Transportation of Supplies

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Transportation of Supplies

Description

Enclosed receipt of S. Lewis for troops stationed at upper posts of the Ohio river. Mentioned that A. Wayne expected the arrival of the Indian goods which were not at "this post". Wayne ordered a store house and block house be built at Fort Le Boeuf. Vouchers mailed under cover addressed to Hodgdon.

year created

1796

month created

07

day created

01

author

sent from location

Pittsburgh

recipient

in collection

in image

notable person/group

James McHenry
Isaac Craig
Samuel Lewis
Samuel Lewis Senior
troops
General Anthony Wayne
General John Wilkins
Quartermaster General
Lieutenant Butler
Butler
Commissary Department
Samuel Hodgdon

notable location

Pittsburgh
upper posts of the Ohio
Fort Washington
Greenville
fort
Le Boeuf
Presque Isle
Presque'isle
road
Fort Fayette
headquarters
Fort Le Boeuf

notable item/thing

pay
forage
subsistence
Indian goods
vouchers
receipt
light boat
store house
block house
repair the road
packets

notable idea/issue

Indian goods
transportation of provisions
under cover

document number

1796070154001

page start

1

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Document instances

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[view document] (1 pages) IAS24 (1 pages) Collection: James Robertson Papers IID124

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Isaac Craig Pittsburgh [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]