Conquest of the country northwest of the river Ohio, 1778-1783 : and, life of Gen George Rogers Clark . Kentucky with what men I could gather in West Augusta,being joined by Captains Bowman and Helm who had each raised acompany for the expedition, but two-thirds of them was stopped bvthe undesigned enemies to the country that I before mentioned. Inthe whole, I had about one^undred^nd^fifty men collected, and setsail for the falls. I had, previous to this, received letters from CaptainSmith, on Holdston, informing me that he intended to meet meat that place with near two hundred men, which enco
Conquest of the country northwest of the river Ohio, 1778-1783 : and, life of Gen George Rogers Clark . Kentucky with what men I could gather in West Augusta,being joined by Captains Bowman and Helm who had each raised acompany for the expedition, but two-thirds of them was stopped bvthe undesigned enemies to the country that I before mentioned. Inthe whole, I had about one^undred^nd^fifty men collected, and setsail for the falls. I had, previous to this, received letters from CaptainSmith, on Holdston, informing me that he intended to meet meat that place with near two hundred men, which encouraged memuch, as I was in hopes of being enabled by that reinforcement atleast to attack the Illinois with a probability of success, etc. I set out from Redstone the 12th of May, leaving the country ingreat confusion, much distressed by the Indians. General Hand,pleased with my intentions, furnished me with every necessary Iwanted, and the — of May I arrived at the Kanawha river, to thejoy of the garrison, as they were very weak and had the day beforebeen attacked by a large body of Indians. IT. 414 CLARK S LETTER TO MASON. • Yr
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