Supplies for the militia
Document 1791Presley Nevill notifies Major General Richard Butler that he had sent a cask of powder and lead for the militia due to their want of ammunition. The militia are to scout the Virginia frontier for Indians that injured settlers.
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1791
Type
Extract of Letter
Description
Presley Nevill notifies Major General Richard Butler that he had sent a cask of powder and lead for the militia due to their want of ammunition. The militia are to scout the Virginia frontier for Indians that injured settlers.
Date
03/19/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1791031990001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Richard Butler
Presely Nevile
savages
Indians
Indian Nation
hostiles
settlers
scouts
militia
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
frontier
Virginia
settlement
Beaver Creek
Raccoon Creek