St. Clair's Complaints
Document 1791Knox informs the President of General St. Clair's complaints about General Butler's and the quartermaster's absenses and the lack of authority of the contractor to purchase the horses needed for the approaching campaign.
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Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Knox informs the President of General St. Clair's complaints about General Butler's and the quartermaster's absenses and the lack of authority of the contractor to purchase the horses needed for the approaching campaign.
Date
09/16/1791
Author
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1791091611000
Notable persons
George Washington
Henry Knox
General St. Clair
Captain Mills
General Butler
the quartermaster
contractor's agent
troops
Notable items
letter from General St. Clair of the 8th of August
authority to procure the horses
provisions
purchase of eight hundred horses
tents