Letter : Clarke [i.e. Clark] County, [Ky.], to Brig. Gen. Green Clay, Fort Meigs, Ohio, 1813 June 9.

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Letter : Clarke [i.e. Clark] County, [Ky.], to Brig. Gen. Green Clay, Fort Meigs, Ohio, 1813 June 9.

June 9, 1813, letter from Asa K. Lewis to Brig. Gen. Green Clay, commander of the Kentucky troops sent to relieve the American forces under siege at Fort Meigs, regarding Lewis' participation at Fort Meigs in Col. Dudley's disastrous north shore assault.

1 item (2 folded sheets (8 p.)) ; 33 cm.

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Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

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Lewis, Asa K.

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Clark County, Kentucky, resident and Kentucky volunteer officer in the War of 1812. From the description of Letter : Clarke [i.e. Clark] County, [Ky.], to Brig. Gen. Green Clay, Fort Meigs, Ohio, 1813 June 9. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 38278396 ...

Proctor, Henry, 1763?-1822.

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Dudley, William, -1813

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Clay, Green, 1757-1826

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Green Clay was born in Powhaton County, Virginia, and emigrated to Kentucky in 1777. A surveyor, he amassed a vast land estate, settling in Madison County. A Kentucky legislator and soldier, he served as major general in Kentucky Militia during the War of 1812. He raised the siege of Fort Meigs, Ohio, reinforcing the army of General William Henry Harrison. From the description of Green Clay letters received, 1808-1813 [microform]. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 464504...