A. Bird's letter to George Rogers Clark, regarding a Spanish boat carrying flour bound for New Madrid : Correspondence 1794.

Author
Bird, A [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
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Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2017.
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Compiled/​Created
1794.
Summary note
Description: ALS A. Bird to George Rogers Clark. Letter also mentions an Indian attack likely on Point Recovery.
Notes
  • The George Rogers Clark (1752-1818) Papers span the years 1766 to 1810. They are arranged in chronological order and include receipts, accounts, troop returns, enlistment papers, correspondence and other types of material that focus almost entirely on Clark’s military activities during the American Revolution. The receipts and accounts provide information about the supplies and goods used by soldiers during the war. The enlistment papers include the names of several men who served during the war and also document the use of land, rather than money, as enlistment bounty. The troop returns list the number of staff, commissioned and non-commissioned officers, and rank and file for various regiments. These documents, which can be found throughout the three boxes, provide an overview of supplies and personnel. The correspondence provides more detail of military activities in the Illinois country, including descriptions of conditions and affairs at Kaskaskia and Cahokia, Illinois; Vincennes, Indiana (which Clark renamed Fort Patrick Henry); and Detroit. The correspondence also addresses relations with Native Americans in the region. Correspondents include Patrick Henry, Richard McCarty, John Dodge, John Williams, Valentine Thomas Dalton, John Montgomery, and Thomas Jefferson.
  • AMDigital Reference: A0289.
Original version
Reproduction of: A. Bird's letter to George Rogers Clark, regarding a Spanish boat carrying flour bound for New Madrid 18 May 1794.
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Missouri History Museum
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