Report from the Frontier Campaign
Document 1791General Roberts reports on the events taking place near Wheeling as he makes preparations for the campaign to defend the frontier.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
General Roberts reports on the events taking place near Wheeling as he makes preparations for the campaign to defend the frontier.
Date
08/12/1791
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1791081290001
Page start
1
Note
Mostly illegible.
Notable persons
Richard Butler
Arthur St. Clair
Colonel Darke
Secretary of War [Knox]
Captain Newman's detachment
agent for the contractors
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
Notable items
broken box of musket balls
long march
operations of the campaign