News from Fort Wayne
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
News from Fort Wayne
Description
Major Hamtramck reports on current affairs at Fort Wayne, and adds that Major Henfrer is headed down the Wabash River to visit various Indian nations. Encloses returns of the garrison, and some wampum, to General Wilkinson.
year created
1796
month created
02
day created
24
author
sent from location
Fort Wayne
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
James Wilkinson
John Francis Hamtramck
Henfrer
Indians
notable location
Fort Wayne
Wabash River
notable item/thing
wampum
speech
desertion
returns
garrison
document number
1796022490001
page start
1
number of pages
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | IGE02 (1 pages) | Collection: Northwest Territory Collection, M367 | B:2, F:13 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Francis Hamtramck | Fort Wayne | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James Wilkinson | [unknown] | [n/a] |