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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02978.08 |
From Archive Folder | Documents relating to the defense of Philadelphia |
Title | Jonathan Williams to Robert M. Patterson regarding the topographical engineers |
Date | 4 September 1814 |
Author | Williams, Jonathan (1750-1815) |
Recipient | Patterson, Robert Maskell |
Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
Content Description | Tells Patterson, the chief engineer of the Corps of Field Engineers, that a man named Jonathan Jones, who knows the local terrain, can provide assistance to the topographical engineers. Also notes a man named Spencer Sargeant will be retained for communication purposes, possibly as a secretary. |
Subjects | War of 1812 Military History Fortification Artillery Letter of Introduction or Recommendation |
People | Williams, Jonathan (1750-1815) Patterson, Robert Maskell (1787-1854) Jones, Jonathan (fl. 1814) Sargeant, Spencer (fl. 1814) |
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. 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 |