Discussion of various matters
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Discussion of various matters
Description
Knox provides St. Clair with a detailed account of personnel matters and pay, provisioning, troop movements, recruiting, developments with the southern Indians, weather. St. Clair is Governor of Northwest Territory. Mentions disturbances with the Creeks and the contending roles of Alexander McGillivray and William Augustus Bowles.
year created
1791
month created
12
day created
02
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
content note
American State Papers, 1792 , 183-84.
notable person/group
Arthur St. Clair
Henry Knox
levies and militia
Mr. Caleb Swan
Mr. Howell
paymaster
Mr. Hodgdon
artillery
discharged troops
field officers
contractors
troops at Fort Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Elliot and Williams
General Wilkinson
President of the United States
Major General Butler
Captain Haskell's company
Cushing's company
Major Trescott
Major Burnham
recruits
Captain Mills
Captain Cass
detachments from New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut
Captain Hunt's company
Captain Pratt
Captain John Smith
Captain Hughes
Creeks
General William Augustus Bowles
[Alexander] M'Gillivray [McGillivray]
Brigadier General Harmar
Mr. Ludlow
Mr. Duer
Comptroller
notable location
War Department
Fort Washington
upper part of the Ohio
Trenton in New Jersey
Carlisle and Fort Pitt in Pennsylvania
Hagerstown in Maryland
Winchester in Virginia
Jonesborough in the Southwestern territory
the wilderness
Marietta or Wheeling
Miami village
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New York
Kentucky
notable item/thing
navigating the river
reputation of the government
payments
pay office
Mr. Swan's integrity
pay and rations
payments of the regulars
one pair of linen overalls and two pair of shoes
twelve months clothing for the continental soldiers
considerable hardships
weather and state of the river
arms and accoutrements
battalion rendezvous
arms
discharges of the men
their whole arrears
proportion of tents
six months salted meat and a due quantity of flour
safety of the said posts
defects in the contractor's department
expense of the quartermaster's department
list of officers as they now stand
expiration of the campaign
necessity of an adjutant general
dismission of the militia
running the line agreeably to the Treaty of New York
detention of the troops
packhorses
purchases of the said horses
notable phrase
I sincerely hope, by the time this letter arrives, you will have returned to Fort Washington, crowned with succes, having made an equitable and lasting peace with the poor Indians, and entirely fulfilled all the objects of the campaign.
document number
1791120200000
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Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Arthur St. Clair | [unknown] | [n/a] |