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William Henry Harrison Letter to Return Jonathan Meigs Regarding Troop Movements

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Title	William Henry Harrison Letter to Return Jonathan Meigs Regarding Troop Movements
Subject	Military Ohio United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Logistic Ohio -- History -- War of 1812
Place	Delaware (Ohio) Delaware County (Ohio)
Description	This autograph letter was signed by William Henry Harrison as Commander of the Northwest Army at its headquarters in Delaware to Ohio Governor Return J. Meigs. The letter nforms the governor of troop movements and cutting of military road to Miami Rapids where Harrison was to concentrate his forces. The United States, angered by British attempts to impress American sailors into the British Navy and fearing the British presence in Canada, declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. William Henry Harrison, commander-in-chief of the Northwestern Army, built Fort Meigs, named for the governor, near present-day Perrysburg. In one of the most significant battles of the war, Colonel Oliver Hazard Perry defeated the British at the Battle of Lake Erie in September 1813. The British Captain Robert Barclay surrendered his entire fleet. Harrison learned that Perry had effectively cut the British supply line through Perry's message: "We have met the enemy and they are ours." The War of 1812 destroyed American Indian military power and confined them to reservations.
Creator	Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
Date of Original	November 06, 1812
Source	Unpublished material (archives/manuscripts); VFM 4951
Format	manuscripts
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	Text
Date created	2010-10-19

Title	Om3702_6643427_001
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om3702_6643427_001.tif
Image Height	4986
Image Width	6149
File Size	10580.26 KB
Date created	2009-01-22

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