Conquest of the country northwest of the river Ohio, 1778-1783 : and, life of Gen George Rogers Clark . ceived from this ex-plosion would contribute to his death, a few months later,in this very fort—the name of which was changed, soonafter the capture, from Fort Sackville to Fort PatrickHenry, in honor of the governor of Virginia. Two days after the capture, The Willing arrived, andwhile her forty-six men were greatly rejoiced to find thefort already in possession of the Americans, they could notbut regret their failure to arrive before the also came on this boat William Mires
Conquest of the country northwest of the river Ohio, 1778-1783 : and, life of Gen George Rogers Clark . ceived from this ex-plosion would contribute to his death, a few months later,in this very fort—the name of which was changed, soonafter the capture, from Fort Sackville to Fort PatrickHenry, in honor of the governor of Virginia. Two days after the capture, The Willing arrived, andwhile her forty-six men were greatly rejoiced to find thefort already in possession of the Americans, they could notbut regret their failure to arrive before the also came on this boat William Mires, a messengerfrom Virginia, bearing the pleasing information that the 350 THE AMERICANS TAKE POSSESSION OF THE FORT. legislature of that state had adopted a resolution of thanksto Clarks troops for services in capturing the Illinois coun-try; and he also brought commissions from Governor Henrvpromoting Clark from lieutenant-colonel to colonel, andJoseph Bowman from captain to major. On the next pageis a fac-simile of Bowmans commission, the original ofwhich is now in the possession of the author,.
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