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dc.date.accessioned2011-12-16T16:30:51Z
dc.date.available2011-12-16T16:30:51Z
dc.date.issued2011-12-16
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/3766
dc.description.abstractA semi-weekly paper that was published from 1801 to 1817. It was previously called the Independent chronicle and the universal advertiser, and was later the Independent chronicle and Boston patriot (Semiweekly). Publishers were Abijah Adams and Ebenezer Rhoades. Page 3: news of British cargo ships captured by U.S. ships; 2 reward notices for the return of deserters from the military; report of possible 60 day armistice ratified by James Madison; Page 4: notice to British subjects living in Massachusetts that they must report themselves to the marshall; 2 reward notices for return of deserters from the military.
dc.description.abstractContains a proclamation to the inhabitants of Upper Canada by Maj. Gen. Isaac Brock, urging them to support the war. Also contains a commentary on Brock’s proclamation under the heading “The Savage Allies of England”.
dc.description.abstractPage 1: notice from the U.S. War Department seeking proposals for the supply of rations to troops; essay in support of the war; U.S. Secretary of War requests that the Governor of Maryland order 350 militia into active service; statement from the Convention of Republican Delegates in New Jersey in support of the war; statement from U.S. President James Madison in support of the war; statement from Maj. Gen. Isaac Brock to residents of Upper Canada urging their support in the war; U.S. Secretary of war sends 1,500 reinforcement troops to Detroit;
dc.description.abstractPage 2: account from U.S. Gen. Hull of a battle near Fort Malden and news of troops in other areas; editorial against the British alliance with the Indians; letter from a U.S. Officer describing military gains near Detroit; news of U.S. infantry marching from Forts Independence and Warren to Albany, N.Y.;
dc.description.abstractPage 3: news of British cargo ships captured by U.S. ships; 2 reward notices for the return of deserters from the military; report of possible 60 day armistice ratified by James Madison;
dc.description.abstractPage 4: notice to British subjects living in Massachusetts that they must report themselves to the marshall; 2 reward notices for return of deserters from the military.
dc.subjectIndians of North Americaen_US
dc.subjectNewspapersen_US
dc.subjectWar of 1812en_US
dc.subjectBrock, Isaac, 1769-1812en_US
dc.subjectUnited States - Historyen_US
dc.subjectWar of 1812- Domestic Lifeen_US
dc.subjectFort Detroiten_US
dc.subjectHull, William., Brigadier Generalen_US
dc.subjectFort Maldenen_US
dc.titleIndependent Chronicle Vol. XLIV No. 3,273- August 24, 1812en_US
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refterms.dateFOA2021-08-03T01:28:20Z


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