General orders for Pennsylvania's troops to be ready defend the state - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC03708
From Archive Folder	Documents Relating to 1814
Title	General orders for Pennsylvania's troops to be ready defend the state
Date	27 August 1814
Author	Snyder, Simon (1759-1819)
Document Type	Government document
Content Description	In response to the British capture of Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812, the Pennsylvania governor issued this order because of the threat "and probable conflagration of the metropolis of a sister state," particularly an attack initiated from the shores of the Delaware River.
Subjects	War of 1812 Military History Militia Global History and Civics Washington, D.C. Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Government and Civics
People	Snyder, Simon (1759-1819)
Place written	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Theme	War of 1812; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide The recent destruction of the capital of the United States, the threatened and probable conflagration of the metropolis of a sister state and the general threatening aspect of affairs warranting the opinion that an attack is mediated by the enemy on the shores of the Delaware… "