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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02978.12 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to the defense of Philadelphia |
| Title | Jonathan Williams to Robert M. Patterson regarding the formation of a corps of engineers and pioneers |
| Date | 16 September 1814 |
| Author | Williams, Jonathan (1750-1815) |
| Recipient | Patterson, Robert Maskell |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Reports that the General Committee of Defence had an interview with the Pennsylvania governor about the formation of a corps of engineers and pioneers. Governor Simon Snyder agreed to commission them as volunteers that could be called into service under General Bloomfield. Lists names of men to be appointed and at what rank. Patterson is marked first, as a captain. Williams asks if Patterson will serve and select men to fill other ranks. Hopes Patterson, who was a professor, will not refuse on account of his lectures. Also notes that there will be no difficulty getting enough men. |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Military History Government and Civics Education Militia Recruitment |
| People | Williams, Jonathan (1750-1815) Patterson, Robert Maskell (1787-1854) |
| Theme | War of 1812; Government & Politics; Education |
| 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 |