Orders to March to Frontier, Pittsburgh
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Orders to March to Frontier, Pittsburgh
Description
Orders to march recruits with due haste to Pittsburgh. Knox requested a journal be kept of events to be submitted to War Office.
short description
Ltr, dir march of recruits to frontier
year created
1792
month created
07
day created
12
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Jedediah Rogers
Henry Knox
Major General Wayne.
notable location
War Office
Pittsburg
New Brunswick
Trenton, New Jersey
Reading, Pennsylvania
Harris's Ferry
Carlisle
Shippensburg
Bedford.
notable item/thing
detachment, mustered and inspected
marching for the frontiers
commence your march
route
march
health of your men
keep a regular journal
weather
distances, day's march
time of arrival
transmit to the War Office
orders
expenses
dram
ferriages
fuel
regular accounts
vouchers
account
dollars
officers commanding a detachment
troops of the United States
march, frontiers
conduct of his detachment
good order and discipline
civil authority
inhabitants
treated with civility and decency
any offense against this order is to be punished on the spot
no property to be taken
purchase and payment
troops
encamped
every evening
officers are always to encamp with their companies
document number
1792071200004
page start
1
number of pages
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | AHC07 (2 pages) | Collection: Cherry Hill Collection | Box 12, F:2 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain Jedediah Rogers | [unknown] | [n/a] |