Receipt & Forwarding to Congress of Highly Important Information
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Receipt & Forwarding to Congress of Highly Important Information
Description
Wayne is sending to Knox the deposition and papers of Joseph Collins that provide secret information of such consequence that they should be made available to Congress.
year created
1793
month created
02
day created
16
author
sent from location
Legion Ville
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in publication
in image
note
Spans Images 178-180 of this collection.
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Anthony Wayne
Mr. Jos. E. Collins
British Lieut. Governor of upper Canada
Senate
Congress
people of Kentucky
Col. Proctor
Mr. Rosecrantz
Cornplanter
notable location
Legion Ville
Canada
Kentucky
Philadelphia
Cornplanter's town
notable item/thing
deposition of Mr. Jos. E. Collins
pecuniary rewards
Seal at Arms
secret information
notable phrase
Mr. Collins appears to be a man of observation & address--he was bred to the sea and has commanded several merchant vessels and was most certainly equal to the arduous and hazardous business he undertook to accomplish.
document number
1793021653555
page start
178
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | DTB01 (266 pages) | Collection: Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3 | V: 1 |
| [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 | Legion Ville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |