General Simon Perkins

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"Mr. Perkins was commissioned a brigadier-general of the fourth division on May 31, 1808. On the breaking out of the war of 1812 he was only a little past forty years of age, in the full possession of his mental and physical powers, enjoying the unlimited confidence of the state and national authorities and of General Wadsworth, who was his immediate chief." [Source]

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"No biographer seems to have yet gathered his deeds into a fitting memorial....of a man who...passed into eternal rest in the November days of 1844." [Source]

From The Whittlesey Papers....

General Simon Perkins to General Wadsworth....

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Camp at Huron
 Sept. 8, 1812

...there is or was last night at Sandusky, a number of Indians and British who have burned the public store. The spies saw the enemy and fire, but could not determine their numbers. My present arrangements are to march my whole force to Pipe Creek, except one company...