Appointment of Col. Meigs as Special Agent

Item

Type

Printed Document

Title

Appointment of Col. Meigs as Special Agent

Description

Advised appointing a special agent to take charge of the large quantity of goods that will be required for the treaty. Col. Meigs was selected to fulfill this duty, he accepted. Copy of his instructions enclosed, if he continues service after this task, he is to be charged with the transportation of clothing for troops.

year created

1795

month created

04

day created

22

sent from location

War Office

recipient

in collection

in microfilm

note

Cited in Wayne to Pickering, 06/17/1795.

cited note

Cited document sent from the War Office

notable person/group

Anthony Wayne
Timothy Pickering
hostiles
Indians
Indian Nation
Meigs
colonel
Anthony Wayne
clerk
Secretary of Treasury

notable location

War Office
Head Quarters
frontier
territory

notable item/thing

treaty
supplies
provisions
clothing

notable idea/issue

treaty
alliance
peace
war
agreement
supply of provisions
transportation of provisions

document number

1795042213000

number of pages

2

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 Timothy Pickering War Office [n/a]
Recipient Anthony Wayne [unknown] [n/a]