Pay of the Legion's Troops and Safety of Officials

Item

Type

Recipient's Letterbook Copy

Title

Pay of the Legion's Troops and Safety of Officials

Description

Knox directs Wayne to arrange for the pay of the troops both above and below the Ohio River. Whenever the Governor or Judges or traveling on public business they should be accompanied by an escort in order to ensure their safety.

year created

1792

month created

07

day created

23

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in microfilm

in image

notable person/group

Anthony Wayne
Henry Knox
Brigadier General Wilkinson
Mr. Swan, the Paymaster
first and second Regiments
artillery
Mr. Britt
Governor of the Western Territory
the old troops
the Secretary acting as Governor
Judges

notable location

War Department
Fort Washington
upper parts of the Ohio
Ohio River

notable item/thing

money
pay of the troops at & below Fort Washington
public business
escort
general good of the Service

notable phrase

The payment of the troops at and below Fort Washington will be easy--but circumstanced as Mr. Swan is, it will be more difficult to pay the old troops above--you will however please to direct him to make an arrangement for that purpose.

document number

1792072313055

page start

43

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) In image DTC01 (286 pages) In source Collection: Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3 Location in source V: 2
[view document] (0 pages) In image [no image] In source Collection: Printed Versions Location in source [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) In image [no image] In source Collection: Anthony Wayne Transcripts Location in source XX, p. 161
[view document] (0 pages) In image [no image] In source Publication: Anthony Wayne, A Name in Arms Location in source [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) In image [no image] In source Microfilm: Anthony Wayne Papers Location in source [unknown]

Document names

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