Autograph Letter Signed

Important Dispatches; Clothing Infected with Yellow Fever

Send off an express boat well armed with dispatches for General Wayne. Forward clothing under Lieutenant Colonel Clarke and detachment under Lieutenant Read. Wants to know when Craig has forwarded letters from the Sandusky Commissioners to General Wayne. Asks that Craig clothing suspected to be infected be smoked. Doubts that it is infected except the woolen. Army will want their shoes.

Important dispatches; clothing infected with Yellow Fever

1793

09

03

War Department

Cited in Craig to Knox, 09/11/1793

Cited document sent from the War Office

Isaac Craig

Henry Knox

General Anthony Wayne

Lieutenant Colonel Clarke

Lieutenant Read

Lieutenant Reed

Commissioners

convoy

Captain Haskell

War Department

Pittsburgh

Ohio River

express boat

armed

dispatches

clothing

stores

infected

smoked

woolen

shoes

enclosed letters

Yellow fever epidemic

infected clothing

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War Department
September 3d 1793
Sir,
You are upon receipt of this letter
per express instantly to send off an express boat well
armed to General Wayne with the dispatches
enclosed. All the clothing already arrived together
with every particle of Stores and Pittsburg destined
for the army are now to be forwarded under Lieut-
enant Colonel Clarke, whom I have directed to descend
with the troops mentioned in my former orders, and
also the detachment under Lieutenant Read, As no
treaty has been held and the war must progress
all stores descending the Ohio ,must be sent under
escort.
As the Commissioners have written to General
Wayne via Pittsburg, and desired you to forward
the letters to him by the most certain and speedy
way let me know the days of which you received
and forwarded said letters.
You are to understand explicitly that all the
clothing received at Pittsburg which shall be
suspected to be infected, is to be instantly smoaked,
and descend with this convoy. It is not likely
that any is tainted except the woollen. The army
will want all their shoes. The express who takes
this has engaged to deliver it in five days.
I am Sir,
you humble servt
Knox
(Turnover)

Major Isaac Craig
P. S. The enclosed letters for Lieutenant
Colonel Clarke and Captain Haskell contain orders for
their descending the Ohio. If Colonel Clarke
should be present give to him the letter for Captain
Haskell, otherwise forward it by the express boat.
Knox