Lot 245
Harrison, William Henry. War of 1812 DS ("Willm Henry Harrison"), as brigadier general and commander of the Northwest, 1p, 8¼" x 7½", Headquarters, Franklinton, 1812 Nov. 21. Fine. Harrison authorizing the quartermaster to pay thirty-three dollars on account of David Harmon, who rode "express from Dayton to Urbanna & from threre to Franklinton & St. Mary & Chillicoth for Genl. Wm. Harrison from the 14th to the 25 October 1812 11 days @ $3…." Detroit and Lake Erie were under British control at the time of this document. Only after Oliver Hazard Perry defeated the British fleet on Lake Erie in September 1813 was Harrison able to take the offensive and recapture Detroit (September 29) and defeat the fleeing British and their Indian allies at the Battle of the Thames River in Ontario on October 5.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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