Aid in Protecting the Frontier
Document 1791General Butler reports on the additional forces and stores that are enhancing his ability to protect the frontier.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
General Butler reports on the additional forces and stores that are enhancing his ability to protect the frontier.
Date
08/03/1791
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1791080390001
Page start
1
Note
Mostly illegible.
Notable persons
Arthur St. Clair
Richard Butler
levies
cavalry
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Notable items
convoy
detachment of artillery
ammunition and other stores
battalion
pack horse forage

