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An issue of the Alexandria Daily Gazette, with articles about the War of 1812. Issue for Sept. 9, 1812 includes a proclamation by Major General Isaac Brock.
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This issue contains a brief entry on Fort George, stating that fortifications were being repaired and General Dearborn was too sick to be removed. Also contains a commentary on Maj.-Gen. Lewis’ account of the Battle of Stoney Creek. Another account of the same battle written by an American officer follows. Several brief accounts of the Battle of Beaver Dams are included, under the heading “More Bad News from Canada”.
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Title page of "Proceedings of a court of inquiry, convened on board the United States frigate the President, in the harbour of New York, on the thirteenth day of August, 1811, pursuant to the following warrant : To Stephen Decatur, esquire, a captain in the Navy of the United States", 1811. The proceedings concern the Little Belt affair.
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Title page from "Massachusetts militia claims : letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 15th Dec., 1826, a report upon the subject of the claims of the State of Masachusetts for certain services rendered during the late war", 1829
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Title page of "Medical sketches of the campaigns of 1812, 13, 14", 1816
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Title page of "A Brief Statement of the Transactions and Accounts of Qr. M. Gen. James Thomas", 1815
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Title page of "Why are we still at war? : or, The American question considered ; in a series of essays rejected by the journalists as unpopular ; 1814
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Title page of "The American Naval and Patriotic Songster", 1834
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Title page of "The Bombardier, and Pocket Gunner", 7th Edition- 1813
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Title page of the report of the Loyal and Patriotic Society of Upper Canada with an appendix and a list of subscribers and benefactors (1817) and An Index to the Report of the Loyal and Patriotic Society.
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Title page of "Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of the instructions given to the ministers of the United States appointed to negotiate a peace with Great Britain", October 14, 1814
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Title page from "Letter from George W. Campbell the Chairman of the Committee appointed to inquire into the causes and particulars of the invasion of the City of Washington", January 2, 1815
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Title page of a "Sermon : the question of war with Great Britain, examined upon moral and Christian principles", 1808
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The title page from a speech by Daniel Webster. The speech was delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States, on the 14th January, 1814, on a bill making further provision for filling the ranks of the regular army, encouraging enlistments, and authorising the enlistments for longer periods of men whose terms of service are about to expire.
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An illustration of the bombardment of Fort McHenry. This illustration is used for the Star Spangled Banner poem in "The American Naval and Patriotic Songster", p. 218.
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Speeches delivered by several Indians chiefs.. also an extract of a letter from an Indian chief
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The title page from the trial of Brig. Gen. William Hull for treason, cowardice, neglect of duty, and unofficial-like conduct with the sentence of the court, and remission thereof by the President of the United States.
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A sketch of the Battle of Plattsburgh, taken from "The Battle of Plattsburgh: what historians say about it", page 40.
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A sketch of the Battle of Queenston Heights from a sketch attributed to Captain Dennis. This picture is from the book "Queenston Heights" by the Niagara Parks Commission.
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Title page from "Naval Occurrences of the late war between Great Britain and the United States of America".
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Map of the Niagara River showing points of interest from the War of 1812 taken from "Reminiscences of the campaign of 1814, on the Niagara Frontier", page 12.
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Title page of "A True and impartial account of the actions fought at Chippawa and Lundy's Lane during the last war with the United States".
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A map of the siege defence of Fort Erie taken from the "Naval and military chronicle of the United States: attack on Fort Erie", p. 27.
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The cover of the January 11, 1813 issue of the Military Monitor and American Register. This issue briefly mentions Tecumseh in an article about a skirmish between the Americans and British allied Indians. It is stated that “the Indians were of the Delaware and Miami tribes, entirely destitute of any kind of valuable property. It was stated that Tecumseh, with 4 or 500 warriors, was about 15 miles from the scene of action, and our troops anticipated another attack on their return” (p. 160).
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This lithograph of the Battle of Queenston Heights depicts Brock dying in the foreground among the York Volunteers and Indians. Centred at the bottom of the painting are the words “Push on York Volunteers! Brock’s dying words”. American troops are shown in the background.