1Patrick Henry in Council to George Rogers Clark, [12 December] 1778 (Madison Papers)
To Colonel George Rogers Clarke Commander in Chief of the Virginia Troops in the County of Illinois. You are to retain the Command of the Troops now at the several Posts in the Country of Illinois and on the Wabash which fall within the Limits of the County now erected & called Illinois County which Troops marched out with & have been embodied by you. You are also to take the Command of five...