St.Clair sends update on activities to Knox

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Type

Contemporary Copy of Letter

Description

Letter, describes potential site for post; discusses state of supplies; describes progress of St. Clair's campaign; discusses recruit's term of service.

Date

10/10/1791

Author

Arthur St. Clair

Recipient

Henry Knox

Sent from

Camp on White River

Repository

Pierpont Morgan Library

Collection

Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]

Document number

1791101040001

Page start

1

Notable persons

Henry Knox
Arthur St. Clair
Hodgdon
Ernest
Gen. Butler

Notable locations

Camp on White River
Fort Hamilton
Miami of the Lake
White River
Fort Washington

Notable items

cross cut saw
army
killed
indians
horses have been lost
monthly return
adjutant general
Jersey Battallioin
major is in arrest and will be tried today
duplicates
time and circumstances do scarce admit it
difficulty in our route
indian path pretty much used has been on either hand
passed the height of the land
open champaign country between the miami of the lake and the white river
ten days provisions of flour
necessity for pushing at the object immediately
uneasiness with respect to the time of their service
express orders
lakes
surface of each has been gradually formed on the top of the water by the growth of certain aquatic plants
intervals of firm land are found between them form place to place
halted to form another place of deposit
state of our provisions
event of the campaign
not a moment can now be spared and the calculation of time for works
three days flour on hand
transporting the supplies
situation here is proper enough for a post
stream that runs near it and empties itself I believe into the white river issues from a number of very large morasses enclosed among the
gentle marches he had then gained 20 miles
moment I was leaving it to join the army
letter
honor to write you