Charles Carr collection, 1813-1868 (bulk 1813).

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Charles Carr collection, 1813-1868 (bulk 1813).

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This collection contains military pay records, correspondence and other papers of Charles Carr, paymaster of the 13th Kentucky Militia during the War of 1812. The collection consists of fourteen (14) folders, many of which are oversized, with items ranging in date from 1813 to 1868. However, the bulk of the collection is from 1813. The military pay records document men enlisted in various companies of the 13th Kentucky Militia and record amounts paid to soldiers for their service in March, 1813, at Lexington, Kentucky. These records are for the following 13th Kentucky Militia companies: Captain Armstrong Kerr, Archibald Morrison, Captain Joel Henry, Captain John C. Morrison, Ambrose Arthur, Captain John Yantis, Captain Dudley Faris, and Captain Thomas Lewis. One item in this series is an account sheet, circa 1822, listing itemized expenditures from 1812 to 1813. Other items include a letter from Green Clay to Charles Carr regarding money paid to men in the militia, an affidavit by Charles Carr regarding public money found in Colonel William Dudley's trunk on the day that he was killed, and a set of instructions for paymasters, dated circa 1813. Also included in the collection is a list of payments made from the estate of Charles Carr by his executor in 1868.

14 items (1 oversized box)

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7680692

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky. Militia. Regiment, 13th

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Kentucky. Militia

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Historical note: In 1792 the Kentucky General Assembly established the Kentucky Militia. The act required that all white males between the ages of eighteen and forty-five be enrolled in the militia, form companies, and participate in several musters each year. These companies could be called to active duty by the governor in case of war, insurrection, or danger to public safety. In 1860 the militia was reorganized into the State Guard, the Enrolled Militia, and the Militia of the Reserve. ...

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...

Carr, Charles, 1763-ca. 1856.

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Dudley, William, -1813

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