Confidentially Requested the Return of the Legion

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Confidentially Requested the Return of the Legion

Description

Enclosed is the, confidentially, requested return of the Legion under the command of General [Anthony] Wayne but the troops on the upper parts of the Ohio and in Georgia are not included. The Secretary of War [Knox] has requested that the clothing be forwarded accordingly.

year created

1794

month created

05

day created

22

author

sent from location

War Office

recipient

in image

note

Enclosure: Confidential-Return of the Troops Under Major General Wayne, 05-21-08, signed by John Stagg.

notable person/group

John Stagg, Jr.
Samuel Hodgdon
[Matthias] Slough
cavalry

notable location

War Office
Lancaster

notable item/thing

cornet

document number

1794052215002

page start

4

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (5 pages) ZMV03 (5 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 3
[view document] (4 pages) ZMV03a (4 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 3

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Stagg War Office [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon [unknown] [n/a]