Author's Letterbook Copy

Peace Mission of Cornplanter, Supplies & Artillery Needed at Legionville

The Cornplanter's peace message should be laid before Congress as soon as possible as he and his nephew are on their way to Philadelphia. Various items are needed at Legionville including a complete Theodolite, a four pole chain, and sixteen howitzers.

Peace Mission of Cornplanter, and Supplies & Artillery Needed at Legionville

1793

01

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Legion Ville

Cited in Knox to Wayne, 01/26/1793.

Spans Images 163-164 of this collection.

Cited document addressed to the War Office

Henry Knox

Anthony Wayne

President

George Washington

Mr. Rosecrantz

the Cornplanter

Cornplanter

New Arrow

Congress

the Cornplanter's nephew

Major Beatty

Mr. Steele

Indians

interpreter

chiefs

Legion Ville

Philadelphia

Legionville

message

authenticity

correspondence

resignation

invoice of ordnance and military stores

military stores

ordnance

paper

rounds

magazine

laboratory

armory

articles

complete theodolite

instrument

four pole chain

howitzers

permanent peace

the truth of Mr. Rosecrantz's evidence

the mouth of an illiterate interpreter

invoice of ordinance & military stores

thirty six rounds per man

magazine, laboratory, and armory

sixteen howitzers

a permanent peace with the Indians

Mr. Steele's motion for the reduction of the Army to the contrary thereof notwithstanding

permit me therefore to request you to order these articles mentioned in the invoice to be forwarded with all possible dispatch

1793011853555

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N^o 40. - To Major Gen"^l Knox Sec^y of war

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Legion Ville 18th. Jan^ry 1793. -

Sir,

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your's of the 5th instant, in which you mention that the President relying upon the truth of the Rosecrantz', evidence had directed the Cornplanter & new arrow's message to be laid before Congress on that day. - for my own part, I have no doubt of its authenticity, as M^r. Rosecrantz is not only well acquainted with their language, but is also in their confidence: in addition to this, he committed that message to writing sentence by sentence as they delivered it, therefore not so liable to mistake as if wrote in a hurry by a third person taken from the mouth of an illiterate interpreter. -

however I hope that the Cornplanter & new arrow are now on their route to this place, where they shall not be detained, but forwarded with all expedition to Philadelphia; and I have made it the interest, both of M^r,, Rosecrantz & the Cornplanters nephew, to prevail upon those Chiefs to undertake this journey & doubt not of their success. -

Enclosed
Enclosed are copies of correspondence between Major Beatty & myself with his resignation; also an invoice of ordnance & military stores immediately wanted: we have not as much paper on hand as will make thirty six rounds per man for the troops now at this place. by tomorrow evening we shall have finished a magazine, laboratory & armory - and all effected in the course of one week. permit me therefore to request you to order these articles mentioned in the invoice to be forwarded with all possible dispatch, together with a complete Theodolite upon the most improved construction - an instrument much wanted - also a four pole chain. - I pray you not to neglect the sixteen howitzers mentioned in my private letter of the 15th instant for I am confident we shall want them in order of effect a permanent peace with the Indians, anything contained in M^r. Steeles motion for the reduction of the Army to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.

I have the honor to be with sincere esteem your most obed^t. & very hum^l Servant

Ant^y Wayne

The Hon^ble Maj Gen H Knox Sec^y of War.