Outlines Orders, Troop Routes
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Outlines Orders, Troop Routes
Description
Requests purchase of horses in Kentucky. Horses should be ready to assemble at Fort Washington on short notice. Outlines route for supplies sent to the Lakes. Orders route for troops to Tennessee. Suggests break in chain of posts, including the removal of stores from Greenville. Requests company.
year created
1797
month created
03
day created
16
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
note
Author cannot be confirmed from image
notable person/group
John Wilkins
[James] [Wilkinson]
Major Buell
Captain Schaumburgh
troops
notable location
Philadelphia
Kentucky
Fort Washington
Pittsburgh
Great Lakes
Le Boeuf
Ohio River
Presque Isle
Tennessee
Cumberland River
Knoxville
Fort Wayne
Fort Defiance
Greenville
Miami of the Ohio
notable item/thing
horses
stores
equipment
document number
1797031690101
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | DFM13 (2 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent and Received by Quartermaster General John Wilkins, Jr., Feb 8-Jul 30, 1797. (RG92) | V: 392, P: 3-4 |
| [view document] (2 pages) | DFM13a (2 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent and Received by Quartermaster General John Wilkins, Jr., Feb 8-Jul 30, 1797. (RG92) | V: 392, P: 3-4 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James Wilkinson | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Wilkins, Jr. | [unknown] | [n/a] |