Victory Necessary for Permanent Peace; Measures Undertaken for Supplying, Paying, and Reinforcing Legion
Item
Type
Recipient's Letterbook Copy
Title
Victory Necessary for Permanent Peace; Measures Undertaken for Supplying, Paying, and Reinforcing Legion
Description
Knox tells Wayne that victory over the Indians is essential if they are ever to become serious about a permanent peace. Every step is being taken to ensure that the Legion is properly provisioned and the men are paid in a timely fashion.
year created
1794
month created
05
day created
10
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Spans Images 269-278 of this collection.
notable person/group
xxx Anthony Wayne xxxxx
xxx Henry xxxx Knox xxxxx
Mr. Carpenter
Lieut. Campbell Smith
Captain Stiff Knee the Seneca
Mr. Rosecrants
hostile Indians
defenseless women and children
President of the United States
European powers
mounted volunteers of Kentucky
Major General Scott
Paymaster
Quartermaster General
Contractors
Brigadier Posey
battalions of artillery
Governor of Kentucky
Ensign McLean
Captain Heth
Captain Bezaleel Howe
eighty recruits
notable location
War Department
Kentucky
Philadelphia
Georgetown
Fort Washington
Pittsburgh
New Brunswick
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
notable item/thing
suicide of Captain Stiff Knee
issue of the flags
peace
wanton barbarities
national interests and dignity
western Indian war
sufficient number of recruits
enlistments have expired
competent auxillary force
good foot militia
necessity of terminating the war
permanent peace
utter expiration
liberal terms
horses
advance money
advanced posts
supplies of provision
forage provided by nature
arrears of pay
intelligence
receipt and delivery of the whiskey
Captains Lewis and Eaton
compensation
furlough
military reputation of the United States
powder
military stores
notable phrase
Hitherto events have justified [the Indians'] ideas of superiority over us, and until they shall be convinced by severe example to the contrary it is to be apprehended they will continue their wanton barbarities upon our defenceless women and children without fearing punishment which in their minds may be both remote and uncertain.
document number
1794051013555
page start
269
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (10 pages) | DTC01 (286 pages) | Collection: Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3 | V: 2 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Anthony Wayne | [unknown] | [n/a] |