[No. 33] Building Barracks at Fort Fayette

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

[No. 33] Building Barracks at Fort Fayette

Description

No permanent arrangement for additional troops at Fort Fayette, advised best judgment in determining if building additional barracks is necessary. If council held at Redstone yields overtures of more violence, Craig is authorized to build more barracks after the approbation of Lieut. Col. Butler.

year created

1794

month created

09

day created

06

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

sent to location

Pittsburgh

in collection

in image

note

Cited in Craig to Knox, 029/12/1794.

cited note

Cited document sent from the War Office

notable person/group

Isaac Craig
John Stagg
Secretary of War
Henry Knox
Jonathan Stagg
Secretary of the Treasury
Lieutenant Colonel Butler
garrison
troops

notable location

Pittsburgh
War Department
Fort Fayette
frontier
Redstone
Red Stone
barracks
Pennsylvania

notable item/thing

permanent augmentation of force
garrison
barracks

notable idea/issue

treaty
peace
war
civility
building barracks
peace talks

document number

1794090620001

page start

1

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Document instances

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[view document] (2 pages) IAL31 (2 pages) Collection: James Robertson Papers IC033

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Stagg War Department [n/a]
Recipient Isaac Craig Pittsburgh [n/a]