Necessary Accumulation of Men & Materials
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Necessary Accumulation of Men & Materials
Description
Wayne emphasizes that he is only accumulating the number of men and provisions necessary to carry out his mission and objects to the complaints of the hostile Indians who say that the build-up indicates that he is about to invade their territory.
year created
1793
month created
08
day created
07
author
sent from location
Headquarters, Hobson's Choice near Fort Washington
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in publication
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Anthony Wayne
our Commissioners
hostile Indians
Cornplanter
New Arrow
Contractors
Quartermaster General's department
savages
hay makers
General Wilkinson
Colonel Strong
General Posey
Chickasaws
General confederacy
Creeks
Cherokees
non-commissioned officers
privates
Captain Ford
Captain Peters
Captain Kingsbury
Captain Pasteur
Captain Prior
old sodiers
raw recruit
Lieutenant Glenn
Captain Pike
the President [Washington]
contractors
Captain Howell Lewis
notable location
Headquarters Hobson's Choice near Fort Washington
Head of the line
swamps and precipices
the prairie
Fort Hamilton
waters of the Ohio
mounted volunteers of Kentucky
Indian country
notable item/thing
open the road and increase the deposits of corn and provisions
unnecessary arms and apprehensions
accumulation of flour and grain
rations
means of transport
Indian intelligence
cattle
pack horses
small enclosure or fence
guns of the fort
grass
herds of cattle
starving condition
hostile Indian intelligence
advance posts
serious alarms and apprehensions
depredations and murders
Grand Council of Hostile Indians
ordinance and military stores
serious disaster
time of service
service of a veteran soldier
reenlistment
flying howitzer
wilderness
uncommon heavy fall of rain
reinforcement of troops
cartridge boxes
iron trunnions
wagon teams
expedition from Pittsburgh
document number
1793080753500
number of pages
7
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [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 | Headquarters, Hobson's Choice near Fort Washington | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |