Van Rensselaer, Stephen, 1764-1839 to Major General Henry Dearborn
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09027 Author/Creator: Van Rensselaer, Stephen, 1764-1839 Place Written: s.l. Type: Letter signed Date: 14 October 1812 Pagination: 11 p. ; Order a Copy
Report of the U.S. defeat at Queenstown. " ...as I stand prominently responsible for some of these consequences, I beg leave to explain to you...and through you, to my Country, the situation and circumstances in which I have had to act...I shall cheerfully submit my self to the judgement of my country..."
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