Scott, Charles, 1733-1813 to the Lieutenant of Mason
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02498.12 Author/Creator: Scott, Charles, 1733-1813 Place Written: Lexington, Kentucky Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 August 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : address : free frank Height: 23.5 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy
Written by Scott as a delegate to the Virginia House of Delegates and Brigadier General in Kentucky militia (he was breveted a major general at the end of the Revolution). Writes to the Lieutenant of militia at Mason, Kentucky saying that Major General Arthur St. Clair, Governor of the Northwest Territory and commander of the U.S. Army, requests his attendance at Lexington on 2 September 1791 in order to work out a system of calling out the militia for the present campaign. St. Clair's expedition that fall was routed by the Miami Indians under Little Turtle on 4 November 1791. Asks him to be prepared and to know the strength of his force and the length of their tours of duty.
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