Regarding Communications with General Wilkinson
Document 1792Letter, directs that General James Wilkinson will keep up a constant correspondence with Wayne. Knox will answer correspondence from Wilkinson and transmit a copy.
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correspondence with officers under command
and commanded immediately by the General
Sec. Knox writes to Maj. Gen. Wayne
July 20 1792.
"you will direct Brig. Gen. Wilkinson to keep up a constant correspondence with you. I shall answer all the letters I have received from him, and transmit you a copy thereof, as well for your information of past events, as to show you that a correspondence is not unnecessarily carried on from this Office with an officer under your immediate orders"
[same letter / [undecipherable] express / that Gen Wilk. / is under his / command.]
Same letter. "The regulations relative to the receipt & delivery of stores of all sorts should be transmitted to you as early as early as possible".
July 27. to the same from the same. "As persons may be wounded or disabled it is necessary the [undecipherable] requisite To settle them to receive the pensions should be regulated — "The following is therefore presented. the substance of which was contained in my letter to Brig. Gen. Wilkins of the 17th inst, a Copy of which has been transmitted to you"
The regulations respecting invalids and [the?] transmitted in the [letter?] above alluded,) [to Gen Wilts] and a copy of this letter [to Gen Wt] [undecipherable] to Gen Wayne — to be considered [?] for general government in all such cases.
[The rules must always be proper.]
[undecipherable] remark "at this time you come expressly under the command of Majr Gen Wayne and not commander in a separate district. [undecipherable] out of the direct [undecipherable] thus him [undecipherable] been directly to you. [undecipherable]"
It would indeed be an extraordinary thing were it not proper for the Sec. of war to transmit a regulation or ordinance of the President [undecipherable] when [undecipherable] by such circumstances as those mentioned [?] when without the intervention of such causes, [the?] general [undecipherable] be too distant to be used as the medium, or when judging from [undecipherable] of the President [undecipherable] should be considered necessary to ensure [strikethrough: to] [strikethrough: undecipherable] its injunctions [?] [more?] prompt obedience in those more immediately concerned
Expressly informed in his misbehavior, that regulations were maturing &
Continuation of instances. 2
3 Aug. 1792. Letter from Sec. of war to Gen Wayne
"to transmit you a copy of the instructions and regulations from the comptroller to the pay-master to the army. The original was forwarded by the last post to the paymaster"
7 June 1793. [underline: Gen Wayne] Special interference
Gen. Wayne informed 7 June 1793.
"I shall direct Lt Col Clarke with the troops from the upper garrisons (Ohio) (Gen Wayne at this time at or near [undecipherable] on the Ohio) to move down in the fore part of July, excepting the small garrison mentioned in my letter of the 17th ulto, and in order that the difficulty may be deepened in case of the lowness of the waters, he will be directed to establish a post at the mouth of Wheeling below which there is generally a sufficiency of water"
Letter to Lieut. Col. Clarke. 18 may 1793.
Sir, you having been directed by the commander in chief to remain at Pittsburg as the commanding officer in that quarter, I request that you will keep a regular communication by Post to this office and as early as possible transmit me a complete return of the several detachments posted at Fort Franklin, Pittsburg, Marietta, Galliopolis and any other subordinate stations within the sphere of your command and the names of the officers at said posts respectively.
July 20th 1793. Gen Wayne informed "The copy of my letter to Lt. Col. Clarke of the 29 ulto is enclosed ([undecipherable] this letter military [undecipherable] vol. 3. p. 200) by which he is directed to order all the troops to Fort Washington excepting those mentioned'"
Type
Extract of Letter
Description
Letter, directs that General James Wilkinson will keep up a constant correspondence with Wayne. Knox will answer correspondence from Wilkinson and transmit a copy.
Date
07/20/1792
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1792072000101
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Brigadier General Wilkinson
Major General Anthony Wayne
Notable items
correspondence
letters
copy
officer
immediate orders
regulations
receipt and delivery of stores

