Supplies Needed to Ease Shortages
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Supplies Needed to Ease Shortages
Description
Wayne discusses the supplies he needs and the shortages he is experiencing. He talks of the deposition he took from William May regarding the death of two Americans at the hands of the Indians.
year created
1792
month created
10
day created
12
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in publication
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Anthony Wayne
President Washington
General Wilkinson
General Putnam
General Chapin
Deputy Quarter Master Belli
Colonel Arthur Campbell
contractors
William May
Freeman
prisoners
Indians
Captain Armstrong
Major Rudolph
Cornets
Cavalry
Captain W Campbell
Stakes
Roberts
inhabitants
sergeant
corporal
privates
dismounted Dragoons
artillery
infantry
riflemen
notable location
Pittsburgh
posts
garrisons
Fort Washington
Fort Hamilton
down the river
river
Cussawago
Cussewago
Mead's Mill
Fort Franklin
Big Beaver
Pennsylvania
notable item/thing
supplies of provision
posts and garrisons
rations
deposition
deserted by order
first flag
killed
imprisoned
dead bodies
examination under oath
liberal reward
double part
intelligence
extracts
general orders
fall of rain
superior force
protection
plantations
winter
boards
saw mills
weekly patrol
monthly return
small effective force
detached posts
clothing
a copy of my letter of the 8th instant
provisions for 6000 men for three months
notable idea/issue
war
notable phrase
I must observe that the total rank & file at this place are but 793 out of which there are upwards of one hundred dismounted Dragoons or men wanting clothing, so that there will be 700 left, including Cavalry, Artillery, Infantry, and riflemen
every intelligence breathes war!
document number
1792101253555
page start
113
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | DTB01 (266 pages) | Collection: Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3 | V: 1 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [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 | Anthony Wayne | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |