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Barton, Benjamin (fl. 1792) to Samuel Ogden

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05294 Author/Creator: Barton, Benjamin (fl. 1792) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 January 1792 Pagination: 3 p. : address ; 24.8 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy

Lists his location as "Niagara," in Western New York, as he refers to Indians from Geneseo, also in Western New York. Discusses his receipt of reports regarding General [Arthur] St. Clair's defeat at the hands of Indians. Comments on his experiences against various Indian tribes in the North and Northwest.

Barton, Benjamin, fl. 1792
Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810

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