Obligations of Contractors; Troop & Materiel Deployment
Item
Type
Recipient's Letterbook Copy
Title
Obligations of Contractors; Troop & Materiel Deployment
Description
The issue is discussed as to whether the Contractors are required to supply the army on the march in addition to provisioning the camps and garrisons. The number of troops deployed in garrisons is detailed although final decisions regarding all troop deployments are left up to Wayne. The general mobilization of men and materiel is outlined.
year created
1793
month created
05
day created
17
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Spans Images 191-204 of this collection.
notable person/group
xxx Anthony Wayne xxxxx
xxx Henry xxxx Knox xxxxx
Major Craig
Brigadier Posey
Secretary of the Treasury
Brigadier General Wilkinson
Contractors
Troops
Mess. Elliot and Williams
five hundred recruits
Infantry or mounted volunteers
Kentucky people
drafted men and substitutes
Quartermaster
Commissioners
recruits
Captain Pratt
Captain Pike
Lieutenant Glenn
Captain William Lewis
Chickasaws
Choctaws
Cherokees
President of the United States
notable location
War Department
upper parts of the Ohio
Pittsburgh
Fort Franklin
Fort Pitt
Fort Washington
Fort Hamilton
Fort St. Clair
Fort Jefferson
Fort Knox
Governor of Kentucky
Niagara
Exeter, Springfield, Middletown and Bennington
New Brunswick, Trenton, Philadelphia, Christiana Lancaster, and Carlisle
Shepardstown
Richmond, Winchester, Frederick Town, Alexandria, and Hagerstown
Fort Massac below the Wabash on the Ohio
Holstein
notable item/thing
your descent of the Ohio
sufficiency of water
easy passage
six days
rations of provisions
stationary posts
troops on their march
supplies which will be wanted
prices of rations
Contract by the Secretary of the Treasury
transportation of flour
reducing the cattle to poverty and death
beef
lowest estimate of troops for fixed garrisons
muster rolls of the force under your command
force of the enemy
mere militia
substitutes
horseback
offensive operations
oxen
flour
common mode of transportation
baggage
every preparation
clothing and all the species of stores
trading post
communication of the northern and southern Indians
notable phrase
Your nearness of the business will enable you to discover advantages or disadvantages which cannot be perceived at this distance. Your judgment must therefore be confided in with the expectation that you will conduct every measure with a just economy as far as shall be consistent with entire efficacy.
document number
1793051700355
page start
191
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (14 pages) | DTC01 (286 pages) | Collection: Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3 | V: 2 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Anthony Wayne | [unknown] | [n/a] |