Stagg, John, Jr., 1758-1803 to Henry Knox

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GLC#
GLC02437.06171-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
16 August 1794
Author/Creator
Stagg, John, Jr., 1758-1803
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 19.8 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Relays information he received from General [Anthony] Wayne, Colonel [Thomas] Butler, and Major [Isaac] Craig. Notes Butler reports the outposts are amply supplied with provisions and assures the officers and men have made great exertion putting the fort (possibly Fort Fayette) in order. Notes there have been recent successes in France (possibly referring to the French Revolution). The events taken place at the fort are likely related to the Whiskey Rebellion.

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