Winchester, James, 1725-1826 War of 1812: Correspondence and documents on war, POWs in Canada, New Orleans [Decimalized .01- .80]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06997 Author/Creator: Winchester, James, 1725-1826 Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1812-1815 ca. Pagination: 81 items Order a Copy
General Winchester's correspondence includes letters received as the highest ranking American prisoner in Canada. Later his correspondence includes documents relating to the British attack on New Orleans in 1815. Highlights include a manuscript map of the area around Ohio's Raisin River and letters received describing the British approach by sea to New Orleans.
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