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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10226 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0097] October-December 1790 |
| Title | I. J. Slater to Robert Patterson regarding the recent military campaign against the Maumee [Miami] Indians |
| Date | 8 November 1790 |
| Author | Slater, I. J. (fl. 1790) |
| Recipient | Patterson, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Docketed as an "Extract" by Knox. Relates to Colonel Patterson details of the recent military campaign against the Maumee [Miami] Indians. States that they "sent on the 29th a Detachment of Two hundred men...to follow the Indians." Watermarked "VI." |
| Subjects | American Indian History Frontiers and Exploration Military History |
| People | Patterson, Robert (1753-1827) Slater, I. J. (fl. 1790) |
| Place written | Lexington, Kentucky |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Native Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Patterson refers to Robert Patterson, a colonel in the Continental Army who also served in the Indian campaigns with George Rogers Clark. He is one of the founders of the cities of Lexington, Kentucky, and Cincinnati, Ohio and continued his military service as a Quartermaster during the War of 1812. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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