Officer Was Never Seen Again
Document 1792St. Clair describes to Knox an incident in which patrols were to be sent from camp before dawn to interdict hostile Indians. The adjutant was sent to the officer in charge of these patrols to ensure that the patrols would be dispatched. The officer told the adjutant that the patrols would go out as soon as he returned to camp but he was never seen again.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
St. Clair describes to Knox an incident in which patrols were to be sent from camp before dawn to interdict hostile Indians. The adjutant was sent to the officer in charge of these patrols to ensure that the patrols would be dispatched. The officer told the adjutant that the patrols would go out as soon as he returned to camp but he was never seen again.
Date
01/22/1792
Author
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1792012251800
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Arthur St. Clair
Captain Slough
General Butler
the army
Colonel Gibson
militia
small parties of Indians
party of regular troops
Colonel Oldham
adjutant general
Notable locations
Fort Washington
Lexington
Notable items
postscript
information communicated by Captain Slough to General Butler
some account of the situation of Colonel Gibson
packet
greater security
orders given to Colonel Oldham
four or five parties of twenty men with an officer
precaution
encampment