[General orders for Pennsylvania's troops to be ready defend the state]

Snyder, Simon, 1759-1819 [General orders for Pennsylvania's troops to be ready defend the state]

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GLC#
GLC03708
Type
Documents
Date
27 August 1814
Author/Creator
Snyder, Simon, 1759-1819
Title
[General orders for Pennsylvania's troops to be ready defend the state]
Place Written
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 33.8 cm, Width: 25.7 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Age of Jefferson & Madison

In response to the British capture of Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812, the Pennsylvania governor issued this order because of the threat "and probable conflagration of the metropolis of a sister state," particularly an attack initiated from the shores of the Delaware River.

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