Armstrong, John, 1755-1816 to Joseph Haslet
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03366 Author/Creator: Armstrong, John, 1755-1816 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Letter Date: 20 April 1813 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 28 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Writes to the governor of Delaware to relay that he is happy to hear that the state's legislature has drafted a battalion of Delaware militia into United States Army to fight in the War of 1812. Armstrong was the current secretary of war.
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