[Untitled]
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Description
Letter, describes passage of troops; discusses frontier protection.
short description
Ltr, des passage of troops.
year created
1792
month created
04
day created
08
author
sent from location
Murking[ern]
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
James Haskell
Gen. Scott
Major Zeigler
Newman
Lieut. Howe
Ensign Tillinghast
Capt. Phelon
notable location
Murking[ern]
Lime Stone
Fort Washington
Pittsburgh
Giliopolis
Ohio [River]
Kentucky
Scioto Rover Rapids
Little Sandy [Creek]
Fort Washington
notable item/thing
afford the inhabitants the greatest protection
guards, scouts and patrols
employed either on duty or exercise
names of the whole party to be transmitted to the commanding officer
payed off the men of my company
return of the barge
send the whole of the troops here to headquarters
transmit every necessary information both to the war office and head quarters
persons have been killed by the indians
large boat taken near the Scioto
boat's crew
late Capt. Phelon's Company
men of my company
water was high, consequently rapid, which made the movement fatiguing to the soldiers
officer in command
passage supposed to be dangerous
use the utmost precaution
discovered where the indians had lately passed in small parties
document number
1792040840001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | EAC04 (3 pages) | Collection: James Wilkinson Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Jonathan Haskell | Murking[ern] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |