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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02512.13 |
| From Archive Folder | Vice Presidents: 4 letters and documents |
| Title | Orders relating to military supplies from Daniel D. Tompkins to Jasper Hopper |
| Date | 5 April 1814 |
| Author | Tompkins, Daniel D. (1774-1825) |
| Recipient | Hopper, Jasper |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | The Governor of New York notes that he ordered munitions stored near Oswego and orders Hopper to send muskets, cartridges, and powder from those stores to use to defend Oswego, New York, if attacked. Oswego was attacked and captured by the British on 6 May 1814. Tompkins later became vice president. |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Vice President Government and Civics Military History Global History and Civics Ammunition Weaponry Artillery |
| People | Tompkins, Daniel D. (1774-1825) Hopper, Jasper (1770-1848) |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | War of 1812; 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 |