Logistical Needs of Wayne's Army
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Logistical Needs of Wayne's Army
Description
Wayne discusses his many logistical needs, especially the need for pack horses. The need for grain is acute, complicated by the fact that the river is too low to be used for the transport of supplies.
year created
1792
month created
11
day created
02
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in publication
in image
note
Cited in Knox to Wayne, 11/09/1792.
Spans Images 124-125 of this collection.
Spans Images 124-125 of this collection.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Anthony Wayne
Quartermaster General
Genl. Wilkinson
Contractors
the recruits
notable location
Pittsburgh
Forts Washington & Jefferson
notable item/thing
their numbers were rather diminishing than increasing
requisition of the Quartermaster General for fifty thousand dollars
five hundred pack horses
winter will be the season for the deposits of grain
the Country between Forts Washington & Jefferson
packhorse will be the most proper conveyance
hard winter
sleds may be used to advantage
the aid of oxen
no improper use
the sum now called for
deposits of grain
river is again too low for navigation
flour
notable phrase
we must surmount these difficulties the deposits must be made, but this business cannot be done without money & I trust that no improper use will be made of the sum now called for
document number
1792110253555
page start
124
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (266 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] |