War of 1812 manuscripts, 1779-1862.

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War of 1812 manuscripts, 1779-1862.

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Miscellaneous War of 1812 mss. collected by A. Conger Goodyear, including orderly books of camps Batavia and Buffalo; memoranda from an original journal by Gen. Jacob Brown, 1814; letterbooks of Amos Hall and Roger Hale Sheaffe; and letters, documents and maps concerning the Porter- Smyth controversy, the Battle of Black Rock and the destruction of Buffalo, and the battles of Chippewa, Queenstown, Lundy's Lane, Lake Erie, and Fort Erie. Writers include Peter B. Porter and Stephen Van Rensselaer.

(1.5 linear ft.)

Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7353219

Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Sheaffe, Roger Hale, b. 1763.

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Brown, Jacob, 1775-1828

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U.S. Army officer during the War of 1812. From the description of Letter, 1812 November 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145406379 Army officer. From the description of Jacob Brown papers, 1812-1828. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71061514 Amry officer, surveyor and educator. From the description of Papers of Jacob Brown, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068371 Commander of the U.S. Army. From the description o...

Goodyear, A. Conger (Anson Conger), 1877-1964

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B.A., Yale, 1899; served in World War I; vice president for the Susquehanna Railroad Co., Great Southern Lumber Co., and managing director of the Goodyear Lumber Co. From the description of Anson Conger Goodyear collection, 1813-1890 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702166188 Colonel, United States Army; president, Allied Coal Mission to Central Europe, 1918-1919; member, Inter-Allied Commission in Upper Silesia, 1919. From the description of A. Conger...

Smyth, Alexander, 1765-1830

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Virginia lawyer, soldier, and politician. He served in the U.S. army from 1808 to 1813, and was in command of the Niagara Campaign from fall 1812 through early spring 1813. From the description of War of 1812 communications, 1812 Nov. 10-29. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 174141674 ...

Hall, Amos, fl. 1812.

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Porter, Peter B. (Peter Buell), 1773-1844

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Porter was a member of the New York State Legislature, a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York State, a major general in the War of 1812, and United States Secretary of War from 1828 to 1829. He was a strong supporter of the Whig Party. From the description of Letter, 1839 February 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145407205 Congressman, general of New York State Militia during the War of 1812, and partner in Porter, Barton & Company. ...

Van Rensselaer, Stephen, 1764-1839

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Eighth Patroon of the Manor of Rensselaerwyck. From the description of Lease to Peter Hunt, 1793 October 23. [photostat]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122314819 8th Patroon of the Manor of Rensselaerwyck. From the description of Deed, 1801 August 22. [photostat]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122601336 ...