Supplies and Update from Fort Franklin
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Supplies and Update from Fort Franklin
Description
Request to Turnbull and Marnie to cast six pound shot for United States. Due to severe winter weather, procuring materials for block house has been difficult and Craig cannot give an accurate estimate of costs. Levies have deserted for want of proper winter clothing. Military updates from Fort Franklin.
short description
Supplies and Update from Fort Franklin
year created
1792
month created
01
day created
12
author
sent from location
Fort Pitt
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Isaac Craig
Turnball
Marnie
Captain Asheton
Lieutenant Jeffers
Levies
Cornplanter
General St. Clair
Captain Joseph Brant
British
Canadians
militia
Secretary of War
notable location
Fort Pitt
Fort Franklin
frontier
river
block house
barracks
Philadelphia
Buffaloe Creek
Lake Erie
Washington County
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
Presque Isle
notable item/thing
shot
six pound shot
cast
severe winter weather
block house
estimate
winter clothing
grape shot
furnace
accounts
blankets
St. Clair defeat
killed
wounded
treaty
document number
1792011254001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | IAM19 (2 pages) | Collection: James Robertson Papers | IIA029-30 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Isaac Craig | Fort Pitt | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |