Letter from General Clair
Document 1791Illegible letter from General Arthur St. Clair to an unknown recipient.
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Washington July 19
Sir
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Illegible letter from General Arthur St. Clair to an unknown recipient.
Date
07/19/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Washington
Collection
Document number
1791071990001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Arthur St. Clair
troops
General Wilkinson
Notable locations
Fort Washington
Muskingum
Henderson's Fork
Notable items
readiness
pack horses

