Thomas Crawford papers, 1814-1815; 1840 [manuscript].

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Thomas Crawford papers, 1814-1815; 1840 [manuscript].

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Four letters, 1814, from Crawford, lawyer and officer of a North Carolina militia unit, written from camps as Crawford's unit moved through South Carolina and Georgia and from Alabama where the unit expected to fight Creek Indians. The letters are about camp life, military plans, and prospects for fighting. Also included are a muster roll of Crawford's company and miscellaneous other items.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Crawford, Thomas, 1785-1844.

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Thomas Crawford (1785-1844), lawyer and officer of a North Carolina militia unit, was the son of John Crawford and Eleaner Crawford. In 1814 he left home to fight in the Creek War in Alabama. He served as first lieutenant then captain of his militia company and was later appointed by General Andrew Jackson to command Fort Hull. After the war he returned to North Carolina and in 1816 he married Mary Davidson, daughter of John Davidson and Margaret Wilson Davidson, of Mecklenburg Coun...