Journal, 1812 July 5-1812 Aug. 4.

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Journal, 1812 July 5-1812 Aug. 4.

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A journal kept by Beall while serving as assistant quartermaster general under General William Hull in the early days of the War of 1812. He records his activities, capture by the British, a description of Tecumseh, his captivity aboard the schooners Thames and Lady Provost, and copies of letters he wrote to his wife Melinda Harris Beall and General James Taylor. Typescript files with original. Published in the American Historical Review, 17 (1911-1912): 783-808.

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Taylor, James, 1769-1848

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James Taylor, the son of Col. James Taylor, was born on Apr. 19, 1769 in Caroline County, Virginia. He was educated at Rappahannock Academy. In 1788 Taylor was commissioned as surveyor of Caroline County and was made deputy sheriff. He moved to Kentucky in 1792 and settled on the forks between the Licking and Ohio Rivers, founding the town of Newport. He made a fortune in Kentucky land transactions. On June 4, 1812, Taylor paymaster and quartermaster general of the western army under William Hil...

Beall, William Kennedy, -1815

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Soldier. From the description of Journal, 1812 July 5-1812 Aug. 4. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46719900 William K. Beall was an assistant quartermaster in the 4th Regiment, United States Infantry. He was from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. From the description of Journal, 1812. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 50784440 ...

Girty, Simon, 1741-1818

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Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813

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Tecumseh (born circa 1768, present-day Ohio – died October 5, 1813, Moraviantown, Upper Canada), Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands. A persuasive orator, Tecumseh traveled widely, forming a Native American confederacy and promoting intertribal unity. Even though his efforts to unite Native Americans ended with his death in the War of 1812, he became an iconic folk hero in American, Indigenous, and Canadian popular hi...

Hull, William, 1753-1825

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William Hull (1753-1825) was a lawyer and a soldier. He served in the Revolutionary War and afterwards in the U.S. Army where he attained the rank of Brigadier-General. In 1805 he was appointed Governor of the Michigan Territory. In 1812 he was court-martialed and cashiered from the Army because of the failure of his campaign into Canada against the British. Hull succeeded William Wetmore as a trustee of the New England Mississippi Land Company, one of the "Yazoo" companies. The Yazoo companies ...