John M. Scott letters, 1812-1818.

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John M. Scott letters, 1812-1818.

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Consists of sixteen letters written by John M. Scott to his friend David Thompson of Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey from 1812 to 1818. The letters, written during Scott's service in the War of 1812, describe camp life, and the battles at La Colle River, Fort George, Fort Erie and York. In them, Scott is critical of U.S. General William Hull's surrender at Detroit in August of 1812, and often airs his opinions of the general disposition of the army. He also discussed General Zebulon Pike's death and burial. In a letter written after he left the army, he describes life in New Orleans.

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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 15th (1812-1815)

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Pike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779-1813

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Army officer and explorer. From the description of Papers of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, 1805-1806. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71070072 Zebulon Montgomery Pike was a soldier and explorer of the Louisiana Purchase. From the description of Journal of a voyage to the source of the Mississippi in the years 1805 and 1806, 1805 August 9-1806 April 30. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122473970 Explorer and U.S. Army officer. ...

Scott, John M., -1839

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John M. Scott was a Captain in the Fifteenth Infantry Regiment (also known as the New Jersey Regiment) of the United States Army during and after the War of 1812. He was the original commissioner of the Morris Canal and Banking Company and was a director of that company in 1825. In 1832, he left the company and became the president of the Union Bank of Dover. From the description of John M. Scott letters, 1812-1818. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 5410505...

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 ...

Thompson, David, fl. 1812-1818.

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