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The War of 1812
An image of Fort George from Fort Niagara, 1813.

An image of Fort George from Fort Niagara, 1813.

Citation Information
Walsh, Edward, “A view of Fort George, upper Canada, from old Fort Niagara,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/583c0b101b9d669db262b7f9cdef8f8d.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
Courtesy of The New York Public Library.

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Item 6 of 14 in the Primary Source Set The War of 1812

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An image of a council between William Henry Harrison and Native American leaders, including Tecumseh, August 1810.
An excerpt from evidence provided before Parliament by a British “woolen manufacturer” opposed to the British Orders in Council of 1807.
An excerpt from an explanation of the British Orders in Council, published in 1812.
An excerpt from an 1804 letter from James Madison, Secretary of State, to James Monroe, about British impressment of American sailors.
The American declaration of war from June 18, 1812.
An image of Fort George from Fort Niagara, 1813.
An 1814 image with the title “Naval Heroes of the United States.”
An 1813 poem celebrating Oliver Hazard Perry’s naval victory on Lake Erie.
A medallion commemorating the Battle of the Thames on October 5, 1813.
An 1816 description of the Battle of Baltimore and the Battle of New Orleans.
A sheet of music from 1814 with the tune and words to “The Star Spangled Banner.”
Andrew Jackson’s own description, in a letter to James Monroe, of the final conflict of the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815.
An image of the USS Constitution capturing the British ships Levant and Cyane on February 20, 1815.
A letter from Benjamin Hawkins to Georgia Governor Peter Early discussing the Treaty of Ghent and the end of the war, February 26, 1815.

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