The Pivot Upon Which All Things Turn
Document 1791Knox reminds General Butler that the public is depending upon him to raise the two new battalions in Maryland and Virginia. Colonel Hall has declined, so Colonel Darke must be appointed
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Knox reminds General Butler that the public is depending upon him to raise the two new battalions in Maryland and Virginia. Colonel Hall has declined, so Colonel Darke must be appointed
Date
04/15/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Collection
Document number
1791041500001
Page start
1
Note
American State Papers, vol IV, p185
Notable persons
Richard Butler
Henry Knox
Colonel Hall
Colonel Drake
Colonel Darke
President
two battalions in Maryland and Virginia
Notable locations
War Department
Shepherdstown
Maryland
Virginia
Notable items
raising two battalions
decline
vigor