Lack of Intermediate Posts
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Lack of Intermediate Posts
Description
St. Clair informs Knox that his army has marched from the recently named Fort Hamilton and his numbers, exclusive of militia, are at two thousand. It is so late in the year that there is no time to build intermediate posts, the lack of which may prove harmful if the army has to march to the Miami villages.
year created
1791
month created
10
day created
06
author
sent from location
Washington
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
created note
Appeared in 12/15/1800 issue.
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Arthur St. Clair
army
General Butler
militia
officers commanding corps
enemy
quartermaster
Captain Buel
sergeant and twelve men
War Office
Mr. Charles Wilkins, merchant of Lexington
troops
notable location
Fort Washington
Fort Hamilton
Miami villages
Lexington
War Office
notable item/thing
command of General Butler
order of march and encampment
abstract of the muster
monthly return
garrisons of this place
season is now so far advanced
punctuality of returns
intermediate posts
house
dispatches
some degree of certainty
channel of communication
river
desertion
notable phrase
Should the enemy come to meet us, which seems to be expected, and be discomfited, there will be no difficulties, but if they expect us at the Miami villages, the business will wear another face, and the intermediate posts will become more essential.
document number
1791100651800
page start
1
number of pages
1
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | CVA06 (0 pages) | 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, Indian Aff. | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Arthur St. Clair | Washington | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |