St. Clair Detained by the Gout, Etc.
Document 1791The recruiting of regular troops and levies appears to be successful. The friendly Indians should be conciliated following the murder by whites of several members of their tribe. St. Clair is currently hobbled by the gout. General Butler is going to Maryland and Virginia to supervise the raising of two battalions.
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The recruiting of regular troops and levies appears to be successful. The friendly Indians should be conciliated following the murder by whites of several members of their tribe. St. Clair is currently hobbled by the gout. General Butler is going to Maryland and Virginia to supervise the raising of two battalions.
Date
04/07/1791
Author
Recipient
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War Department
Collection
Document number
1791040700100
Notable persons
Arthur St. Clair
Henry Knox
companies of levies
Colonel Proctor
General Butler
Notable locations
War Department
Fort Pitt
Big Beaver
Potts Grove
Maryland
Virginia
Notable items
Governor's proclamations
recruiting service of regulars and levies
relations of the friendly Indians
conciliatory propositions
gout
arrangements for raising the battalions