Requests Supplies for George Druger for Fort Massac

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Requests Supplies for George Druger for Fort Massac

Description

Instructs the commanding officer at South West Point to supply George Druger, an express rider, with the necessary provisions and supplies he needs to reach Fort Massac.

short description

Requests Supplies for George Druger for Fort Massac

year created

1799

month created

06

day created

02

author

sent from location

Knoxville

in image

recipient note

The recipent is adressed as the officer commanding at SouthWest Point.

notable person/group

Officer Commanding at South West Point
David Henley
George Druger
General James Wilkinson
War Office
express

notable location

Knoxville
Fort Massac
South West Point

notable item/thing

express
several dispatches
supply him
provisions
necessaries

document number

1799060290101

page start

1

transcription

Knoxville June 2nd 1799

Sir

George Druger being an express for General Welkinson, And now charged with several dispatches from the War Office, to the General, and to other public Officers; please to supply him with provisions, and what necessarys he may want to Fort Massac.

I am respectfully your Humb Servt David Henley Agent of War

To the Officer Commanding at Southwest Point

(42) [editor's note: this last number is penciled on the bottom of the page]

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) ZWL17 (1 pages) Collection: Letters Sent by David Henley, Agent of the War Department, May 1, 1799-May 7, 1800. (RG217) [unknown]
[view document] (1 pages) ZWL01a (26 pages) Collection: Letters Sent by David Henley, Agent of the War Department, May 1, 1799-May 7, 1800. (RG217) [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author David Henley Knoxville [n/a]