Discussion of Correspondence from & Quartermaster Duties for Frontier Forts
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Discussion of Correspondence from & Quartermaster Duties for Frontier Forts
Description
Discusses correspondence from Forts Defiance and Washington, including an account of the disappearance of several men, who are feared to be dead. References the Quartermaster Department's responsibilities to the men at those and other frontier forts.
year created
1797
month created
03
day created
03
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
John Wilkins
missing men
dead
Quartermaster Department
Quartermaster General
Secretary of War
Indians
Fort Miami
notable location
Pittsburgh
Fort Defiance
Fort Washington
notable item/thing
disappearance
death
document number
1797030340002
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | DBC15 (4 pages) | Collection: John Wilkins Papers | P: 108-110 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Wilkins, Jr. | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |