Committee of Defence (Philadelphia, Pa.) [Announces that the Corps of Field Engineers will fortify the defenses of Philadelphia]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02978.04 Author/Creator: Committee of Defence (Philadelphia, Pa.) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: 1814/08 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 12.5 cm Order a Copy
Indicates that a company of artillery will be devoted to building a defense of ports and obstructing the British army's approach during the War of 1812. The company would be outfitted with tools. They would come from the Corps of Field Engineers, which had been raised by the Philadelphia General Committee of Defence and led by Dr. Robert M. Patterson as the chief engineer (see GLC02973.01 and GLC02973.03).
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