Detailed Accounting of Ammunition Used by Legion, & Request for More
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Detailed Accounting of Ammunition Used by Legion, & Request for More
Description
Wayne provides a detailed accounting of his army's use of ammunition, powder, and lead for four months and warns that he will need more of each when the weather becomes warm enough to practice firing.
year created
1793
month created
02
day created
08
author
sent from location
Legion Ville
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in publication
in image
note
Spans Images 170-175 of this collection.
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Anthony Wayne
Doctor Strong
Capt. Sprills(?)
Doctor Carmichael
Riflemen
the Dragoons
Major Burbeck
Genl.Wilkinson
Rifle Corps
Dragoons
notable location
Legion Ville
Pittsburgh
Fort Jefferson
Fort Fayette
notable item/thing
two months pay for the Legion
preservation of ammunition
stoppages shall be made from the pay
every cartridge lost, sold, bartered, or damaged
Four Field days
Eight Howitzers
Morning and Evening Gun
a little lead
powder expended
quantity of ammunition expended
maneuvers, evolutions, and firings
deadly fire
improved musket
fine grained powder
heavy buckshot
flying Howitzers
powder at Fort Jefferson
cartouch boxes
notable phrase
Estimate of ammunition expended by the troops at Pittsburgh from the 20th of July 1792 until the 28th of November i.e., for one hundred and thirty one days by the Guards mounted at that place averaging
document number
1793020853555
page start
170
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (6 pages) | DTB01 (266 pages) | Collection: Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3 | V: 1 |
| [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 | Anthony Wayne | Legion Ville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |