Committee of Correspondence of the City of Philadelphia to John Biddle
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02978.02 Author/Creator: Committee of Correspondence of the City of Philadelphia Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Printed letter Date: 1814/08/30 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy
Indicates that the British attacked Washington, D.C., without any horses and may try to seize them wherever they land. Instructs Biddle to remove all horses from possible landing points for the British. The British had recently captured and burned Washington during the War of 1812.
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