Papers, 1813 Aug. 25.

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Papers, 1813 Aug. 25.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6496656

Copy of Kentucky Governor Shelby's instructions to Col. George Walker. Authorizes foraging for troops and gives instructions for distributing arms and ammunitions in 1813 in reinforcing Gen. Harrison.

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Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7938170

Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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Shelby, Isaac, 1750-1826

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Isaac Shelby, Kentucky's first governor, was born in Maryland in 1750. As a young man, he served in Lord Dunmore's War and the Revolutionary War, from which he emerge as one of the heroes of the Battle of King's Mountain, South Carolina. Following the war, he and his bride, Susannah Hart, moved to Lincoln County, Kentucky, where he quickly became a leader in Kentucky politics. He was chosen as Kentucky's first governor, serving from 1792-1796. Just before the War of 1812, Shelby was persuaded by...