ALS : Fort George, to Wilson Cary Nicholas, 1813 Aug. 30.

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ALS : Fort George, to Wilson Cary Nicholas, 1813 Aug. 30.

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Complains that the American army is lacking in talent and receives worse treatment from the people of New York than its British prisoners. Also comments on the need for naval support and the danger of dividing the army, and reports on how several men from his neighborhood are faring.

1 item (6 p.) ; 31 cm.

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Nicholas, Robert Carter, 1787-1856

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Born in Hanover, Va., son of Va. governor Wilson Cary Nicholas. Officer in War of 1812. Moved to Louisiana in 1820 as a sugar planter and later became a U.S. senator. From the description of ALS : Fort George, to Wilson Cary Nicholas, 1813 Aug. 30. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122380634 Robert Carter Nicholas served in the War of 1812 as a captain and major, attended the College of William and Mary, then moved to Louisiana in 1820 and became a sugar ...

Nicholas, Wilson Cary, 1757-1820.

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Wilson Cary Nicholas, from Albemarle County, Virginia, fought in the Revolution, and became a politician, serving in the Virginia General Assembly, 1784-89, 1794-1799, as a U.S. senator, 1799-1804, and as a congressman, 1807-1809. He was governor of Virginia from 1814-1816, and a close associate of Jefferson. From the description of Papers, 1800-1805, 1815-1816. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122609119 The son of Robert Carter Nicholas (1728-1780) and Anne Cary Nicholas (173...