. Frontier defense on the upper Ohio, 1777-1778 : compiled from the Draper manuscripts in the library of the Wisconsin Historical Society and pub. at the charge of the Wisconsin Society of the Sons of the American Revolution . ent up stream, as themen would require room to work. For particularsrelative to this garrison, I refer you to M. M^ am Sir, with Esteem Y very humble serv. Mathew ArbuckleGen. Hand NEWS PROM FORT PITT [Gen. Edward Hand to Jasper Yeates. MS. in New YorkPublic Library; Hand Papers—A. L. S.] Fort Pitt gi\ Ocf. 1777Dear Yeates—I rec^ your favours of the 13. &17. Ultim.
. Frontier defense on the upper Ohio, 1777-1778 : compiled from the Draper manuscripts in the library of the Wisconsin Historical Society and pub. at the charge of the Wisconsin Society of the Sons of the American Revolution . ent up stream, as themen would require room to work. For particularsrelative to this garrison, I refer you to M. M^ am Sir, with Esteem Y very humble serv. Mathew ArbuckleGen. Hand NEWS PROM FORT PITT [Gen. Edward Hand to Jasper Yeates. MS. in New YorkPublic Library; Hand Papers—A. L. S.] Fort Pitt gi\ Ocf. 1777Dear Yeates—I rec^ your favours of the 13. &17. Ultim. wish I could hear from you at this time,to clear up our perplexitys respecting the many &various reports of the progress of the Enemy in yourQuarter. I believe I told you in my last that we herehad nothing to Apprehend from Detroit. I someweeks ago sent a Small party towards Niagara forIntelligence but they have not yet returned. theClamor against Mess^. Morgan & M^.Kee was wrong-founded nothing appeared agains[t] either of them.* * * Since my last about 200 men Arived here fromFrederick & Dunmore Counties. Your Affectionate Kinsman Edw! Hand Jasper Yeats Esq, Lancaster Pr fav of Mr. Jn°. Anderson. Th I-; K mil se of l-n Pitt Ihiilt hy rxiuquet in 1764, and now possessed by Daughters ofthe American l\e\olntiiin of Allegheny County, Pa. AT FORT HENRY 129 CONDITIONS AT PORT HENRY [Maj. James Chew to Gen. Edward Hand. 4ZZ12—A. L. S.] Fort Henry, October 10 1777My Dear General—by the Return of the ExpressI had the pleasure of Receiving your very Kind Letterand Instructions and can really Assure you nothinggives me more Sattisfaction than to Obey every Order,but the Task you have injoind on me is almost, beyondmy abilities, the Militia I Have with me was onlyRaised for One Month, and that Time is past, aboutTen or Twelve days, nothing is more inconsistantthan Militia, when their Time Or Engagements areat an End. However, I have by Letting four or Fivereturn with the
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