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George Rogers Clark Papers, 1771- (Volume 8)

George Rogers Clark Papers, 1771- (Volume 8)

Clark, George Rogers

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ISBN10: 1150144769
ISBN13: 9781150144769
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 306
Weight: 1.21
Height: 0.64 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1912. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XII JEFFERSON AND WASHINGTON AGREE TO CO-OPERATE IN SENDING AN EXPEDITION AGAINST DETROIT TO BE LED BY CLARK. Clark In Virginia And Plans For A Formidable Expedition Against Detroit--Jefferson Promotes The Plan--Clark Serves In The Eastern Army Under Baron Steuben--Washington In Favor Of An Expedition Against Detroit--Clark Made Brigadier-general-- Difficulties Encountered In Securing Men For The Expedition-- Colonel Brodhead Unwilling To Co-operate With Clark--Presi- Dent Joseph Reed Of Pennsylvania Ready To Give All Possible Assistance--Clark Appeals To Washington--Washington's Reply. Thomas Jefferson To Clark, December 25, 1780.1 [Letter Book of Thomas Jefferson, 1781, p. 10, Va. State Archives.] To Colo George Rogers Clarke, Richmond december 25th. 1780 Sir. A powerful army forming by our enemies in the south renders it necessary for us to reserve as much of our militia as possible free to act in that quarter, at the same time we have reason to believe that a very extensive combination of british and indian savages is preparing to invest our western frontier to prevent the cruel murders and devastations which attend the latter species of war and at the same time to prevent its producing a powerful diversion of our force from the southern quarter in which they mean to make their principal effort and where alone success can be decisive of their ultimate object, it becomes necessary that we aim the first stroke in the western country and throw the enemy under the embarrassments of a defensive war rather than labour under them ourselves, we have therefore determined that an expedition shall be under taken under your command in a very early season of the approaching year into the hostile country beyond the Ohio, the principal object of which is to be the ...

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