Lot 1562
1812-14, Ohio War Activity Period, collection of 15 covers to or from the military including several to Captain Ebenezer Benedict and Gen. E. Wadsworth, better include 1812 (Jul.13) from Cleaveland to Gen. E. Wadsworth at Canfield via Cleaveland Express mail route from Major Samuel Jones who reports "To enlist men…for the War.", 1812 (Aug. 22) letter from John T. Edwards, Col. Commander to E. Benedict at Braceville, "Regimental Orders - Orders have this moment been received from Brigadier General Perkins, to embody one half the Reg't under my command without delay, prepared for march to any point where their service may be required.", 1812 (Nov. 28) letter from Gen. E. Wadsworth at Camp Avery Military Head Quarters to his wife advising "he was turning his command of Camp over to General Simon Perkins…", the next day he submitted his resignation, and 1814 (Oct. 26) letter from Rutledge to Washington D.C. with interesting comments on the British burning the Capital; Fine to Very Fine. Click here to view a PDF of this lot.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
AN EXCEPTIONAL GROUP SHOWING THE STRATEGIC INVOLVEMENT OF OHIO DURING THE WAR OF 1812 MILITARY CONFLICT.
The War of 1812 activity period of 1812-1814 disrupted the settlers with goods and money becoming scarce. This lot and the following includes several original military documents that were sent to and/or from the militia headquarters at Warren, that became the 27th infantry in the 4th Ohio Militia district under Major General Elijah Wadsworth. These documents help to portray the Ohio settlers participation in the activity of this War. Several postal routes were established during the war to facilitate military correspondence including the 1807 express mail route from Pittsburgh, to Fort Detriot via Warren, Cleaveland, Fort Sandusky and Miami; and 1815 from Delaware via Norton, Upper Sandusky, Lower Sandusky, to Fort Meigs.
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| Realized $2,700 |
