Colonel Strong's Movements Alarm Indians; Logistics & Personnel of Legion
Item
Type
Recipient's Letterbook Copy
Title
Colonel Strong's Movements Alarm Indians; Logistics & Personnel of Legion
Description
The peace commissioners are alarmed by Col. Strong's movements so they must be halted immediately. Various logistical and personnel matters are discussed.
short description
Colonel Strong's Movements Alarm Indians; Logistics & Personnel of Legion
year created
1793
month created
07
day created
20
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in publication
in image
note
Cited in Knox to Wayne, 08/16/1793.
Spans Images 223-227 of this collection.
Spans Images 223-227 of this collection.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Anthony Wayne
Henry Knox
President
President of the United States
Commissioners
Colonel Strong
Brigadier General Posey
Quartermaster General
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Treasury
Mr. Belli
Major Isaac Craig
Lieutenant Colonel Clarke
troops
Doctor Scott
Major Rudolph
Samuel Hodgdon
Captain Pratt
Captain Pratt's detachment
notable location
War Department
Pittsburgh
Fort Washington
notable item/thing
great alarm
Col. Strong's movement
treaty
consequences
estimates
enclosed extracts
positive although implied orders
efficient preparations
packhorses
horses
pay
requisition
particular orders
carriage
payments
payments to Major Craig
one months pay
Major Rudolph's resignation
resignation
trade
wagons for the transportation of the clothing and store
clothing
stores
material articles
notable phrase
If in consequence of [Col. Strong's] or other similar movements, the Commissioners should be sacrificed or the treaty frustrated, the consequences would be awful indeed.
document number
1793072013055
page start
223
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 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] |