Highest Exertions by All Parts of the Army
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Highest Exertions by All Parts of the Army
Description
Unless the detention of the troops on the upper parts of the Ohio is ended, the President fears that the season will be lost and the expenses made for the campaign will be for naught.
year created
1791
month created
08
day created
25
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Knox to St. Clair, 08/25/1791, and Knox to Butler, 09/01/1791.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Richard Butler
Henry Knox
the President [Washington]
notable location
War Department
upper parts of the Ohio
notable item/thing
long detention of the troops
highest exertions by all part of the army
the season
expenses
campaign.
notable phrase
...unless the highest exertions be made by all parts of the army to repair the loss of the season, that the expenses which have been made for the campaign will be altogether lost...
document number
1791082511100
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The St. Clair Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Major General Richard Butler | [unknown] | [n/a] |