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- GLC#
- GLC00113
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- March 13, 1813
- Author/Creator
- Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
- Title
- to William B. Lewis
- Place Written
- Buras-Triumph, Louisana
- Pagination
- 3 p. : address : docket Height: 32 cm, Width: 20 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Age of Jefferson & Madison
The letter mentions concern with supply problems to Lewis, who was quartermaster in Nashville, government inefficiency, the national debt and heavy taxes. Includes complaints of his own inactivity when his troops are needed in the Northwest, but will continue to obey his orders. Worries that the whole governmental system is not functioning properly. Written in Camp Jackson, also known as Fort Jackson
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