Wayne to Continue War Preparations While Not Antagonizing Indians; Reasons for Not Launching Supporting Movement
Item
Type
Recipient's Letterbook Copy
Title
Wayne to Continue War Preparations While Not Antagonizing Indians; Reasons for Not Launching Supporting Movement
Description
Wayne is to continue to make appropriate preparations for war without unduly alarming the Indians, thereby rendering the position of the peace Commissioners dangerously precarious. The reasons are expressed as to why the President has not approved Wayne's proposal for a collateral expedition from the upper parts of the Ohio to the rapids of the Miami.
year created
1793
month created
08
day created
16
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in publication
in image
note
Cited in Wayne to Knox, 09/17/1793.
Spans Images 229-236 of this collection.
Spans Images 229-236 of this collection.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Anthony Wayne
Henry Knox
President of the United States
Commissioners
Mr. Wilson
John Parish
Troops
Mr. Morrison
volunteers from Kentucky
Army
whole force of the Savages
officers of you mounted volunteers
Captain Pratt
notable location
War Department
Detroit
Niagara
lower Sandusky
Indian Country
Pittsburgh
Headquarters of the 17th Regiment
Shippensburg
upper parts of the Ohio to the Rapids of the Miami
Kentucky
Big Beaver
notable item/thing
results of the Treaty
your collateral force
safety of the Commissioners
inconsistancy in your orders
their lives
absolute restraining of all hostile or offensive operations
incursions into Indian Country
peculiar caution
demonstrations of stores or magazines
any considerable accumulation of troops at your advanced posts
discipline of the troops
success of our arms
honor of the army
your own reputation
recourse to the sword
plenary powers
unsuccessful treaty
list of all the stores
remainder of the Clothing
wagons
Winter season
detention of the stores
collateral expedition
intelligence of their movements
prevention of the supplies to the Indians
destruction of a few huts
risk of the corps of six or seven hundred men
disgrace of the United States
mere militia
Commissions signed by him
another month's pay with a sum for arrears of subsistance
stores at Pittsburgh
relative rank of the Captains and subalterns
notable phrase
The result of the Treaty thus remaining doubtful, the arrangements for your collateral force are still to proceed, as well as all other preparations which will not be inconsistent with the safety of the Commissioners...
document number
1793081613055
page start
229
number of pages
5
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (6 pages) | DTC01 (286 pages) | Collection: Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3 | V: 2 |
| [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 | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Anthony Wayne | [unknown] | [n/a] |