Read Pierre Berton's War of 1812 Online
Authors: Pierre Berton
Kleinburg, Ontario
March, 1980
Notes
Abbreviations used:
ASPFR | American State Papers, Foreign Relations |
ASPIA | American State Papers, Indian Affairs |
ASPMA | American State Papers, Military Affairs |
LC | Library of Congress |
MTPL | Metropolitan Toronto Public Library |
PAC | Public Archives of Canada |
PAO | Public Archives of Ontario |
SN | Secretary of the Navy |
SW | Secretary of War |
USNA | United States National Archives |
PREVIEW: PORTER HANKS’S WAR
1
l.12
Brannan, pp. 34–35, Hanks to SW, 4 Aug. 1812.
2
l.27
Ibid.; May, p. 14.
3
l.16
Brannan, pp. 34–35, Hanks to SW, 4 Aug. 1812.
4
l.19
Ibid.
5
l.31
Jefferson, VI: 75–76, Jefferson to Duane, 4 Aug. 1812.
OVERVIEW
1
l.5
Bonney, p. 269, Sheaffe to Stephen Van Rensselaer, 16 Oct. 1812.
2
l.13
Kirby, p. 157.
3
l.1
PAC, RG 8, vol. 1219, p. 274, Prevost to Bathurst, 27 Aug. 1814.
4
l.5
PAC, MG 24 A57, vol. 19, Sherbrooke proclamation, 3 July 1812.
5
l.31
Quaife,
Askin Papers
, p. 709, [Askin] to McGill, 17 July 1812; p. 729, Brush to Askin, 11 Aug. 1812; p. 729, Brush to Askin, 24 Aug. 1812.
6
l.8
Quoted in Perkins,
Prologue
, p. 415.
7
l.33
Perkins,
Prologue
, pp. 90–93.
8
l.12
PAO, Register of persons connected with high treason during the War of 1812 with the U.S.A.
9
l.23
PAC, RG 19 E5(a), vol. 3739, file 2, n.d. General abstract, claims for damages;
Upper Canada Gazette
, supplement, 3 June 1824.
PRELUDE TO INVASION:
1807–1811
1
l.12
U.S. Congress, ASPFR, III: 17, Barron to SN, 7 April 1807.
2
l.21
Ibid., 18, Barron to SN, 23 June 1807, and enclosures; p. 19, return of dead and wounded; p. 19, Hunt to Gordon, 23 June 1807; p. 19, Smith, Smith and Brooker to Gordon, 23 June 1807; p. 21, L.W. Tazewell, report of court of inquiry; Steel, pp. 245–49.
3
l.28
Steel, pp. 250–52.
4
l.32
Quoted in Perkins,
Prologue
, p. 428.
5
l.30
Cruikshank, “Some Unpublished Letters,” p. 19, Brock to Dunn, 17 July 1807.
6
l.5
Quoted in Burt, p. 243.
7
l.22
Burt, pp. 242–46.
8
l.33
Tupper, p. 64, Brock to Gordon, 6 Sept. 1807.
9
l.9
Harrison, I: 235, Harrison speech, 17 Aug. 1807.
10
l.18
Ibid., p. 236.
11
l.19
Ibid., p. 234.
12
l.6
Jefferson, IV: 472, Jefferson to Harrison, 27 Feb. 1803
13
l.20
Harrison, I: 251, Harrison to the Shawanese, Aug. 1807.
14
l.3
Ibid., pp. 183–84, Harrison to the Delawares, early 1806.
15
l.22
Ibid., p. 251, Harrison to the Shawanese, Aug. 1807.
16
l.34
Randall, pp. 462–63.
17
l.11
LC, Foster MSS, Foster to his mother, 31 July 1807.
18
l.32
Ibid., Foster to his mother, 20 Sept. 1806.
19
l.16
Foster,
Two Duchesses
, p. 228, Foster to his mother, 30 June 1805.
20
l.25
LC, Foster MSS, Foster to his mother, 16 July 1807.
21
l.30
Foster,
Two Duchesses
, p. 233, Foster to his mother, 30 July 1805.
22
l.31
Ibid., p. 240, Foster to his mother, 22 Feb. 1805.
23
l.33
Ibid., p. 233, Foster to his mother, 30 July 1805.
24
l.33
Ibid., p. 247, Foster to his mother, Nov. 1805.
25
l.31
LC, Foster MSS, Journal.
26
l.30
Quoted in Perkins,
Prologue
, p. 7
27
l.35
Quoted in Perkins,
Prologue
, p. 187.
28
l.3
PAC, RG 10, vol. 11, Gore’s speech, 11 July 1808.
29
l.25
PAC, RG 10, vol. 11, Indian reply, 13 July 1808.
30
l.13
Horsman,
Expansion
, p. 146.
31
l.16
Ibid.
32
l.30
Allen, p. 63.
33
l.5
Horsman, “British Indian Policy,” pp. 53, 56.
34
l.6
PAC, RG 10, vol. 11, Gore to Craig, 27 July 1808.
35
l.32
Goltz.
36
l.11
Harrison, I: 365, Journal, 4 Oct. 1809.
37
l.8
Ibid., p. 367.
38
l.21
Ibid., p. 368.
39
l.26
Ibid., p. 389, Harrison to SW, 3 Nov. 1809.
40
l.28
Ibid., p. 376, Journal, 22 Sept. 1809.
41
l.35
Ibid., p. 389, Harrison to SW, 3 Nov. 1809.
42
l.10
Cleaves, p. 68.
43
l.23
Harrison, I: 419, Harrison to SW, 25 April 1810.
44
l.26
Ibid., p. 450, Harrison to SW, 25 July 1810.
45
l.4
Ibid., p. 448, Harrison to the Prophet, 19 July 1810.
46
l.8
Ibid., pp. 448–49.
47
l.26
Ibid., p. 456, Harrison to SW, 6 Aug. 1810.
48
l.27
Ibid.
49
l.20
Tucker,
Tecumseh
, p. 159.
50
l.25
Hatch, p. 113.
51
l.2
Tucker,
Tecumseh
, p. 160; Drake, pp. 125–26.
52
l.13
Tucker,
Tecumseh
, pp. 161, 348.
53
l.21
Harrison, I: 460, Harrison to SW, 22 Aug. 1810.
54
l.3
Hatch, pp. 99–100.
55
l.21
Klinck, p. 73.
56
l.24
Tucker,
Tecumseh
, pp. 163, 348.
57
l.33
Harrison, I: 466, Tecumseh’s speech, 20 Aug. 1810.
58
l.3
Ibid., p. 463.
59
l.14
Ibid., p. 459, Harrison to SW, 22 Aug. 1810.
60
l.28
Cleaves, p. 74.
61
l.35
Harrison, I: 461, Harrison to SW, 22 Aug. 1810.
62
l.2
Ibid., pp. 461, 468.
63
l.19
Tucker,
Tecumseh
, pp. 166, 349.
64
l.26
Harrison, I: 469, Tecumseh’s speech, 21 Aug. 1810.
65
l.21
Draper MSS, Tecumseh Papers, 2YY, p. 120, Ruddell’s account of Tecumseh.
66
l.35
Ibid., 12YY, 1821, Drake’s notes on conversation with Anthony Shane.
67
l.8
Ibid.
68
l.16
Ibid.
69
l.29
Tucker,
Tecumseh
, pp. 77–80; Randall, p. 455.
70
l.33
Draper MSS, Tecumseh Papers, 12YY, 1821, Drake’s notes on conversation with Anthony Shane.
71
l.10
Harrison, I: 239, Wells to Harrison, 20 Aug. 1807.
72
l.23
PAC, CO 42/351/42, Elliott to Claus, 16 Nov. 1810, encl. Tecumseh’s speech, 15 Nov. 1810.
73
l.7
Harrison, I: 447, Harrison to SW, 18 June 1810.
74
l.3
PAC, CO 42/351/ Elliott to Claus, 16 Nov. 1810.
75
l.12
Quoted in Goltz, Craig to Moirier, 25 Nov. 1811.
76
l.34
Weld, pp. 192–96.
77
l.12
Tupper, pp. 94–96, Brock to Craig, 27 Feb. 1811.
78
l.16
“Collections of Papers,” pp. 280–81, Craig to Gore, 2 Feb. 1811.
79
l.18
Harrison, I: 546, Harrison to SW, 6 Aug. 1811.
80
l.11
Dawson, p. 184.
81
l.29
Drake, pp. 142–43.
82
l.8
Harrison, I: 549, Harrison to SW, 7 Aug. 1811.
83
l.21
Ibid.
84
l.8
Harrison, I: 527, Harrison to SW, 2 July 1811.
85
l.20
Ibid., p. 536, SW to Harrison, 20 July 1811.
86
l.33
Ibid., p. 550, Harrison to SW, 7 Aug. 1811.
87
l.14
Ibid., p. 558, Daviess to Harrison, 24 Aug. 1811.
88
l.22
“Jo Daviess,” p. 355.
89
l.16
Harrison, I: 620, Harrison to SW, 18 Nov. 1811.
90
l.2
Ibid., p. 703, statement of William Brigham.
91
l.10
Ibid., p. 702, statement of Sergeant Orr.
92
l.3
Ibid., pp. 691–92, Harrison to Dr. John Scott, Dec. 1811.
93
l.26
Cleaves, pp. 100–101.
94
l.35
Ibid., p. 101.
95
l.6
Ibid.
96
l.15
Lossing,
Field-book
, p. 205.
97
l.21
Harrison, I: 703, statement of William Brigham.
98
l.26
Ibid., p. 624, Harrison to SW, 18 Nov. 1811.
99
l.33
Ibid., p. 702; Walker, pp. 24–25.
100
l.28
Cruikshank,
Documents Relating to the Invasion
, p. 6, Elliott to Brock, 12 Jan. 1812.
101
l.13
U.S. Congress, ASPIA, I: 808, opinions of Gov. Howard and Gen. Clark, 3 March 1812.
102
l.22
Tucker,
Tecumseh
, p. 230.
PRELUDE TO INVASION:
1812
1
l.9
Tupper, p. 151, Brock to Prevost, 12 Feb. 1812.
2
l.24
Nursey, p. 82.
3
l.3
Tupper, p. 153, Brock to Prevost, Feb. 1812.
4
l.9
Ibid., p. 153.
5
l.26
Ibid., p. 125, Brock to Prevost, 2 Dec. 1811.
6
l.4
Ibid., p. 95, Brock to Craig, 27 Feb. 1811.
7
l.5
Ibid., p. 195, Brock to Prevost, 3 July 1812.
8
l.23
Ibid., pp. 123–30, Brock to Prevost, 2 Dec. 1811.
9
l.18
Wood, I: 423,? to Dickson, 27 Feb. 1812.
10
l.29
Caffrey, p. 142.
11
l.6
Ibid.
12
l.23
Quoted in Perkins,
Prologue
, p. 275.
13
l.29
LC, Foster MSS, Foster to his mother, 2 Jan. 1812.
14
l.33
Ibid., Journal, 15 April 1812.
15
l.18
Quoted in Brown, p. 55.
16
l.22
LC, Foster MSS, Journal, 29 and 30 Jan. 1812.
17
l.23
Ibid., Journal, 31 Jan. 1812.
18
l.33
U.S. Congress, ASPFR, III. 546–47, Craig to Henry, 6 Feb. 1809.
19
l.4
Morison, pp. 271–72.
20
l.15
Quoted in Cruikshank,
Political Adventures
, p. 126.
21
l.26
LC, Foster MSS, Journal, 19 Feb. 1812.
22
l.33
Ibid.
23
l.3
Ibid., Journal, 20 Jan. 1812, 5 Feb. 1812.
24
l.2
Cruikshank,
Documents Relating to the Invasion
, p. 22, Hull to SW, 6 March 1812.
25
l.25
Mahon, p. 44.
26
l.4
USNA, M221/43, Dearborn to SW, 28 July 1812.
27
l.21
LC, Foster MSS, Journal, 15 April 1812.
28
l.24
Foster,
Two Duchesses
, p. 360, Foster to his mother, 18 April 1812.
29
l.28
PAC, CO 42/146/120, Prevost to Liverpool, 3 April 1812.
30
l.32
LC, Foster MSS, Journal, 15 April 1812.
31
l.15
Quoted in Cramer, p. 128.
32
l.27
Ibid.
33
l.26
Hull,
Memoirs
, p. 34.
34
l.7
McAfee, p. 51.
35
l.19
Cramer, p. 130.
36
l.26
Ibid.
37
l.31
Cruikshank, “General Hull’s Invasion,” p. 216.