Need for Scouts on the Frontier; Forthcoming Banners, Pay & Commissions
Item
Type
Recipient's Letterbook Copy
Title
Need for Scouts on the Frontier; Forthcoming Banners, Pay & Commissions
Description
Knox again emphasizes the need for scouts on the frontier. He defends the promotion of Lt. Col. Clarke ahead of some of the other officers. Silk standards left over from the previous war will be made available to the Legion for the coming campaign. The month's pay and commissions are being transported.
year created
1793
month created
04
day created
06
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in publication
in image
note
Spans Images 173-175 of this collection.
notable person/group
Anthony Wayne
Henry Knox
President of the United States
troops
Army
Scouts
Magistrates
Escorts
Lieutenant Colonel Clarke
Burbeck and Rudolph
Cavalry and Artillery
Infantry
Congress
Major Mills
notable location
War Department
the Ohio
the frontiers
settlements north of the Ohio
Marietta and Gallipolis and Bellepre
notable item/thing
garrisons
posts
security of the frontiers
proportional number of escorts
Captains
Major
the late war
principles of rank
their promotion
rank according to their seniority
appointments of the ensigns
the campaign
four elegant nero silk standards
Legionary standards
months pay
Commissions
notable phrase
I am still confined to the house but I hope in a few days to be abroad--I suppose you may be ready to defend the Ohio by the first of May.
document number
1793040600050
page start
173
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | DTC01 (286 pages) | Collection: Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3 | V: 2 |
| [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 | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Anthony Wayne | [unknown] | [n/a] |