Outfitting Troops
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Outfitting Troops
Description
Notification that all troops fit for duty descended the Ohio under the command of Richard Sparks, who was also charged with transporting all Indian goods. Clothing received was not sufficient to outfit all recruits and they left without proper equipment. Noted clothing on hand insufficient type to cloth troops. Troops are being inoculated against small pox, to prevent a spread of the disease.
year created
1795
month created
06
day created
05
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Timothy Pickering
Isaac Craig
troops
Captain Richard Sparks
Charles Anderson
quartermaster
Colonel Miegs
recruits
cavalry
infantry
notable location
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
notable item/thing
inoculation
Indian goods
wampum
invoice
treaty
cloathing
clothing
linen overalls
linnen
woolen overalls
rifle coats
short sailors jackets
trousers
hats
uniform
blankets
stores
bales
boats
transportation
smallpox
notable idea/issue
clothing troops
insufficient uniforms
transportation of stores
transportation of Indian goods
small pox inoculation
document number
1795060554001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | IAR01 (2 pages) | Collection: James Robertson Papers | IIC153-154 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Isaac Craig | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |