Form a Company of Infantry to Attend Indian Treaties
Item
Type
Typed Document
Title
Form a Company of Infantry to Attend Indian Treaties
Description
Congress directs that a company of Infantry be detached to Fort McIntosh to attend the Indian Commissions during the treaty being held at the falls of the Ohio and mouth of the Great Miami River. Fish is ordered to form a full company of Infantry from the recruits of the state, to be ready to march by the 25th. Fish must also make a return of camp equipage and other articles necessary for the expedition. Contractors for clothing have been informed of Fish's business and will supply up to 165 suits of clothing for the detachment.
year created
1785
month created
07
day created
15
author
recipient
sent to location
War Office
in collection
note
[Transcription only, no image.]
notable person/group
Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Fish
Henry Knox
Congress
Infantry
Indian Commissions
Commissioners
Indians
recruits
contractors
notable location
War Office
Fort McIntosh
falls of the Ohio
Ohio River
mouth of the Great Miami
notable item/thing
treaties
march
return of the camp equipage
articles
expedition
clothing
suits
document number
1785071500000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Nicholas Fish Papers, mm79-05217. Letterbook: 'Copies of Military Correspondence of Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Fish, 1785-1786,' [typed transcripts]. | P: 93 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Nicholas Fish Papers | P: 93 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Nicholas Fish | War Office | [n/a] |