Transporting Stores and Forage
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Transporting Stores and Forage
Description
Since peace with the Indians is not likely, Wayne has decided that the best method of transporting stores and forage westward is by wagons pulled by teams of oxen and provides an accounting of the money saved by using this method instead of pack horses.
year created
1793
month created
02
day created
15
author
sent from location
Legion Ville
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in publication
in image
note
Cited in Knox to Wayne, 02/23/1793.
Spans Images 175-178 of this collection.
Spans Images 175-178 of this collection.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Anthony Wayne
Col. Proctor
Cornplanter
Mr. Rosecrantz
Commissioners
Congress
hostile Indians
General St. Clair
Mr. Williams
Genl Wilkinson
Quartermaster General
Congress
4 wagon masters
50 drivers
Cornplanter
New Arrow
notable location
Legion Ville
Great Miami
Fort Hamilton
western Country
Pittsburgh
Fort Franklin
notable item/thing
Mr. Rosecrantz's letter of the 20th ultimo
session of Congress
best mode and means of transporting the stores
General St. Clair's route
pack horses
the backs of oxen
horses
wagons with ox teams
proper roads
fifty ox teams
hay
good roads
mode of transportation
military stores of clothing
exact account of all the public stores
notable phrase
being fully convinced in my own mind that the Commissioners appointed or to be appointed before the termination of the present session of Congress will not be able to effect a peace with the hostile Indians upon safe & honorable terms
document number
1793021553555
page start
175
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 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] |