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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06997.10 |
| From Archive Folder | War of 1812: Correspondence and documents on the war, POWs in Canada, behaviour of soldiers, conditions in New Orleans, laying the Tennessee state line and founding of Memphis City. Documents relate to James Winchester, his family and associates |
| Title | Return J. Meigs to James Winchester |
| Date | 20 July 1804 |
| Author | Meigs, Return J., Jr. (1765-1824) |
| Recipient | Winchester, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Will forward militia claims that Winchester sends him to the Accountant of the War Department. Thank Winchester for "preventing the contemplated aggression on the Indian lands by the people you mention". |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Military History Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Prisoner of War Canada Battle American Indian History |
| People | Winchester, James (1752-1826) Meigs, Return J., Jr. (1765-1824) |
| Place written | Southwest Point |
| Theme | War of 1812; Foreign Affairs; Native Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |