Butler, Richard, 1777-1820.
Richard Butler, born in 1777, was the son of the American Revolutionary War figure Colonel William Butler and Jane Carmichael of New Orleans. He served in General Anthony Wayne's Army and the Second Infantry. In 1798, he traveled down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Natchez, Mississippi to deliver dispatches to Captain Guion.
He recorded the journey in a travel diary. Richard Butler married Margaret Farar in 1799 and purchased Ormond Plantation, where he grew sugar. He and his wife died childless in an 1820 yellow-fever epidemic.
From the description of Richard Butler papers, 1795-1899. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 244004828
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| creatorOf | Butler, Richard, 1777-1820. Richard Butler papers, 1795-1899. | Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Shepherd family papers, 1701-1884. | Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Butler family. | family |
| associatedWith | Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845. | person |
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| Saint Charles Parish (La.) | |||
| Ormond Plantation (La.) | |||
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Birth 1777
Death 1820
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