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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02978.20 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to the defense of Philadelphia |
| Title | Frederick Eckstein to Robert M. Patterson regarding the Philadelphia General Committee of Defence |
| Date | 20 November 1814 |
| Author | Eckstein, Frederick (fl. 1814) |
| Recipient | Patterson, Robert Maskell |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Quotes from Patterson's explanation of why his name was omitted from the list of persons on the volunteer association of field engineers organized by Philadelphia's Committee of Defence (see GLC027978.19) and seeks further explanation. Provides a detailed description of his service and how he learned he had been dismissed. Notes that he left Europe because he admired the Constitution and asserts that he owes "it to my Country, to my family, to myself, not to suffer my rights to be torn from me with impunity." |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Military History Immigration and Migration US Constitution Civil Rights |
| People | Eckstein, Frederick (fl. 1814) Patterson, Robert Maskell (1787-1854) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | War of 1812 |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Robert M. Patterson was a professor of natural and experimental philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, and was the chief engineer of the Corps of Field Engineers. Jonathan Williams was the chairman of the Committee of Defence. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Robert M. Patterson's reply to Frederick Eckstein's letter regarding the Philadelphia General Committee of Defence |