Butler, Richard, 1743-1791
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Officer in the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War who later died fighting American Indians in Ohio; co-signer; Continental Congress' envoy to the Western Indians.
From the description of Journal of Gen. Richard Butler, 1785-1786. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 166427842
Born in Dublin, Ireland, April 1, 1743, the son of Thomas and Eleanor (Parker) Butler. Family emigrated to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Served in Bouquet expedition and was in Indian trade at Chillicothe and Pittsburgh. Married Mary Smith. In 1775 was Indian agent; 1777 became lieutenant colonel in Morgan's rifles; 1783 brigadier general by brevet. As Indian commissioner, negotiated many important treaties. In 1786 appointed Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Northern District. Was Pennsylvania state senator (1790) and judge of Court of Common Pleas. In 1791, as Major General under St. Clair he went to Ohio country to avenge Harmar expedition. On Nov. 4, 1791, he was mortally wounded (from Dict. Amer. Biog.) (blue index cards)
From the description of Richard Butler correspondence, 1776-1791. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 319057401
American soldier.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Carlisle, to General Lincoln, 1781 Dec. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131506
Indian agent and army officer.
From the description of Richard Butler correspondence, 1777. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452737
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Subjects:
- Buildings
- Bull's Ferry, New Jersey, Engagement at, 1780
- Diaries
- Indian agents
- Indians of North America
- Indians of North America
- Indians of North America
- Iroquois Indians
- Landforms
- Legislators
- Manuscripts, American
- Miami Indians
- Monmouth, Battle of, Freehold, N.J., 1778
Occupations:
- Army officers
- Indian agents
Places:
- Freehold (N.J.) (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Monmouth Battlefield State Park (N.J.) (as recorded)
- France (as recorded)
- Old Fort Niagara (N.Y.) (as recorded)
- Monmouth County (N.J.) (as recorded)
- Fort Bedford (Ont.) (as recorded)
- Fort Pitt (Pa.) (as recorded)
- Ohio (as recorded)
- New Jersey--Freehold (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Great Britain (as recorded)
- Fort Detroit (Mich.) (as recorded)
- Pennsylvania (as recorded)
