Orders to take command on the Ohio
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Orders to take command on the Ohio
Description
Order for Major Nicholas Fish to proceed to the Ohio River and take command of the troops of the United States
year created
1786
month created
04
day created
10
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
notable person/group
Major Nicholas Fish
Henry Knox
troops of the United States
Congress
Major John Palsgrave Wyllys
Joseph Preston
John Walton
friends
deserters and criminals
Lieutenant Colonel Harmar
captain
paymaster
officers on the Ohio
troops
Board of Treasury
Indians
British troops
notable location
War Office
Fort McIntosh
Ohio River
Philadelphia
Muskinghum
notable item/thing
resolutions of Congress
27 March 1786
arrested
arrest
confinement
sentenced to death
court martial
articles of war
zeal for the service
capital punishment
justice
march
1 May 1786
court of inquiry
transaction
subsistence money
1 July 1786
contractors
1 April 1786
sum of money
pay for the year 1785
arrearages
balances
securities
public finances
requisitions
impost
public lands
lawless settlers
intruders
posts
order
garrisons
designs or measures
illegal
document number
1786041000001
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (6 pages) | DGQ16 (6 pages) | Collection: 201 Files of the Liaison and Determination Unit, Departmental Records Branch, Office of the Adjutant General, 1953-1962. (RG407) | B: 21, F: Fish, Nicholas; Revelutionary War |
| [view document] (4 pages) | DGQ16a (4 pages) | Collection: 201 Files of the Liaison and Determination Unit, Departmental Records Branch, Office of the Adjutant General, 1953-1962. (RG407) | B: 21, F: Fish, Nicholas; Revelutionary War |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Nicholas Fish | [unknown] | [n/a] |