Complaints About Clothing & Pay Not Reaching Wayne's Legion
Item
Type
Recipient's Letterbook Copy
Title
Complaints About Clothing & Pay Not Reaching Wayne's Legion
Description
Knox responds to a complaint regarding stores of clothing that never reached the Legion. He assures Wayne that every precaution was taken to ensure that the clothing was delivered appropriately. Complaints regarding the delay in pay for the troops are also addressed.
year created
1792
month created
12
day created
28
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in publication
in image
note
Cited in Wayne to Knox, 01/10/1793.
Spans Images 138-142 of this collection.
Spans Images 138-142 of this collection.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Anthony Wayne
Henry Knox
Brigadier General Wilkinson
deputy Quartermaster
Savages
Major Adair
William Smally
Major Trueman
Major Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
War Office
commanding officers of the first and second regiments
Lieut. Danl Britt
non-commissioned privates
Captain Richard S. Howe
Mr. Henley
Major Rudolph's detachment
Mr. Swan
Mr. Britt
paymaster
Secretary of the Treasury
Comptroller of the Treasury
Wabash Indians
Governor Blount
notable location
War Department
Fort Washington
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
the frontiers
mouth of the Big Kenhawa
notable item/thing
confusion of stores of clothing
boxes, hogsheads, & bales
wagons
complete invoice of the boxes
receipt for the contents of each box
duplicates of the amount thereof
distribution and forwarding of the packages
clothing for the First United States Regiment
rifle clothing
complaints relative to the pay department
money for the troops
two months pay in readiness
an evil which ought not exist for a moment
smallpox
notable phrase
It is highly proper that you should cause inquiry to be made into the nature and degree of the confusion of stores and clothing complained of by Brigadier General Wilkinson.
document number
1792122813055
page start
138
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 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] | Microfilm: Anthony Wayne Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Anthony Wayne, A Name in Arms | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Anthony Wayne | [unknown] | [n/a] |