Establishment at Presqu'isle and Le Boeuff
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Establishment at Presqu'isle and Le Boeuff
Description
Secretary Pickering discusses troops and supplies for Presque Isle and Le Boeuff with Governor Thomas Mifflin of Pennsylvania.
year created
1795
month created
06
day created
20
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Thomas Mifflin
Timothy Pickering
George Washington
Colonel Butler
Colonel Biddle.
notable location
War Office
United States
Presque Isle
Pittsburgh
Le Boief.
notable item/thing
sent me your letter
enclosures
necessity of furnishing troops in the present service of the United States to make the proposed establishment
of fix his eye upon an officer suitable for that particular command
do no more
not having consulted the President
he now consents to the measure contemplated
this day's post
send orders for marching the troops which I propose to assign to that service
they should be able to make the establishment independent of the assistance formerly expected from the state of Pennsylvania
informed me that provisions for four months for the troops intended to have been raised by the State have been transported to Le Boief
I shall depend on these supplies for the troops of the United States now to be ordered to Presqu' Isle.
document number
1795062000001
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | ABA01 (3 pages) | Collection: Elizabeth F. Dowes Collecdtion | 973/D32 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Thomas Mifflin | [unknown] | [n/a] |