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- GLC#
- GLC02437.05269-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- December 22, 1791
- Author/Creator
- Butler, Maria, fl. 1791
- Title
- to George Washington
- Place Written
- Pittsburgh
- Pagination
- 1 p. : address Height: 19.3 cm, Width: 15.9 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Early Republic
Written by Mrs. Maria Butler, the widow of General Richard Butler, who had been killed that year by Indians in battle in the Ohio Territories. Refers to the death of her husband and the dangerous living conditions surrounding her in the Pittsburgh area. Requests more troops to protect her and her family and the other white settlers in the region, and to hold onto the land that was so dearly fought for by her husband.
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