Letter from the Secretary of War
Item
Type
Printed or published transcription/modern copy
Title
Letter from the Secretary of War
Description
Alerts Butler that Samuel Hodgdon is on his way to Fort Pitt and should be able to supply the campaign. There should be enough flour for Butler's post, but they will have to rely on live cattle for meat. Major Butler has been appointed to the Eastern Battalion. Colonel Proctor's mission failed, so General Scott's expedition will go forward; Butler is to send copies of Proctor's dispatches to General St. Clair. Knox encloses a confidential estimate of troops. The recruiting service has not been successful, and so they might have to raise troops in Fayette.
short description
Letter from the Secretary of War
year created
1791
month created
06
day created
09
author
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Knox to St. Clair, 06/09/1791.
Published in the St. Clair Papers (), 216-218
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Published in the St. Clair Papers (), 216-218
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cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
General Butler
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
Samuel Hodgdon
Quartermaster
contractor
Major Butler
Eastern Battalion
Colonel Proctor
General Arthur St. Clair
General Scott
troops
Doyle
Beatty
President of the United States
notable location
War Department
Fort Pitt
upper parts of the Ohio
frontiers
headquarters
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Fayette
Pennsylvania
Virginia
notable item/thing
means of obtaining
campaign
advice
preparations
ample funds
provisions
flour
operations of the troops
cattle
posts
salted meat
rations
mission
expedition
dispatches
defensive protection
in confidence
estimate of troops
recruiting service
battalion of levies
document number
1791060911000
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Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Butler | [unknown] | [n/a] |