LIST OF DOCUMENTS



Commissioner's Report on an Examination of William Shan-
   non, April 13, 1781: J. F. Moore and W. Shannon accused
   of misuse of public funds ................. ........... 519
John Todd to George Rogers Clark, April 13, 1781: de-
   fenseless condition of Kentucky-fortification of Louis-
   ville .............................................. 520
Expense in Building Fort at Lexington, April 13, 1781 ..... 521
George Slaughter to Thomas Jefferson, April 13, 1781:
   exoneration of J. F. Moore ........................... 524
George Slaughter to Thomas Jefferson, April 14, 1781: ex-
   oneration of W. Shannon ............................. 524
Garret Van Meter to Thomas Jefferson, April 14, 1781:
   Clark ordered to delay march-insurrection in Kentucky. 525
John Todd to Thomas Jefferson, April 15, 1781: weakness
   of Kentucky caused by the removal of the militia-im-
   possibility of complying with draft for the continental
   army-mismanagement of public funds in the Illinois. . . 526
James Sullivan to George Rogers Clark, April 15, 1781:
   building of boats for the Detroit expedition-waste of
   supplies-W. Pope recommended for county-lieutenant. . 528
John Floyd to Thomas Jefferson, April 16, 1781: qualifica-
   tion of militia officers prevented by lack of magistrates-
   militia of Jefferson County-necessity of postponing the
   enlistment for the continental army-Indian forays-
   scarcity of supplies-re-enforcements for Clark ......... 529
John Floyd to George Rogers Clark, April 16, 1781: loss of
   meat examination of Slaughter's charges against the
   commissaries-re-enforcements for Clark-Pope recom-
   mended as lieutenant-colonel ......................... 532
George Rogers Clark to Jonathan Clark, April 19, 1781:
   parole of J. Clark ................................... 534
George Washington to the Board of War, April 20, 1781:
   military stores needed for the Detroit expedition-cloth-
   ing for the troops of La Fayette and Greene-resigna-
   tion of Proctor-appointment of Carrington ............ 535
Thomas Jefferson to George Rogers Clark, April 20, 1781:
   British operations on the James River-payment of bills
   on the treasurer of Virginia-supplies for the Detroit ex-
   pedition ............................................ 538



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