Scott, Charles, 1733-1813 to the Lieutenant of Mason

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GLC#
GLC02498.12
Type
Letters
Date
24 August 1791
Author/Creator
Scott, Charles, 1733-1813
Title
to the Lieutenant of Mason
Place Written
Lexington, Kentucky
Pagination
1 p. : address : free frank Height: 23.5 cm, Width: 19.7 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

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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