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Richard Butler diary
Richard Butler was an officer in both the Continental and United States armies who was killed by Indians at Fort Recovery, 1791. The diary recounts Butler's embassy as agent for the Continental Congress, 1775, to the Delaware, Wiyot, Mingo and Shawnee nations and reports in detail the speeches...
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| Collection: | Richard Butler Diary |
| Collection Number: | Am.035 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| 520 | |a Richard Butler was an officer in both the Continental and United States armies who was killed by Indians at Fort Recovery, 1791. The diary recounts Butler's embassy as agent for the Continental Congress, 1775, to the Delaware, Wiyot, Mingo and Shawnee nations and reports in detail the speeches of the chiefs, describes a meeting with Cornstalk, and assesses the effects of the British-American conflict upon the frontier political situation. | ||
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