Transfer of Supplies

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Transfer of Supplies

Description

Want of supplies by Lieut. Polhemus prompted order to forward Quartermaster stores to his post. Arms and ammunition also forwarded.

year created

1794

month created

06

day created

14

author

Henry Knox

sent from location

War Department

recipient

Isaac Craig

in collection

James Robertson Papers

in image

IAL16

notable person/group

Isaac Craig
Henry Knox
Lieutenant Polhemus
Captain Crawford

notable location

War Department
Pittsburgh
Fort Pitt

notable item/thing

axes
paper
quartermasters stores
garrison
powder
lead
arms and accoutrements
flints
magazine

document number

1794061414001

page start

1

transcription

War department June 14 1794
Sir
Lieutant Polhemus complains of a
want of Axes, Paper and other quartermaster's Stores.
Everything in this line for a garrison of one hundred
men, must be immediately sent to that place, and
also ammunition and provisions for three months.
Capt. Crawford is to command there.
I have ordered one hundred barrells of Powder
twenty tons of Lead, and five hundred arms and
Accoutrements, Flints & to Pittsburg to save there as
a Magazine in case of exigency.
I am
Sir
Your obed. servant.
Knox


Major Isaac Craig

Item sets

Documents

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) IAL16 (1 pages) Collection: James Robertson Papers IC017

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox War Department [n/a]
Recipient Isaac Craig [unknown] [n/a]