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Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796 to Francis Vigo

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06479.01 Author/Creator: Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796 Place Written: Greenville, Ohio Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 27 May 1794 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Asks Major Vigo to use his connections to arrange for the British to be spied on. Wayne wants "either Frenchmen or Indians to go as far as Roche de Bout...to discover the number and designs of the enemy," the number of British troops and whether or not they have constructed a fort. Indicates he is willing to pay a large sum and would also like to arrange for regular dispatches of intelligence.

Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796
Vigo, Francis, 1747-1836

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