Request for Arms
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Request for Arms
Description
Urgently requested transport and delivery of arms, bayonets, powder, and lead to Colonel Lane at Wheeling.
short description
Request for Arms
year created
1791
month created
05
day created
27
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Isaac Craig
Henry Knox
Colonel Lane
troops
notable location
War Department
Wheeling
Pittsburgh
notable item/thing
escort
stands of arms
bayonets
musket powder
lead
document number
1791052714001
page start
1
transcription
Genl Knox Order in favor
Of Col [Bean?]
Major Isaac Craig
Pittsburg
N 11
Secretary of War
has to send Arms & Ammunition
to Ohio County
27th May 1791
War department
May 27th 1791
Sir
I request that you will embrace the first opportunity, to forward to Colonel Lane at Wheeling, under escort of any troops going that way one hundred stands of arms & bayonets, two barrels of musket powder, and four hundred weight of lead.
I am Sir, your humble Serv
H Knox
Secy of War
Major Isaac Craig
Of Col [Bean?]
Major Isaac Craig
Pittsburg
N 11
Secretary of War
has to send Arms & Ammunition
to Ohio County
27th May 1791
War department
May 27th 1791
Sir
I request that you will embrace the first opportunity, to forward to Colonel Lane at Wheeling, under escort of any troops going that way one hundred stands of arms & bayonets, two barrels of musket powder, and four hundred weight of lead.
I am Sir, your humble Serv
H Knox
Secy of War
Major Isaac Craig
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | IAH14 (2 pages) | Collection: James Robertson Papers | IA015 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Isaac Craig | [unknown] | [n/a] |