Fort Fayette letter book, 1811-1812.

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Fort Fayette letter book, 1811-1812.

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Letterbook of Fort Fayette's Lt. Commandant and Adj. Quartermaster, H. Johnson, includes letters dating from July 16, 1811 to Dec. 3, 1812, regarding military supplies and invoices, addressed to individuals such as Secretary of War, William Eustis; Pennsylvania Deputy Quartermaster, William Linnard; and Gen. William Henry Harrison, commanding the Northwest Army. Of note are an estimate and explanation of expenses for enlarging and repairing Fort Fayette. Several letters to Gen. Harrison at Mansfield, Ohio regarding supplies and invoices are followed by letters in which Johnson defends his conduct as quartermaster against Harrison's "ill will" toward him.

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Eustis, William, 1753-1825

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Revolutionary War veteran, politician, and secretary of war. From the description of Letter, 1818 Oct. 20. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49215753 William Eustis was born in Cambridge, Mass., and graduated from Harvard College in 1772. He served as a surgeon during the American Revolutionary War and in the Massachusetts General Court (1788-1794). Eustis was a U.S. Representative for Massachusetts (1801-1804, 1820-1823), Secretary of War (1809-1813), Am...

Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841

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Epithet: of Add MS 34580 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x00030c American Indian fighter and president of the United States. From the guide to the William Henry Harrison letter, 1795, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) U.S president, Mar.-Apr. 1841; territorial governor of Indiana, 1801-1813; Ohio congressman, 1816-1819, state senator, 1819-1821, senator 1825-1828. From ...

Johnson, Nathan A.

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Fort Franklin was erected 1791-1792 in Pittsburgh to replace the dismantled Fort Pitt. After completion it was called Fort Fayette and during the War of 1812 it served as headquarters for supplies and the training of troops. From the description of Fort Fayette letter book, 1811-1812. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 44580618 ...