Letter: to Major General A. Jackson /by Daniel Bissell, 1815 Aug 5.

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Letter: to Major General A. Jackson /by Daniel Bissell, 1815 Aug 5.

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Daniel Bissell acknowledges Jackson's approval of his measures for protection of the frontier, and reports the deplorable situation caused by Colonel Miller's abandoning of his command at Portage Du Souir, Missouri Territory.

4 p.; 25 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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