Major General Richard Butler
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05/22/1791 Cited letter or documentCited in Stagg to Butler, 06/02/1791; Knox to Butler, 06/09/1791.
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04/30/1791 Cited letter or documentCited in Knox to Butler, 05/12/1791; Knox to Butler, 05/05/1791.
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Council with Six Nation Chiefs, Opinion on Knox
05/20/1791 Copy of Signed DocumentButler enclosed proceedings from council with Six Nation chiefs held due to agitated Indians. Knox wants to "take all nations by the hand to meet" General Sinclair at Fort Washington on the Ohio but …
Archive Reports 1891
COPY: Request to Five Nations for Assistance
06/05/1791 Copy of Signed DocumentRequest to Five Nations to accompany De Bartzet and Governor St. Clair to deal with hostile western tribes.
Archive Reports 1891- No image
Copy of a Speech from Major General Butler to the Five Nations.
1791 DocumentWar Captains Broken Twig and Big Tree want to return to the Five Nations and advise them to consider about the speech by the Governor of the Western Territory. After years of working as Superintendent …
Archive Reports 1891 
Aid in Protecting the Frontier
08/03/1791 Autograph Letter SignedGeneral Butler reports on the additional forces and stores that are enhancing his ability to protect the frontier.
Samuel Hodgdon Letters
A Minor Accident, Etc.
08/04/1791 Autograph Letter SignedAmongst other matters, General Butler reports on an accident in which a boat struck a rock. The only injury is to the boat.
Samuel Hodgdon Letters
Request for Instructions on Pay for Sergent Howe
12/18/1796 Autograph Letter SignedButler received money from Issac Craig, Deputy Paymaster General, but could not pay Sergent Charles Howe due to his absence on command. Butler requested instructions from Simmons on how to pay the …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
