Wadworth-Harrison letter/report, 1812-1813

Archive

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Trumbull County Historical Society

Name/Title

Wadworth-Harrison letter/report, 1812-1813

Entry/Object ID

2021.39.790

Tags

Military, Military, War of 1812, 1810s

Scope and Content

Letter and report from Elijah Wadsworth to Gen. William Henry Harrison. Includes separate cover dated 1813 Donor note, “A Docketed copy of a letter/report from Major Gen. Elijah Wadsworth to Gen. W, Harrision of the 3rd Brigade, 4th Ohio Division under the command of Brig. General Simon Perkins on Nov. 28, 1812. The detachments strength was 1, 405 men.” Donor note (on copy of above report), “The docketed copy of a letter/report from Elijah Wadsworth, Maj. Gen., 4th Div. Ohio Militia, dated Nov. 30, 1812, to Gen. Harrison, being the report of “a detachment of the Ohio Militia...put under command of Brig. Gen. Simon Perkins on Nov. 28, 1812. -The report details the exact number of men, their ranks, and condition of service, present fit for duty, sick, on detachment, etc.”.

Collection

The Richard Morton Hess and Phyllis Lafferty Hess Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2021.39

Source or Donor

Hess, Kenneth

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1812 - 1813

Location

Location

Container

Hess Collection Box 2

Date

November 18, 2021

Notes

Folder: Misc. letters

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Perkins, Simon, Wadsworth, Elijah (Major General), Harrison, William Henry (Gen.)

Related Places

Place

* Untyped Place

Warren, Ohio