Arms & Ammunition to Ohio County

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Arms & Ammunition to Ohio County

Description

Due to the deplorable situation of the citizens of Ohio County, Knox is ordering arms, ammunition, and powder to be sent to them from the magazine at Fort Pitt the cost of which is to be born by the State of Virginia.

year created

1791

month created

05

day created

31

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in collection

notable person/group

Beverley Randolph, Governor of Virginia
Henry Knox
Lieutenant of Ohio County
Colonel Shepherd

notable location

War Department
magazine at Fort Pitt
State of Virginia

notable item/thing

verbal communications of Captain Kirkwood
deplorable condition of the inhabitants
arms and ammunition
powder
lead

document number

1791053113000

number of pages

1

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] Publication: Calendar of Virginia State Papers [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox War Department [n/a]
Recipient Beverley Randolph [unknown] [n/a]