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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02499.13 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1813 |
| Title | Receipt for $10,000 for expenses during the War of 1812 |
| Date | 3 April 1813 |
| Author | Lewis, Morgan (1754-1844) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document; Military document; Government document |
| Content Description | Documents the receipt from Major General Henry Dearborn of $10,000 for the defense of the Niagara frontier. Lewis was a former governor of New York who served as the quartermaster general of the United States army and also as a major general on the Niagara frontier during the War of 1812. |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Military History Finance Overseas Trade Frontiers and Exploration Canada Global History and Civics |
| People | Lewis, Morgan (1754-1844) Dearborn, Henry (1751-1829) |
| Theme | War of 1812; Banking & Economics; 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 |