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This collection features some of the published materials relating to the War of 1812 from the Special Collections. These books include materials published before, during and after the War from Canadian, British and American perspectives. This represents approximately one sixth of the books that Brock University has on the War of 1812.

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General regulations and orders, 1804

Great Britain. War Office. (1804)

A book of general regulations and orders by the War Office of Great Britain, inscribed by L. Colonel Brock. (SPCL UE 58 G73 1804) This book of General Regulations and Orders by the War Office in Great Britain also includes ...
A hand book for cavalry: containing the first principles of cavalry discipline, founded on rational method: intended to explain in a familiar and practical manner the management and training of the horse, and the instruction, discipline and duties of U.S. Light Dragoons coformable to the established elementary discipline of infantry for the United States' military force and the latest improvements in the modern art of war. (1814)

Duane, William (2013-08-23)
Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the unsettled accounts in the office of the Accountant of the War Department and the Paymaster of the Army, (1814)

United States. War Dept. (2013-08-23)

13th Congress, 2nd Session, 1813-1814.
Budding sprays and sketch of the life of General Sir Isaac Brock (1912)

Brock, Blanche Adelaide (2013-08-08)

A sketch of the life of General Sir Isaac Brock.
The report of the Loyal and Patriotic Society of Upper Canada with an appendix and a list of subscribers and benefactors (1817) and An Index to the Report of the Loyal and Patriotic Society.

Loyal and Patriotic Society of Upper Canada (2013-08-08)

The original book contains minutes, accounts and other records dating 1812 to 1816 of the Loyal and Patriotic Society of Upper Canada formed at York, to alleviate distress in Upper Canada resulting from war with United ...
[British Parliamentary papers], Session 24 November, 1812 - 22 July, 1813. Vol. XIV, Correspondence and treaties with foreign powers.

Great Britain. Parliament. (2013-08-08)

Most of this volume consists of correspondence between high ranking U.S. and British statesmen. E.g., James Madison, James Monroe, The Marquess Wellesley (brother of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington). The discussion ...
Naval and military chronicle of the United States : attack on Fort Erie

Unknown author (2013-08-08)

Includes rare 1816 battle plan map.
A discourse, delivered on the national thanksgiving, April 13, 1815

Emmons, Nathaniel (2013-08-08)
Report of a select committee to whom were referred the petition of Samuel Thompson and John Dailey: January 14, 1817, read, and ordered to lie upon the table (1817)

United States. Congress (14th, 2nd session : 1816-1817). House. (2013-08-08)

Concerning the request of the petitioners, former residents of Newark (present-day Niagara-on-the-Lake) in Upper Canada, for relief for the loss of their property when they were compelled to flee Canada after having aided ...
Report of the committee appointed to inquire what amendments are necessary to the Act granting bounties in land and extra pay to certain Canadian volunteers: January 11, 1817, read, and, together with the bill herewith reported, ordered to be printed. (1817)

United States. Congress (14th, 2nd session : 1816-1817). House. (2013-08-08)

Includes (p. 3-4) a letter from the Acting Secretary of War to the chairman of the committee dated Department of War, December 26th, 1816.
Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting Statements, Showing the Names of the Several Persons to Whom Land Warrants have been Issued, and Extra Pay Allowed, Subsequent to the 3d March, 1817, Under the Act Granting Bounties in Lands, and Extra Pay to Certain Canadian Volunteers, abd the Act Supplementary thereto; with the Names of Agents or Attorneys to whom Land Warrants were Delivered, and Money Paid, (1818)

United States. War Dept. (2013-08-08)
Proceedings of the Convention of the State of New York ; held at the Capitol in the City of Albany, on the seventeenth and eighteenth days of September, 1812

Federal Party (N.Y.) (Websters and Skinners, 1812)

Signed by Jacob Morris, President, and William Henderson, Secretary.
Message from the President of the United States, Recommending an Immediate Declaration of War Against Great Britain (1812)

United States. President (1809-1817 : Madison); Madison, James, 1751-1836; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs (2013-08-08)

"June 1st, 1812. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. June 3d, 1812. Bill reported, declaring war ..."
Message from the President of the United States transmitting documents relative to the execution of the first article of the late treaty between the United States and Great Britain.

United States. Dept. of State; United States. President (1809-1817 : Madison); United States. Congress. Senate (2013-08-08)

"February 7, 1817, ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate." Message addressed to the Senate and dated February 7th, 1817. Consists of the covering letter from the President and a report from the Secretary ...
Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting Communications from The American Ministers at Ghent, Shewing the Progress and State of the Negotiations for Peace with Great Britain (1814)

United States. President (1809-1817 : Madison) (2013-08-07)
A Brief Statement of the Transactions and Accounts of Qr. M. Gen. James Thomas, attached to the Army on the Niagara Frontier, in the year 1812-1813 (1815)

Thomas, James (2013-08-07)

A principle cause of the failure of the campaign on the Niagara Frontier in 1812 was the deficiency of subsistence for the troops; as quartermaster general, Thomas received much of the blame. His defense is offered here.
The American Naval and Patriotic Songster: As Sung at Various Places of Amusement, in Honour of Hull, Jones, Decatur, Perry, Bainbridge, Lawrence, Etc. Etc. Etc. (1834)

Tom, Jolly (2013-08-07)

Volume of songs sung in praise of celebrated American War of 1812 heroes.
Payment for Property - War of 1812-14 (1824)

United States. Congress. House. Select Committee Appointed to Inquire into the Expediency of Amending the Act of the 3rd March, 1817 (2013-08-07)

Government report in congress discussing payment for property during the War of 1812.
Property Lost, Captured, or Destroyed by the Enemy 1812-14 (1824)

United States. Congress. House. Select Committee Appointed to Inquire Into the Expendiency of Amending the Act of the 3rd March 1817 (2013-08-07)

Government report in congress discussing property lost, captured, or destroyed by the British during the War of 1812.
Narrative of the suffering & defeat, of the North-Western Army under General Winchester : massacre of the prisoners, sixteen months imprisonment of the writer and others with the Indians and British (1842)

Atherton, William (2013-08-07)

War of 1812

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Recent Submissions

General regulations and orders, 1804 ﻿

Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the unsettled accounts in the office of the Accountant of the War Department and the Paymaster of the Army, (1814) ﻿

Budding sprays and sketch of the life of General Sir Isaac Brock (1912) ﻿

The report of the Loyal and Patriotic Society of Upper Canada with an appendix and a list of subscribers and benefactors (1817) and An Index to the Report of the Loyal and Patriotic Society. ﻿

[British Parliamentary papers], Session 24 November, 1812 - 22 July, 1813. Vol. XIV, Correspondence and treaties with foreign powers. ﻿

Naval and military chronicle of the United States : attack on Fort Erie ﻿

A discourse, delivered on the national thanksgiving, April 13, 1815 ﻿

Report of a select committee to whom were referred the petition of Samuel Thompson and John Dailey: January 14, 1817, read, and ordered to lie upon the table (1817) ﻿

Report of the committee appointed to inquire what amendments are necessary to the Act granting bounties in land and extra pay to certain Canadian volunteers: January 11, 1817, read, and, together with the bill herewith reported, ordered to be printed. (1817) ﻿

Proceedings of the Convention of the State of New York ; held at the Capitol in the City of Albany, on the seventeenth and eighteenth days of September, 1812 ﻿

Message from the President of the United States, Recommending an Immediate Declaration of War Against Great Britain (1812) ﻿

Message from the President of the United States transmitting documents relative to the execution of the first article of the late treaty between the United States and Great Britain. ﻿

Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting Communications from The American Ministers at Ghent, Shewing the Progress and State of the Negotiations for Peace with Great Britain (1814) ﻿

A Brief Statement of the Transactions and Accounts of Qr. M. Gen. James Thomas, attached to the Army on the Niagara Frontier, in the year 1812-1813 (1815) ﻿

The American Naval and Patriotic Songster: As Sung at Various Places of Amusement, in Honour of Hull, Jones, Decatur, Perry, Bainbridge, Lawrence, Etc. Etc. Etc. (1834) ﻿

Payment for Property - War of 1812-14 (1824) ﻿

Property Lost, Captured, or Destroyed by the Enemy 1812-14 (1824) ﻿

Narrative of the suffering & defeat, of the North-Western Army under General Winchester : massacre of the prisoners, sixteen months imprisonment of the writer and others with the Indians and British (1842) ﻿

General regulations and orders, 1804

Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the unsettled accounts in the office of the Accountant of the War Department and the Paymaster of the Army, (1814)

Budding sprays and sketch of the life of General Sir Isaac Brock (1912)

The report of the Loyal and Patriotic Society of Upper Canada with an appendix and a list of subscribers and benefactors (1817) and An Index to the Report of the Loyal and Patriotic Society.

[British Parliamentary papers], Session 24 November, 1812 - 22 July, 1813. Vol. XIV, Correspondence and treaties with foreign powers.

Naval and military chronicle of the United States : attack on Fort Erie

A discourse, delivered on the national thanksgiving, April 13, 1815

Report of a select committee to whom were referred the petition of Samuel Thompson and John Dailey: January 14, 1817, read, and ordered to lie upon the table (1817)

Report of the committee appointed to inquire what amendments are necessary to the Act granting bounties in land and extra pay to certain Canadian volunteers: January 11, 1817, read, and, together with the bill herewith reported, ordered to be printed. (1817)

Proceedings of the Convention of the State of New York ; held at the Capitol in the City of Albany, on the seventeenth and eighteenth days of September, 1812

Message from the President of the United States, Recommending an Immediate Declaration of War Against Great Britain (1812)

Message from the President of the United States transmitting documents relative to the execution of the first article of the late treaty between the United States and Great Britain.

Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting Communications from The American Ministers at Ghent, Shewing the Progress and State of the Negotiations for Peace with Great Britain (1814)

A Brief Statement of the Transactions and Accounts of Qr. M. Gen. James Thomas, attached to the Army on the Niagara Frontier, in the year 1812-1813 (1815)

The American Naval and Patriotic Songster: As Sung at Various Places of Amusement, in Honour of Hull, Jones, Decatur, Perry, Bainbridge, Lawrence, Etc. Etc. Etc. (1834)

Payment for Property - War of 1812-14 (1824)

Property Lost, Captured, or Destroyed by the Enemy 1812-14 (1824)

Narrative of the suffering & defeat, of the North-Western Army under General Winchester : massacre of the prisoners, sixteen months imprisonment of the writer and others with the Indians and British (1842)