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James Patton Preston Letter, 1812

0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.

A three page letter sent from James Patton Preston to his brother. In the letter, Preston complains that he has been ordered by Colonel Parker to stay and recruit men for the 12th and 20th regiments, a task he finds "vastly troublesome." Preston follows this by mentioning two men with whom his brother is acquainted are traveling under secrecy, and that the news Preston and his brother delivered earlier has proven to be true. News he states is "destroying the confidence of men in the integrity of their officers." It is theorized by previous owners of this document that he was referring to surrender of General William Hull to the British at Fort Detroit a month prior, but there is no solid evidence in the letter itself.

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James Patton Preston Letter, 1812 0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.

Preston, James Patton, Governor

A three page letter sent from James Patton Preston to his brother. In the letter, Preston complains that he has been ordered by Colonel Parker to stay and recruit men for the 12th and 20th regiments, a task he finds "vastly troublesome." Preston follows this by mentioning two men with whom his brother is acquainted are traveling under secrecy, and that the news Preston and his brother delivered earlier has proven to be true. News he states is "destroying the confidence of men in the integrity of their officers." It is theorized by previous owners of this document that he was referring to surrender of General William Hull to the British at Fort Detroit a month prior, but there is no solid evidence in the letter itself.

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