[Letter] 1790 July 21, War Office, [to] Otho H. Williams, Baltimore.

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[Letter] 1790 July 21, War Office, [to] Otho H. Williams, Baltimore.

Secretary of War Knox requests that Williams assist contractors in sending supplies to Gen. Josiah Harmar's army in the Northwest Territory. Quotes at length Harmar's letter of June 9 reporting distressed situation of army due to lack of supplies.

2 p. ; 32 cm.

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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