Manuscript DS, signed “Wm. H. Harrison, Lieut: Comm'dr,” one page, 7.25 x 11.75, April 12, 1797. Quartermaster's receipt headed "Return for Clothing for a Detachment of Troops belonging to the Garrison of Fort Washington," featuring a neatly drawn table above an itemized list of hats, shoes, blankets, epaulets, and stocks and clasps distributed to Fort Washington troops. In addition, the number of coats, vests, shirts, and linen overalls used by rank is also recorded. Nicely double-matted and framed with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 19 x 17.5; the frame has a glass back for viewing the reverse of the document. In very good to fine condition, with evidence of repairs to fold splitting.
Teenaged ensign William Henry Harrison gained his first military experience at Fort Washington (present day Cincinnati) in the Northwest Territory. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1792, and worked closely with 'Mad Anthony' Wayne during the duration of the Northwest Indian War. After the Americans defeated native forces in 1795, immigration to the region increased. Harrison's troops, here provisioned with clothing, armaments, and bedding, continued to monitor this important geopolitical crossroads in the spring of 1797.
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