Extract of a letter from Slater to Patterson
Document 1790Letter, describes Indian aggression; discusses casualties.
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[Samuel [undecipherable]
S of Letter to Genl Wilkinson
dated Lexington Decr 9. 1790
Respg [undecipherable] the
Militia [undecipherable]]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, describes Indian aggression; discusses casualties.
Date
11/08/1790
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Lexington
Repository
Collection
Document number
1790110890001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Patterson
I.T. Slater
Willis
Hardy
Notable locations
Lexington
Notable items
killed and wounded
[casualties]
dead and wounded were left on the ground
detachment of two hundred men
follow the Indians
Regulars and Militia
wishes to inform you of the intentions of our campaign which I shall do with pleasure