Protecting the Frontier While Seeking Peace
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Protecting the Frontier While Seeking Peace
Description
While preparing for the frontier campaign, General Butler reports on efforts to maintain the peace with the Indians.
year created
1791
month created
07
day created
12
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Mostly illegible.
notable person/group
Arthur St. Clair
Richard Butler
levies
rifle companies
young fellows
George Lewis
Major Gaither of Maryland
cavalry
good pilots
Second Regiment
Secretary of War [Knox]
General Sevier
contractors
Thomas Rhea
scoundrels
battalions of Clark
Colonel Pickering
subaltern officer
the Chiefs
notable location
Pittsburgh
Detroit
notable item/thing
convoy
stores
one month's pay
public expense
boats
pack horses
baggage
savage preparations
treaty
notable phrase
The facility with which the levies have been raised surpasses every expectation.
document number
1791071290102
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | GAI24 (5 pages) | Collection: Samuel Hodgdon Letters | V: 4, P: 299 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Major General Richard Butler | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Arthur St. Clair | [unknown] | [n/a] |