A Minor Accident, Etc.
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
A Minor Accident, Etc.
Description
Amongst other matters, General Butler reports on an accident in which a boat struck a rock. The only injury is to the boat.
year created
1791
month created
08
day created
04
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Mostly illegible.
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Richard Butler
Doyle's Company
detachment of artillery
Colonel Darke
Lieutenant Hawthorn
notable location
Pittsburgh
headquarters
notable item/thing
express
enclosed dispatches
brigades of pack horses
small accident
not much injury
boat
last large division
dispatches
notable phrase
There is not much injury but to the boat.
document number
1791080440001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | GAI21 (3 pages) | Collection: Samuel Hodgdon Letters | V: 4, P: 323 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Major General Richard Butler | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |