St.Clair speaks to Knox about discontent in the ranks
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
St.Clair speaks to Knox about discontent in the ranks
Description
Letter, discusses discharge of enlistments.
short description
Ltr, dis discharge of enlistments.
year created
1791
month created
10
day created
17
author
sent from location
Camp on White River
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Arthur St. Clair
Glen
Captain Darke
notable location
Camp on White River
Winchester
notable item/thing
frontiers
assembling at Winchester
officer who has raised a number of men
cavalry
time of service of many of the men would soon expire
determined to insist upon their discharge at the end of six months from their enlistment
information on this subject
assured me that none of them were entitled to their discharges until six months after the time of rendezvous
wrote to you
point of losing the Virginia battallion
discontents in the corps
officer only on the account of the appointment of Captain Darke
document number
1791101740201
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | AKE03 (2 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | R: 29, P: 91 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Arthur St. Clair | Camp on White River | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |