Officer Was Never Seen Again
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Officer Was Never Seen Again
Description
St. Clair describes to Knox an incident in which patrols were to be sent from camp before dawn to interdict hostile Indians. The adjutant was sent to the officer in charge of these patrols to ensure that the patrols would be dispatched. The officer told the adjutant that the patrols would go out as soon as he returned to camp but he was never seen again.
year created
1792
month created
01
day created
22
author
recipient
in collection
in publication
content note
The St. Clair Papers
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Arthur St. Clair
Captain Slough
General Butler
the army
Colonel Gibson
militia
small parties of Indians
party of regular troops
Colonel Oldham
adjutant general
notable location
Fort Washington
Lexington
notable item/thing
postscript
information communicated by Captain Slough to General Butler
some account of the situation of Colonel Gibson
packet
greater security
orders given to Colonel Oldham
four or five parties of twenty men with an officer
precaution
encampment
notable phrase
Colonel Oldham was met by him [the adjutant general] at some distance from his encampment, and informed him that parties were not then gone out, but would be dispatched the moment he returned. Unhappily he never returned.
document number
1792012251800
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The St. Clair Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Arthur St. Clair | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |