Supply of Troops at Forts Detroit and Miamis, Indian Relations After Cession of Land by British

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Supply of Troops at Forts Detroit and Miamis, Indian Relations After Cession of Land by British

Description

Anticipation of difficulties supplying forts recently acquired from British, U.S.must supply troops, but good policy and humanity dictated Indians should be supplied as well. Request for the Secretary of the Territory Northwestern of the Ohio accompany Wayne to Detroit to handle the politics regarding the cession of land and Indian relations with U.S.

year created

1796

month created

07

day created

22

author

sent from location

War Office

recipient

in collection

in microfilm

note

print doc only

notable person/group

James McHenry
Anthony Wayne
Colonel Kirkpatrick
Colonel Hamtramck
General Wilkinson
Lord Dorchester
British Commandants
troops
garrison
Indians
Scott
Ernest
chiefs
warriors
Indian Nation
Putawatimes
prisoners
Major Doyle
Colonel Meigs
Doctor Richard Allison
Captain Butler

notable location

War Office
headquarters
Greene ville
Greeneville
Pittsburgh
posts
Fort Detroit
Fort Miamis
St Mary's
Saint Mary's
St Marys
Fort Washington
Chicago
Fort Wayne
Michilimackinac
Ohio
Northwestern Territory

notable item/thing

general order
enclosures
supplies
letter
copy
original orders
supplies
daily issues
reports
rations
cavalry horses
approbation
dispatches

notable idea/issue

good policy
humanity
supply
state of provision
cession
surrender of prisoners
civil government

document number

1796072253500

number of pages

4

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 Anthony Wayne War Office [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]