Deserters, stores, and recruiting
Item
Type
Recipient's Letterbook Copy
Title
Deserters, stores, and recruiting
Description
The troops are obviously not ready for active warfare but Knox knows that Wayne will prepare them well. The problem of deserters and cowardly sentries is addressed. It appears that most of the stores that Wayne wants are well on their way and his earlier complaints about delays don't seem to be warranted because the wagoners have the receipts showing that they made their deliveries. Recruiting is still very slow.
year created
1792
month created
08
day created
17
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in microfilm
in publication
in image
note
Cited in Wayne to Knox,08/24/1792, and Stagg to Wayne, 08/25/1792.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Anthony Wayne
Knox
troops
savages
sentries
Constables
deserters
Eaton's company
Quartermaster
waggoners
Major Craig. Brig. Gen. Wilkinson
prisoners
Brigadier General Putnam
John Belli
Major Rudolph
Rodgers' troops
Cavalry
Postmaster General
notable location
War Department
Brunswick
Fort jefferson
Pittsburgh
the Ohio
notable item/thing
desertions
cowardice
exemplary punishment
jail (gaol)
clothing for all the troops
deficiency arises from the condemned coats
deficiency of blankets and shoes
invoices of all the stores forwarded
non-arrival of many of the stores
Major Craig's receipts
remnants of cloth and thread to mend the clothes
magazines of hay
magazines of forage
winter
forty quarter barrels of the finest grain powder
public powder
head of the cartridge
recruiting service
beef
notable phrase
Your troops are yet raw, and the experiment of the 8th instant, shows they are not to be depended upon--But I flatter myself you will so train and discipline them for the nature of the warfare for which they are designed
document number
1792081713055
page start
65
number of pages
3
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | DTC01 (286 pages) | Collection: Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3 | V: 2 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Anthony Wayne Transcripts | XXI, p. 20 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Anthony Wayne, A Name in Arms | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: Anthony Wayne Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Anthony Wayne | [unknown] | [n/a] |