Hardin, John (1753-1792) to Joseph Harrance
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04771 Author/Creator: Hardin, John (1753-1792) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 November 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 30.2 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses the conduct of his militia and Major [James] Paul, about whom he "cannot say too much in his favour for his Distinguished behavior as a valuable officer." Notes Major Paul from Uniontown, Pennsylvania formed a battalion of volunteers to help General Josiah Harmar fight Indians on the Pennsylvania/Ohio frontier. Written from Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.
Colonel Hardin participated in the American Revolutionary War and in various campaigns against Indians in the Northwest Territory and western Ohio. A Shawnee Indian killed him while he slept during a trip to western Ohio to negotiate a treaty between the Shawnees and the United States government.
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