Finding aid for the Anthony Wayne Orderly Book
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Wayne, Anthony
Title: Anthony Wayne Orderly Book
Dates: 1793
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Anthony Wayne (1745-1796) was an American general during the Revolution and the Indian wars. The collection consists of a record of the United States Army Legion in camp at Hobson's Choice and Greenville in the Northwest Territory, containing the orders of General Anthony Wayne, Commander in Chief.
MS Number MS 1679
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Anthony Wayne Orderly Book, August-December, August-December 1793, consists of a record of the United States Army Legion in camp at Hobson's Choice and Greenville in the Northwest Territory, containing the orders of General Anthony Wayne, Commander in Chief.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the Northwest Territory, particularly military activities of the United States Legion/Army at Hobson's Choice and Greenville under the command of General Anthony Wayne in 1793.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically and is maintained in one volume.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Related Material

The researcher should also consult MS 2156 Anthony Wayne Papers.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1790-1794.
Northwest, Old -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Sources.
Ohio -- History -- 1787-1865 -- Sources.
United States -- Armed Forces -- Order-books.
United States -- History -- 1783-1815 -- Sources.
Wayne's Campaign, 1794.
Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 1679 Anthony Wayne Orderly Book, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of William Pendleton Palmer in 1909.