Cost of Postage, Housing Troops
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Cost of Postage, Housing Troops
Description
Billing of postage on Gen. Wayne's dispatches mentioned. General meeting at Redstone held, results not yet known. Garrison at Fort Fayette to received reinforcements, necessity to build additional barracks to house troops. Kentucky boat sent forward with bags of oats.
year created
1794
month created
08
day created
29
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Stagg to Craig, 09/06/1794.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Isaac Craig
John Stagg
Major Stagg
General Anthony Wayne
Colonel Pickering
Samuel Hodgdon
commissioners
garrison
barracks
notable location
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
neighborhood
Red Stone
Redstone
Fort Fayette
Kentucky
notable item/thing
weekly mail
letter
dispatches
postage
Kentucky boat
boat
oats
quarters
barracks
corn
twilled bags
notable idea/issue
cost of mail
building housing
housing troops
document number
1794082954001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | IAP20 (1 pages) | Collection: James Robertson Papers | IIB230 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Isaac Craig | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |