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Foster, Ephraim H., 1794-1854 to William Graham

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02802 Author/Creator: Foster, Ephraim H., 1794-1854 Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Letter signed Date: 1814/02/28 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 20 cm, Width: 33 cm Order a Copy

Foster discusses a campaign against the Creek Indians, led by Andrew Jackson, in which he was a participant. Discusses the "unlawful pretensions" of the British, demands that Americans "must be as safe abroad as at home," and hopes the War of 1812 "may never be closed until the object for which it was commenced be attained 'free trade'."

Foster, Ephraim Hubbard, 1794-1854
Graham, William P., fl. 1814-1815
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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