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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letter [manuscript]: Danville, [Ky.], to the commanding officer of Mason County, [Ky.] |
| Author | Kentucky Board of War |
| Date | View date in the chronology |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Description | From the Newberry Library Catalogue: 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. |
| Names | Scott, Charles (1739-1813); Innes, Harry (1752-1816); Logan, Benjamin (1743-1802); Brown, John (1757-1837); St. Clair, Arthur (1734-1818); Wilkinson, James (1757-1825) |
| Places | Wabash River, Fort Washington, Ohio River, Mason County, Danville, Kentucky, Indiana, United States |
| Keywords | militia, attack, war, armed forces, fort, frontier |
| Theme | Military Encounters: Conflicts, Rebellions and Alliances |
| Culture Area | Northeast, Great Plains |
| Additional Information | 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. |
| Library | The Newberry Library |
| Copyright | The Newberry Library |
| Collection | The Edward E. Ayer Collection |
| Reference | VAULT box Ayer MS 795 |
| Catalogue Link | The Newberry Library Catalogue |