Payment of the Army, Court of Inquiry, Etc.

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Payment of the Army, Court of Inquiry, Etc.

Description

Knox advises General St. Clair that Captain Beatty is marching to him with a sum of money intended to be a military chest for the issuance of warrants and one month's payment of St. Clair's army. St. Clair is ordered to assemble a Courth of Inquiry to assess General Harmar's conduct during the late expedition against the Miami Indians.

year created

1791

month created

06

day created

23

author

Henry Knox

sent from location

War Department

recipient

Arthur St. Clair

in collection

Printed Versions

in publication

American State Papers

note

Cited in Knox to St. Clair, 06/30/1791.

cited note

Cited document sent from the War Office

notable person/group

Arthur St. Clair
Henry Knox
Major General [Richard] Butler
Captain Beatty
Mr. Hodgdon, the Quartermaster
regular troops
levies
recruits
Kentucky mounted volunteers
militia
Brigadier General Sevier
Brigadier General Harmar
President [Washington]
characters of the highest rank

notable location

War Department
Trenton
the Ohio
Mount Vernon
Fort Washington

notable item/thing

military chest
your warrants
one month's pay for your army
expedition
recruiting service
sickness
desertion
frontiers
board of officers
late expedition against the Miami Indians
court of inquiry
articles of war
greatest impartiality
different species of troops
organization of the army
orders of march, encampment, and battle
merits of the case
reputation of General Harmar

notable phrase

You will fix the number of additionals , taking care to have a force adequate to the object.

document number

1791062300200

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Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox War Department [n/a]
Recipient Arthur St. Clair [unknown] [n/a]