Protecting the Frontier While Seeking Peace
Document 1791While preparing for the frontier campaign, General Butler reports on efforts to maintain the peace with the Indians.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
While preparing for the frontier campaign, General Butler reports on efforts to maintain the peace with the Indians.
Date
07/12/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1791071290102
Page start
1
Note
Mostly illegible.
Notable persons
Arthur St. Clair
Richard Butler
levies
rifle companies
young fellows
George Lewis
Major Gaither of Maryland
cavalry
good pilots
Second Regiment
Secretary of War [Knox]
General Sevier
contractors
Thomas Rhea
scoundrels
battalions of Clark
Colonel Pickering
subaltern officer
the Chiefs
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Notable items
convoy
stores
one month's pay
public expense
boats
pack horses
baggage
savage preparations
treaty