Ninian Edwards letters, 1813-1814
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- 1813/1814
- Description
Six letters, Mar. 7, 1813 - Apr. 4, 1814, from Ninian Edwards to Kentucky governor and soldier Isaac Shelby, regarding War of 1812-related Indian attacks in the Illinois Territory and the state of defenses there. 1813 letters discuss mounted volunteer companies raised by Edwards, British intentions regarding the upper Mississippi, Indian attacks on settlers in the U.S. Saline and elsewhere, etc. Warning of an impending Indian-British offensive on...
- Creator
Edwards, Ninian, 1775-1833
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- Newberry Library
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- image
- Format
- Correspondence
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- Chicago citation style
- Edwards, Ninian, 1775-1833. Ninian Edwards letters, 1813-1814. 1813/1814. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/37502. (Accessed April 16, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Edwards, Ninian, 1775-1833, (1813/1814) Ninian Edwards letters, 1813-1814. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/37502
- MLA citation style
- Edwards, Ninian, 1775-1833. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/37502>.