Wood, Eleazor D., 1783-1814 to Mary Wood
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01043.01 Author/Creator: Wood, Eleazor D., 1783-1814 Place Written: New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: November 30, 1812 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
He writes to his sister about his orders to see General William Henry Harrison at Detroit. He urges her to take an educational opportunity and discusses the benefits education would bring her. Notes that the time has come for him to be tested as a soldier (in the War of 1812).
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