Snyder, Simon, 1759-1819 [General orders for Pennsylvania's troops to be ready defend the state]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03708 Author/Creator: Snyder, Simon, 1759-1819 Place Written: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Type: Printed document signed Date: 27 August 1814 Pagination: 1 p. ; 33.8 x 25.7 cm. Order a Copy
In response to the British capture of Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812, the Pennsylvania governor issued this order because of the threat "and probable conflagration of the metropolis of a sister state," particularly an attack initiated from the shores of the Delaware River.
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