Orders to Proceed Hastily to Pittsburgh
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Orders to Proceed Hastily to Pittsburgh
Description
Urged Howe to proceed quickly with recruits to Pittsburgh for service to public.
short description
Ltr, des slowness of march of recruits.
year created
1791
month created
06
day created
24
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Bezaleel Howe
Henry Knox
notable location
War Department
New Brunswick
Pittsburg
Reading
Carlisle.
notable item/thing
recruits
officer
rout[e]s
public service
post
health
men.
notable idea/issue
march
delay
document number
1791062400001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | AEE14 (2 pages) | Collection: Bezaleel Howe Papers | #24 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Bezaleel Howe | [unknown] | [n/a] |