Request for Assistance with Supply Contractors
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Request for Assistance with Supply Contractors
Description
Henry Knox requests that Otho Williams assist contractors in sending supplies to General Josiah Harmar's army in the Northwest Territory. Harmar writes that he is having to pay out of his own purse for meat, and that some other means will have to be found for supply, if force is employed against the savages.
year created
1790
month created
07
day created
21
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
sent to location
Baltimore
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Otho H. Williams
Henry Knox
Josiah Harmar
contractors
notable location
Baltimore
War Office
Ohio River
notable item/thing
Provisions
meat
expenses
troops
savages
supplies
document number
1790072100001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | IGB09 (2 pages) | Collection: Northwest Territory Collection, M367 | B: 1, F: 32 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Brigadier General Otho H. Williams | Baltimore | [n/a] |