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Boyd mss., 1811-1815.
Summary Information
Repository
Lilly
Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Indiana University
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Creator
Boyd, John
Parker, 1764-1830.
TitleBoyd mss., 1811-1815.
Collection No.
LMC 1117
Extent
17 items.
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
Consists in the main of letters to John
Parker Boyd, 1764-1830, brigadier-general in the War of 1812. Letters consist of orders
to Boyd in command of the 4th infantry regiment to reinforce William Henry Harrison for
his 1811 campaign against the Indians, which culminated in the Battle of Tippecanoe;
requests from Harrison for ammunition; Henry Dearborn's letter of farewell, July 15,
1813, to the field officers of the army at Fort George; and instructions from General
James Wilkinson at Sacketts Harbor and Grenadier Island during the 1813 campaign against
Canada.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Brigadier-general in the War of 1812.
Scope and Content Note
Consists in the main of letters to John Parker Boyd, 1764-1830, brigadier-general in
the War of 1812. Letters consist of orders to Boyd in command of the 4th infantry
regiment to reinforce William Henry Harrison for his 1811 campaign against the Indians,
which culminated in the Battle of Tippecanoe; requests from Harrison for ammunition;
Henry Dearborn's letter of farewell, July 15, 1813, to the field officers of the army at
Fort George; and instructions from General James Wilkinson at Sacketts Harbor and
Grenadier Island during the 1813 campaign against Canada.
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Indexing Terms
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Names
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Boyd, John Parker, 1764-1830 --Correspondence.
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United States. -- Army. -- Infantry Regiment, 4th
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Boyd, John Parker, 1764-1830.
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Armstrong, John, 1758-1843.
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Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829.
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Eustis, William, 1753-1825.
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Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841.
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Monroe, James, 1758-1831.
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Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825.
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Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Acquired: 1954.
Usage Restrictions
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library.
Preferred Citation
Boyd mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
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