Newberry Library - Letter Zanesville, Ohio, to Jared Mansfield, 1812 Jan. 14

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Open book Letter Zanesville, Ohio, to Jared Mansfield, 1812 Jan. 14

Title Letter Zanesville, Ohio, to Jared Mansfield, 1812 Jan. 14

Creator Larwill, Joseph H. (Joseph Hart), 1788-1867

Date 1812

Place Ohio--Zanesville, United States--Old Northwest

Language English

Subjects Indians of North America, Surveying, Tippecanoe, Battle of, Ind., 1811, United States

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Mansfield's response of Jan. 29 1812 is in the Edward E. Ayer Collection at the Newberry Library (Ayer MS 561)

Summary January 14, 1812, letter to Jared Mansfield, surveyor-general of the United States, 1803-1812, who was then engaged in the survey of Ohio and the Northwest Territory, requesting an opportunity to join the surveying team despite Indian dangers. Larwill also notes that the recent Battle of Tippecanoe should deter Indian aggression.

Biographical/Historical Note Ohio resident; first lieutenant in the U.S. Second Artillery and Corps of Artillery, Mar. 12, 1812-July 29, 1814; later involved in politics, railroads, and merchandising in Ohio.

Extent 1 item (2 p.) ; 20 cm

Format Correspondence, Manuscripts, Records

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 495

BibID 142249

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 1826px × 2221px 11.63 MB

Filename 991422498805867_Ayer_MS_495_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11I9JJ