Commissary required

Item

Type

Printed Document

Title

Commissary required

Description

Secretary Knox writes that by the arrangement of a new contract with Alexander Scott and Matthew Ernest (for provisioning the army), a commissary will be required. Knox recommends Major Isaac Craig of Fort Pitt. Concludes by writing that John Jay will "satisfactorily arrange all the points of dispute between Great Britain & the US."

year created

1794

month created

11

day created

17

author

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in collection

note

ADf, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston

notable person/group

Alexander Hamilton
Henry Knox
Alexander Scott
Matthew Ernest
Isaac Craig
John Jay

notable location

Philadelphia
Fort Pitt
Fort Washington
Britain

notable item/thing

contract
commissary
Jay Treaty

document number

1794111700000

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Alexander Hamilton [unknown] [n/a]