770001
Page start
1
Note
Receipt roll and pay roll enclosed with the letter
Notable persons
William Simmons
James Bruff
deserters
Paymaster General
Vischer
Postmaster
Elisha
S. Hunt
John Welply
Samuel Heaton
Indians
rebels
yankees
refugees
William Lindsay
William Brown
McClellan
Dayton
Notable locations
Niagara
Canandaga
West Point
Notable items
receipts
muster and pay rolls
dispatches
firewood