Eliminating Excessive Expenses
Item
Type
Recipient's Letterbook Copy
Title
Eliminating Excessive Expenses
Description
Knox urges Wayne to use whatever measures are necessary to eliminate excessive expense. Perhaps the use of oxen instead of packhorses would be one way to save money. A significant number of recruits is being marched from Virginia and Maryland to Pittsburgh to join the Legion.
year created
1792
month created
10
day created
26
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in publication
in image
note
Cited in Wayne to Knox, 11/02/1792.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Anthony Wayne
Henry Knox
President [Washington]
Captains Stephenson, Brock, and Winston
Quartermaster
Mr. Belli
County Lieutenants
Scouts
recruits
notable location
War Department
the South
Richmond
Alexandria
Winchester
Shepherds Town
Virginia
Frederick
Hagerstown
Maryland
Pittsburgh
notable item/thing
ulterior disposition of your troops
affairs in the South
a threatening appearance
requisition for fifty thousand dollars for forage, boats, and five hundred packhorses
subject of oxen
in lieu of horses
saving would be great in forage
payment of the scouts
notable phrase
The Quartermaster ought to observe the most perfect occonomy [sic] on this head
or the expence will be insupportable. Suffer me to entreat your attention to this and all other points in which expence may be incurred.
document number
1792102613055
page start
104
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (286 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] | 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] |