Regarding Kentucky Volunteers, Garrisons, Contractors' Dishonesty, & Plans to Advance

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Regarding Kentucky Volunteers, Garrisons, Contractors' Dishonesty, & Plans to Advance

Description

Thanks Knox for transmitting the President's commendation. Discusses payment of Kentucky volunteers. Notes troops who will be sent to establish a post at Massac. Notes that the garrisons in his rear are made up of invalids, to free more effective troops for the advance. Notes repeated inadequacy and lies of rations contractors. Citing their dishonesty, plans to take supplying the Legion entirely out of the realm of private contracts, if their performance does not improve. Opines on best locations for a new post, citing likelihood of forcing the Indians to fight, treat or fall back. May soon order the mounted volunteers to join him in a two-pronged advance.

year created

1794

month created

05

day created

07

author

Anthony Wayne

sent from location

Greenville

recipient

Henry Knox

in collection

Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3

in microfilm

Anthony Wayne Papers

in publication

Anthony Wayne, A Name in Arms
'Wayne-Knox Correspondence' PMH&B

in image

DTA01

note

Cited in Wayne to Knox, 05/26/1794.

Spans Images 52-61 in this collection.

cited note

Cited document addressed to the War Office

notable person/group

Henry Knox
Anthony Wayne
volunteers
Legion
Indians
mounted volunteers
rations contractors

notable location

Greenville
Kentucky
Massac

notable item/thing

rations
garrisons
payment

notable idea/issue

dishonesty of rations contractors
inept troops
two-pronged advance

document number

1794050753555

page start

52

number of pages

5

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[view document] (10 pages) DTA01 (102 pages) Collection: Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3 V: 3
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[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: 'Wayne-Knox Correspondence' PMH&B [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Anthony Wayne Greenville [n/a]
Recipient Henry Knox [unknown] [n/a]