Provisions, Plans, Powder, and Pay
Item
Type
Typed letter
Title
Provisions, Plans, Powder, and Pay
Description
It is assuredly most wise to begin laying up forage and provisions and salting meat in preparation for the coming winter. Without further intelligence, it does not seem prudent to begin an expedition against the Indians at Sandusky.The fine grained powder that Wayne insisted upon has been sent and he is urged to finish paying the amount owed to the troops through August 1st. Recruiting continues to be a problem.
year created
1792
month created
09
day created
01
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in microfilm
in publication
in image
notable person/group
Anthony Wayne
Henry Knox
Major Craig: President of the United States
Contractors
Ford's company of artillery
Virginia Rifle Companies
Stephenson's, Brock's, and Hannah's detachments
Eaton's company
paymaster
Quartermaster
Indians
women and children
notable location
War Department
Pittsburgh
Sandusky
Fort Washington
Virginia
mouth of the great Kenhawa
eastward
Jersey
New York
notable item/thing
road from hence to Pittsburgh
any stores lingering upon the road
delinquents
your propositions for carrying on the war
pacific overtures
receipt of the President's opinion
corn
expedition against that place [Sandusky]
cloud
magazines of forage and provisions
authority
salt provisions
fine grained powder
forty small casks
clothing
recruiting service
an additional sum to their pay
no authority exists' money to complete the pay
Treasury
notable phrase
I have not yet had time to consider of your propositions for carrying on the war, in case pacific overtures should fail--in general they upon first sight appear judicious and do have been well weighed by you and an explicit answer shall be transmitted thereon upon the receipt of the President's opinion.
document number
1792090113055
page start
69
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 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 | [unknown] |
| [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] |