Showing posts with label Massachusetts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Massachusetts. Show all posts
Sunday, November 29, 2020

Governor Hull, A New England Man

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General Hull in an article regarding New England Men In Michigan History as noted in   Michigan History, Volume 5 :
Monday, November 23, 2020

Vice President Elbridge Gerry

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Source
Friday, October 30, 2020

Lydia Bacon's Travel

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Biography of Mrs. Lydia B. Bacon : "...an account of her travels, and of the scenes through which she passed during the well-r...
Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Carried Cotton From South Carolina

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Source
Saturday, November 21, 2015

Lieutenant Otis Fisher

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Source "Lieutenant Otis Fisher...served in the war of 1812 and lost an arm in the battle of Bridgewater. Later he was stationed at...
Saturday, November 7, 2015

History Of The Fourth Regiment

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Harrison At Tippecanoe A history of the organization and movements of the 4th regiment of Infantry, U.S.A., 1796-1870. "...the ...
Thursday, August 27, 2015

Unpopular In New England

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Source  (New England Landmark In Boston) "Because the War of 1812 was unpopular in New England, the writers of that section wro...
Monday, June 29, 2015

A Militia's Dilemma

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All too frequently this [militia versus U.S. Army] proved disastrous to our armies, and inflicted defeat on our brave troops and frustr...
Saturday, April 11, 2015

Andrew Backus

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Andrew Backus Andrew Backus married Bathsheba King Source There's more information about Andrew and Bathsheba in ...
Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Captain Broke's Challenge

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  From  The Fight For A Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 : "Old Ironsides"   [Constitution] "Given time to...
Friday, March 20, 2015

Ships In Ports

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Source  Page 466 "...[Captain David] Porter was forced (September 7) to come to port for water and stores...". ...
Saturday, January 31, 2015

Skirting The Blockade Of 1812

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Source The Life and Adventures of Capt. Robert W. Andrews... South ... : Captain Andrews has always lived a hardy life, and during t...
Saturday, January 10, 2015

POW Camp In Pittsfield

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Source "...Pittsfield soon had a reason to be reconciled to it [the war of 1812]...in the establishment there, of a cantonm...
Monday, December 29, 2014

Support Divided By Religious Denominations

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From   1763-1814 ,   By Elisha Benjamin Andrews:
Thursday, December 4, 2014

General Sheaffe And His Family

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British Generals in the War of 1812: High Command in the Canadas , indicated that the belief that General Sheaffe might have been pro-Ame...
Thursday, November 13, 2014

Rattler and Bream Off Pemaquid Point

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Source A story from the   History of Boothbay, Southport and Boothbay Harbor, Maine. 1623-1905 : Early in the spring of 1813 t...
Thursday, October 30, 2014

The Treaty And John Quincy Adams

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Source A little sarcasm?: "WHO has not heard of the triumphant result of the negotiations at Ghent? Who does not know that the...
Sunday, October 5, 2014

British Lieutenant Charles Hare

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From Testimonials and memorials of the services of Lieut. Charles Hare, of the ... : This is to Certify that Lieutenant Charles Ha...
Thursday, August 14, 2014

Mr. And Mrs. Bacon

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Source Historic Vincennes A synopsis of  Mrs. Lydia Bacon 's story was found at the Central Michigan Library's Clarke Lib...
Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Petition For Punishment

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From the   History of the Town of Cheshire, Berkshire County, Mass : [Source] July 8, 1814  We the subscribers inhabitants o...