Describes Activity at Fort Harmar; Mentions Supplies, Officers, Recruits, Indians
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Type
Autograph, Contemporaneous or Certified Copy, Signed
Title
Describes Activity at Fort Harmar; Mentions Supplies, Officers, Recruits, Indians
Description
Lists recent correspondence. Hopes that the treaty with the governor of the Western Territory will pacify the "savages" and land with the Ohio Company purchase. Discusses habitability of land according to several reports around the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers. Discussion of federal territory. Encounter with mutinous John Sullivan on federal land and settlers' concerns about navigation on the Mississippi and dealings with the Natchez and New Orleans. Reports low supplies and bad weather. Mentions the work of retaining recruits and the need for a new captain. Reports the inhabitability of Fort McIntosh and intentions to send troops there to Fort Pitt.
year created
1788
month created
01
day created
10
author
sent from location
Fort Harmar
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Josiah Harmar
Bartholomew Tardiveau
Lieut. Kersey
Congress
John Sullivan
Arthur St. Clair
Indians
Lake Army
Officers
Troops
Ohio Company
Major Wylly
Spanish Liwiston
Natchez
New Orleans Indians
Major Brown
Contractors
Captain McCurdy
Lieutenant Ashton
Ensign Spear
Lieutenant Kersey
Captain Heart
Captain Smith
Lieutenant Pratt
Ensign Jeffries
Captain Bradford
Major Doughty
Lieutenant Beatty
Quartermaster
French Inhabitants
notable location
Fort Harmar
Western Territory
Ohio
Muskingum River
Fort Massac
Ohio River
Mississippi River
Charleston
New Jersey
Allegheny Mountains
Kentucky
Cumberland
Franklin
Pennsylvania
New York
Connecticut
Rapids of the Ohio
Illinois
Fort McIntosh
Fort Pitt
War Office
Lake Erie
Big Brown
Wabash River
notable item/thing
Letters
Treaty
Land
Ohio Company Purchase
Act of New Jersey
Cannon
Weather
Meat
Flour
Whiskey
Rations
Clothing
Woolen Overalls
White Cloth
Rolls
Returns
Ordnance
Military Stores
Quartermaster Stores
Timber
Boats
Arms
Mutiny
notable idea/issue
Mutiny
document number
1788011051800
page start
1
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (16 pages) | DAC03 (16 pages) | Collection: Alfred T. Goodman Papers | C: 2, F: 18 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The St. Clair Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Josiah Harmar | Fort Harmar | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |