Transportation to Head Quarters, Indian Activity
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Transportation to Head Quarters, Indian Activity
Description
Troops to descend Ohio River for Headquarters shortly. Indians are quiet, some are confirmed to "be in the neighborhood."
short description
Transportation to Head Quarters, Indian Activity
year created
1791
month created
09
day created
08
author
sent from location
Fort Pitt
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Knox to Craig, 09/15/1791.
Image does not directly confirm author and recipient. Because the letter was sent from Fort Pitt and discusses military stores, authorship was attributed to the DQMG, Issac Craig.
Image does not directly confirm author and recipient. Because the letter was sent from Fort Pitt and discusses military stores, authorship was attributed to the DQMG, Issac Craig.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Isaac Craig
Indians
Indian Nation
Captain Buell
Captain Neuman
militia
General Butler
notable location
Fort Pitt
frontier
headquarters
Ohio River
Fort Washington
Venago
notable item/thing
packet
boats
number of troops
quantity of stores
document number
1791090854001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | IAM13 (1 pages) | Collection: James Robertson Papers | IIA017 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Isaac Craig | Fort Pitt | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |