Anthony Wayne
244 documents

The United States Require Peace!
08/09/1789 Autograph Letter SignedKnox explains the foreign policy of the new government of the United States which is to avoid any involvement with the conflicting nations of Europe.
Wayne Manuscripts
Knox speaks of trade and foreign affairs with Wayne
06/1789 Contemporary Copy of LetterLetter, discusses trade and foreign affairs.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Knox discusses Creeks with General Wayne
11/28/1789 Autograph Letter SignedLetter, discusses Indian agents and warfare; discusses interests of McGilivray.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]- No image
Debarkation of Troops from Carolina at Wilmington
06/16/1789 Copy of documentRefers to orders to debark troops from Carolina at Wilmington as the most contiguous place to Lancaster. Commanding officers will march detachment to Lancaster and lodge them in barracks there. …
Printed Versions 
My Sick Have Astonishingly Multiplied, Etc.
09/26/1790 Letter SignedTodd laments that his sick--both officers and privates--are astonishing multiplied to the extent that he does not expect to march with more than 200 privates. Two-thirds of the men will be expected to …
Simon Gratz Autograph Collection.
Knox writes to General Wayne
02/07/1790 Autograph Letter SignedLetter, discusses Indian politics and warfare.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Knox discusses Indian affairs with Wayne
04/10/1790 Autograph LetterLetter, discusses Georgia's right to treat with Indians.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Extinquishing the Indian Claims, Etc.
04/10/1790 Autograph Letter SignedKnox discusses the troops that have been ordered to Georgia to maintain peace between the citizens of that State and the Indians on its western frontier. He enunciates the principle that only the …
Wayne Manuscripts
Defective Trunnions, Chiefs of the Six Nations, Etc.
02/09/1791 Letter SignedKnox discusses the method of strengthening the defective trunnions of the howitzers and the Chiefs of the Six Nations who are in Philadelphia and will return without waiting for the Cornplanter.
Wayne Manuscripts
Wayne Appointed Major General
04/12/1792 Recipient's Letterbook CopyKnox notifies Wayne of his appointment as a Major General and as commanding officer of U.S. forces. He is to respond as to whether or not he accepts this appointment.
Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3
War and Peace with Indians, Putnam's Plan for War
08/07/1792 Autograph Letter SignedWar and peace with hostile and peaceful Indian nations discussed, Knox enclosed Brigadier General Putnam plan for war and his objections to commencing war in present year. Navigation report by late …
Anthony Wayne Papers
Troops, Recruits, and Stores to Pittsburgh
06/29/1792 Recipient's Letterbook CopyKnox assures Wayne that his troops, recruits, and stores are moving with dispatch toward Pittsburgh and discusses the movement of specific units. Although the President wants the troops trained at …
Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3- No image
Troops are Marched as Fast as They are Recruited
06/29/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentIn order to alleviate Wayne anxiety, Knox reports on the recruitment and transportation of men and supplies to support Wayne's expedtion against the western Indians.
Printed Versions 
Troop and Supply Movements
06/20/1792 Recipient's Letterbook CopyKnox discusses various troop and supply movements and urges Wayne to be sure that stores are protected from the Indians while being transported. Horses have been purchased and rifles are being …
Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3
Training, supplies, and pay
09/07/1792 Recipient's Letterbook CopyKnox believes that the Indians might ask for more in the peace negotiations than the U.S. can accept so it is crucial that Wayne's forces be well trained and supplied. All the requested supplies have …
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Speech of the Cornplanter & New Arrow to General Wayne
12/25/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentNew Arrow and Cornplanter discuss their mission to convince the Western Indians to meet with representatives of the United States so as to reach a peaceful settlement of the differences between the …
Printed Versions 
Smallpox, Troop Movements, and Organization
07/13/1792 Recipient's Letterbook CopyKnox approves Wayne's plan to separate troops who have not had smallpox from those who have had it and to innoculate those who have not had the disorder during the coming winter. He discusses in …
Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3
Requesting Postponment of a Campaign and Lamenting the Death of Two Officers
08/07/1792 Recipient's Letterbook CopyKnox wants to postpone the campaign until after winter unless the possibility of success is so high that the hardships to be endured would be justified. The troops are not sufficiently trained to …
Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3
Replying to letter; enclosing invoice for clothing, hospital and military stores
08/25/1792 Recipient's Letterbook CopySince Knox is traveling, Stagg acknowledges Wayne's recent letter. Enclosed are invoices for stores sent forward.
Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3
Regarding preparations and troop readiness
08/10/1792 Copy of Signed DocumentMentions the council at Au Glaize and Indians. Notes that recruits will not be assembled in sufficient numbers, nor sufficiently disciplined according to the nature of warfare in which it is to be …
Anthony Wayne Papers
Regarding Communications with General Wilkinson
07/20/1792 Extract of LetterLetter, directs that General James Wilkinson will keep up a constant correspondence with Wayne. Knox will answer correspondence from Wilkinson and transmit a copy.
James McHenry Papers
Rebuke for Not Communicating Rations Issue; Delay in Soldiers' Pay Addressed
12/22/1792 Recipient's Letterbook CopyKnox expresses the President's regret that a communication regarding rations was initiated by the officers and men of the Legion rather than by Wayne himself. A statement by the commanding general is …
Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3
Provisions, Plans, Powder, and Pay
09/01/1792 Typed letterIt is assuredly most wise to begin laying up forage and provisions and salting meat in preparation for the coming winter. Without further intelligence, it does not seem prudent to begin an expedition …
Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3- No image
Protection to George Clymer, supervisor revenue Pennsylvania
09/11/1792 Typed DocumentKnox asks that Wayne provide protection to George Clymer esquire, supervisor of revenue Pennsylvania, from all lawless violence upon his return to Philadelphia. Keep self within limits of law.
