Take the Command of General St. Clair, Etc.
Document 1791General Butler should locate the person commanding the Virginia battalion and give him the necessary money and orders. Colonel Rawlings has declined the Maryland battalion but might accept the regiment if Colonel Hall declines. General Butler is to go to Carlisle to repair deficiencies in the battalions of levies at that place and then he should proceed to the frontier to take the command of Major General St. Clair.
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General Butler should locate the person commanding the Virginia battalion and give him the necessary money and orders. Colonel Rawlings has declined the Maryland battalion but might accept the regiment if Colonel Hall declines. General Butler is to go to Carlisle to repair deficiencies in the battalions of levies at that place and then he should proceed to the frontier to take the command of Major General St. Clair.
Date
04/08/1791
Author
Recipient
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War Department
Collection
Document number
1791040800000
Notable persons
Richard Butler
Henry Knox
the President [Washington]
Colonel Rawlings
Maryland battalion
Colonel Hall
lieutenant colonel-commandant
regiment
levies
Major General St. Clair
Notable locations
War Department
Virginia
Maryland
Carlisle
frontiers
Notable items
appointment of the officers of the Virginia battalion
late war [War for Independence]
my warrant on the paymaster