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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01141 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1792 |
| Title | Anthony Wayne to Elliot & Williams asking for suppliers |
| Date | 18 December 1792 |
| Author | Wayne, Anthony (1745-1796) |
| Recipient | Elliot & Williams |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Pleads for supplies (particularly flour), decrying with great urgency having "been frequently without provisions" and claiming that "There must have been some fatal neglect or error somewhere." Elliot & Williams were suppliers for the army. Legionville was a camp in western Pennsylvania used by General Wayne during the Indian Wars of the Old Northwest. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Military History Military Provisions Military Supplies Merchants and Trade Diet and Nutrition |
| People | Wayne, Anthony (1745-1796) |
| Place written | Legionville, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |