Supply of Troops and Indian Policy

Item

Type

Printed Document

Title

Supply of Troops and Indian Policy

Description

Enclosed copy of letter to Lord Dorchester at Quebec, requests that Pickering forward the letter immediately. Mentioned "nefarious measures" Father E. Burke and Col. McKee are taking to excite Indians to violence against U.S. Discussed new terms of reenlistment and enlistment to boost retention/enlistment among able bodied men. Discussed contractor compliance with orders for supplying troops.

year created

1795

month created

04

day created

07

author

sent from location

Greene Ville

recipient

in collection

in microfilm

notable person/group

Timothy Pickering
Anthony Wayne
Lord Dorchester
British
McKee
colonel
father
Edmund Burke
Hamtramck
caitiffs
Pasteur
commandant
garrison
Kirkpatrick
Scott & Ernest
contractor
merchant
Indians

notable location

Greene Ville
Greenville
Quebec
Great Britain
Canada
Fort Knox
frontier
territory
Atlantic states
Sandusky

notable item/thing

flour
rations
supplies
provisions
returns

notable idea/issue

supply of troops
enlistment
recruiting
retention
Indian relations
peace
war
defense

document number

1795040753500

number of pages

3

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [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 Greene Ville [n/a]
Recipient Timothy Pickering [unknown] [n/a]