Newberry Library - Letter Danville, Ky., to the commanding officer of Mason County, Ky., 1791 July 5

Letter Danville, Ky., to the commanding officer of Mason County, Ky., 1791 July 5

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Open book Letter Danville, Ky., to the commanding officer of Mason County, Ky., 1791 July 5

Title Letter Danville, Ky., to the commanding officer of Mason County, Ky., 1791 July 5

Creator Kentucky Board of War

Date 1791

Place Indiana, Kentucky, Kentucky--Danville, Kentucky--Mason County

Language English

Subjects Indians of North America, Kentucky Board of War, Military service, Voluntary

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Text of letter on p. [1]-[2]; address on p. [4]
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.

Summary July 5, 1791, letter to which the names of Charles Scott, John Brown, Harry Innes, and Benjamin Logan have been signed, informing the commanding militia officer of Mason County that Gen. Arthur St. Clair had authorized a second detachment of 500 mounted men led by James Wilkinson to attack the upper Wabash Indian towns. The letter directs volunteers to assemble at Fort Washington on the Ohio by July 20. There are also instructions forwarded from St. Clair to discontinue the frontier guards in Kentucky and to forward muster rolls and abstracts for the guards from Mason County.

Biographical/Historical Note In 1791 Congress appointed Charles Scott, John Brown, Harry Innes, Benjamin Logan, and Isaac Shelby to a board empowered to call out the militia into the service of the U.S. whenever necessary to fight the Indians, and to act in conjunction with the regular army. Commonly termed the Kentucky Board of War, this body was also known as the Local War Board for the Western Country and the Local Board of War for the District of Kentucky.

Extent 1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 30 cm

Format Correspondence, Manuscripts, Records

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 795

BibID 147640

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2299px × 3692px 24.31 MB

File Created 12/21/2013 6:32:33 AM

Filename 991476408805867_Ayer_MS_795_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL122IXU

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