Monday, September 23, 2019

Good Policy To Attack York



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"As a position of military strength, the place was not worthy of attack, but it was good policy on the part of the Americans to attempt the capture of the two vessels, the Prince Regent, 12 guns, and the Gloucester, which were known to be wintering in the harbour, and of the new 30-gunship which was almost completed, as their supremacy in the lake would thus be materially advanced." [Source]

Friday, September 20, 2019

John Lipscomb's Claims


War of 1812: Board of Claims for Losses, 1813-1848...(Microform: t-1132):

Lipscomb Claim
18 September 1815


John Lipscomb of the River Thames

From the 18th to the 22nd September 1813
employed in conveying baggage 
belonging to the 41st Regiment 
with a waggon and span of horses

7 days employed in conveying provisions 
from Burlington Heights to
Amherstburg (Mat Dolson's)
with a waggon and span of horses

Witnesses: George Ward, Christr Arnold, Benjn Jones

Delaware Township
22 September 1813
(Information above verified by John Higgins, Sergeant, 1st Battalion, 41st Regiment)

(Verified by Richard Cochrell?)


John Lipscomb
...Army under Major General Proctor
---potatoes destroyed by our own Indians
Witnesses: Bill Lightfoot, Benjn Jones, Michell Lalois







Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Site Of Perry's Victory




Title Map of the surveyed part of the territory of Michigan on a scale of 8 miles to an inch
Contributor Names:  Farmer, John, 1798-1859, V. Balch and S. Stiles (Firm)
Detroit : [publisher not identified], 1826.

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Joseph (Wilcox) Willcocks


Generic War of 1812 Soldier 


One of the most prominent of  McClure's agents in this detestable work was one Wilcox, a British subject of Irish birth, who at the time of the war was a resident of York, editor of a newspaper and a member of the Legislature of Upper Canada. Wilcox took a strong ground in favor of the Americans and tried to persuade the Legislature and people of Upper Canada to refuse to resist the invaders.

Wilcox, finding the atmosphere of York too warm for him, fled soon after Hull's surrender and took refuge in New York State, and it was quite in keeping with his character that when he turned his back on Canada, he should have taken with him a horse which he had stolen from *Lieut. Ryerson of the Norfolk Militia. This dastardly thief, who afterwards served in the American army until he was killed at Fort Erie, was a fitting instrument in the hands of McClure to harry, rob and harass the people of Newark and its vicinity. [Source]

*George Ryerson was a member of the Norfolk Militia

The Loyalists of America by Egerton Ryerson, included the following:

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