Dispatch from General Wayne
Item
Type
Printed or published letter
Title
Dispatch from General Wayne
Description
Incloses returns of the legion, an invoice of stores and medicine needed, and an estimate of . The medical stores are almost empty due to the large number of sick and wounded. Details the current state of the troops and garrisons under his command; he does not think it is feasible to retain the corps. Also describes an attempted exchange of prisoners involving a Canadian trader and some of the Indian tribes.
short description
Dispatch regarding the state of the troops.
year created
1794
month created
10
day created
17
author
sent from location
Miami Villages
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in publication
note
Cited in Knox to Lear, 12/16/1794, and Wayne to Knox, 11/12/1794. Enclosed in Knox to U.S. Congress, 12/17/1794.
Published in the American State Papers, Vol. 2, 524-526. This publication is available online from the Library of Congress (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsp.html)
Published in the American State Papers, Vol. 2, 524-526. This publication is available online from the Library of Congress (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsp.html)
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Anthony Wayne
sick
mounted volunteers
wounded
Quartermaster General
James O'Hara
Major Burbeck
Ordnance Department
Robert Elliott, acting contractor
Indians
contractors
Major General Scott
Captain Edward Butler
House of Representatives
Congress
hostile Indians
Canadian prisoner
American prisoners
Indians
Governor John Graves Simcoe
Colonel McKee
Captain Brandt
hostile chiefs
British Agents
deserters
Indian trader
Mohawks
Messasagnes
Blue Jacket
Backongelies
Little Turtle
Captain Jonny
Delaware
Miami
Shawanese
Tawas
Pattawatamies
notable location
Miami Villages
Fort Washington
Fort Hamilton
Chillicothe
Picque town
Miami River
Ohio River
Lormie's Stores
Tawa town
Au Glaize
Grand Glaize
Kentucky
Western posts
Detroit River
Swan Creek
Lake Erie
notable item/thing
return of the legion
invoice
stores
medicine
temporary supply of medical stores
death
expense
ports
transportation of supplies
carriage of dead or heavy articles
discharge
conduct
expiration of enlistments
protection
bill
estimate
mistaken policy
bad economy
pay
ration
flag
narrative
tampering
treaty of peace
draughts
drafts
enclosures
bounty
stand of arms
clothing
subsistence
balance
policy
treaty
British magazines
notable idea/issue
legislation
frontier
employment
tampering with the hostile tribes
sustainability of the armed forces
relations with Indians and the British
document number
1794101753500
number of pages
4
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (3 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers, Indian Aff. | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: Anthony Wayne Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Anthony Wayne, A Name in Arms | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Anthony Wayne | Miami Villages | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |