Ammunition and Boats

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Ammunition and Boats

Description

Orders to furnish Lieut. Howe with ammunition immediately if it has not been done per Col. Sproat's request. Requested additional boats to be built. Contract with Dunning and Shaw for axes to be furnished at Pittsburgh.

year created

1792

month created

03

day created

31

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in collection

in image

note

Cited in Craig to Knox, 04/06/1792.

cited note

Cited document sent from the War Office

notable person/group

Isaac Craig
Henry Knox
Howe
Sproat
Dunning
Shaw
contractor
recruits
Lieutenant Howe
Colonel Ebenezer Sproat
Dunning and Shaw
contractors
troops
paymaster
Captain Biggs
Captain Crawford
Major Craig

notable location

Muskingum
War Department
Pittsburgh
Fort Pitt

notable item/thing

contract
recruiting instructions
oath
axes
boats
ammunition

document number

1792033114001

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) IAH55 (2 pages) Collection: James Robertson Papers IA056

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox War Department [n/a]
Recipient Isaac Craig [unknown] [n/a]