Great Expense Incurred by the Militia
Document 1791Knox stresses the importance of marching regular troops and levies to the western frontier so as to relieve the militia whose service is purchased at great expense to the United States.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Knox stresses the importance of marching regular troops and levies to the western frontier so as to relieve the militia whose service is purchased at great expense to the United States.
Date
05/05/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Collection
Document number
1791050500100
Notable persons
Richard Butler
Henry Knox
Maryland battalions
Colonel Darke
Mr. Swan
Captain Snowden
levies of Jersey
Captain Armstrong
Lieutenant Platt
Major Ferguson
Captain Piatt
Major General St. Clair
the militia
county lieutenants
the regulars
Notable locations
War Department
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Winchester
Trenton
Christiana Bridge
Carlisle
upper parts of the Ohio
Fort Pitt
the frontiers
Pennsylvania
Virginia
French settlements
Notable items
clothing and tents
camp kettles
canteens
great expense incurred by the militia
protection of the settlements at Marietta
headquarters