Acknowledged Receipt of Various War Dpt. & Other Letters, and Note That These Have Been Forwarded
Document 1798Signals receipt of letters from the War Office addressed to the commanding officers of the U.S. troops at Fort Masac, Walnut Hills, and Natchez, and others to Andrew Ellicott and John Overton. Notes that all the letters have been put into a packet to be delivered to Fort Masac.
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3 March 1798
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Received 3d of May 1798 of John McRany three letters addressed to the officers commanding U.S. troops at Fort Masac, one other addressed to the Officers commanding the troops of the U.S. at Walnut Hills, and two addressed to the Officer commanding the troops of the United States at Natchez, the two last endorsed "War office James McHenry" Another addressed to Andrew Ellicott esquire commissioner of the United States at the Natchez and endorsed thus "per Pickering" & also the copies of two letters addressed to John Overton esquire, all enclosed in a packet, which I engage to convey with all convenient speed to the Officers commanding the troops of the United States at Fort Masac
Harrison Boyd
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Wm. Tait
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Signals receipt of letters from the War Office addressed to the commanding officers of the U.S. troops at Fort Masac, Walnut Hills, and Natchez, and others to Andrew Ellicott and John Overton. Notes that all the letters have been put into a packet to be delivered to Fort Masac.
Date
05/03/1798
Author
Document number
1798050390001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Harrison Boyd
John McNany
US Troops
Andrew Ellicott
John Overton
Timothy Pickering
War Officer
James McHenry
Secretary of War
commissioner of United States at the Natchez
command
troops
Notable locations
Fort Massac
Walnut Hills
Natchez
Mississippi River
Notable items
letters