Letter. 9 July 1814.

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Letter. 9 July 1814.

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War of 1812 letter from Major Berry in St. Louis, MO to his uncle, Brig. Gen. James Taylor in Newport, KY. Serving as a quatermaster and ordinance officer, Berry describes activities of Missouri Territory Gov. William Clark including the construction of a fort a Prarie Dushaine six miles above the "Osconson" River that "will be one of the greatest slams on the British influence and fur trade with the Indians." Of Clark, Berry writes, "the General is one of the most plesant men to do business with I ever saw." He also recounts receiving the news of Napoleon's abdication. For Berry, the event is "great proof of the uncertainty of all things in this world."

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