Orders to Perish with his Whole Detachment
Item
Type
Typed Document
Title
Orders to Perish with his Whole Detachment
Description
"To Captain (Howell or Thomas) Lewis (3rd Rifle Battalion, 3rd Sub Legion) I have committed the standards of the late 1st and 2nd Regiments with orders to perish with his whole detachment or deliver them to safety to your Excellecy's hands."
year created
1793
month created
08
day created
16
author
sent from location
Fort Hamilton
recipient
in collection
note
Typed extract.
notable person/group
Anthony Wayne
James Wilkinson
Captain (Howell or Thomas) Lewis
3rd Rifle Battalion
3rd Sub Legion
notable location
Fort Hamilton
notable item/thing
standards [flags] of the late 1st and 2nd Regiments
orders to perish with his whole detachment
your Excellency's hands
document number
1793081690200
page start
1
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James Wilkinson | Fort Hamilton | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Anthony Wayne | [unknown] | [n/a] |