Request for Artillery and Ammunition for Fort Defiance

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Request for Artillery and Ammunition for Fort Defiance

Description

McHenry needed directions to be given to an officer for the transport of artillery and ammunition from Fort Washington to Fort Defiance.

year created

1796

month created

03

day created

04

author

sent from location

War Office

recipient

in collection

in microfilm

note

print doc only.

notable person/group

Anthony Wayne
James McHenry
officer
major general

notable location

War Office
Fort Washington
Fort Defiance
military stores

notable item/thing

howitz
howitzer
cannon
six pounders
three pounders
cannonball
ammunition
artillery

notable idea/issue

supplying forts
request for supplies

document number

1796030413000

number of pages

1

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] Publication: Anthony Wayne, A Name in Arms [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Microfilm: Anthony Wayne Papers [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James McHenry War Office [n/a]
Recipient Anthony Wayne [unknown] [n/a]