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Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) to William B. Lewis

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08252 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) Place Written: s.l. Type: Letter signed Date: 4 November 1814 Pagination: Order a Copy

Requisitioning lead and powder prior to the Battle of New Orleans: "A few more attacks...will soon exhaust my supplies..."

Lewis, William Berkeley, 1784-1866
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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