Henry Leavenworth letters 1833-1834

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Henry Leavenworth letters 1833-1834

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Leavenworth was a brigadier-general and in 1827 built the post named after him. The collection is comprised of two letters from him.

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University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection

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Ward, Aaron, 1790-1867

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Leavenworth, Henry, 1783-1834

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Officer during the War of 1812, builder of Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth Kan., member of the New York State Assembly. From the description of Request for horse, 1814 March 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122601477 Leavenworth was a brigadier-general and in 1827 built the post named after him. In 1831 he was put in command of the whole southwestern frontier. He died that year of illness. From the guide to the Henry Leavenworth letters, 1833-1834, (University of...

Jesup, Thomas Sidney, 1788-1860

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Quartermaster-general of the U.S. army, 1818-1860. Appointed commander of U.S., Georgia, and Alabama troops fighting the Creeks in Alabama, May 19, 1836, and of the army in Florida during the Second Seminole War, Dec. 6, 1836. From the description of Letter : Tampa Bay, [Fla.], to C.C. Clay, Governor of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1836 Nov. 17. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 38110737 Thomas Sidney Jesup was a soldier in the U.S. Army. He rose to the rank of Major Gen...