Enclosed Letters from Winston and Quartermaster General on Expenses
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Enclosed Letters from Winston and Quartermaster General on Expenses
Description
Expenses related to readying dragoons, and "wretched state" of cavalry detailed. Indian goods to be received which will hopefully assuage the "red Children".
short description
cost of mounting and equipping dragoons.
year created
1796
month created
09
day created
05
author
sent from location
Detroit
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in publication
note
print doc only
notable person/group
James McHenry
Anthony Wayne
red children
Indians
dragoons
troops
cavalry
Major Winston
Quartermaster General
cavalry
Captain Webb
commanding officer
Kings Sechams
chiefs
hostages
Secretary of War
squadron
notable location
Detroit
Knoxville
Lexington
frontier
west
Georgia
wilderness
country
notable item/thing
indian goods
orders
equipment
saddles
bridles
horses
furniture
muskets
bayonets
notable idea/issue
pontiac business
age
starvation
casualties
badly equipped
fit for service
purchase of cavalry
power
wealth
hostages
document number
1796090553500
number of pages
2
Item sets
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 | Detroit | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |