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Orders to attend sermon by Dr. Inglish offering thanks for divine protection in the battle of Baltimore; Inglish had offered his church to officers and delivered a sermon to the 1st Regiment of Artillery. Troops will parade on Washington square.

One-page bill for alcohol, food, lodging, horse fodder, captives, drivers, doctors, and others. Includes a pencil manuscript map: "Drawing of 'Peapatch' fortification area on Delaware R in Pa Nov 1814." Also includes a one-page "Draft of proposed fortifications at Pea Patch," describing the architectural processes of creating bastions and expected dimensions.

Camp life; he has started his duties as secretary, and "this day received the agreeable intelligence of the victory at Erie the late victories has had a great effect on the Men & sight of the English is anxiously wished for…"

Speculates on the status of 45 American prisoners on board the Cartel St. Philip, requests an order of clothing for those about to embark. Includes list of supplies for "the supply of Prisoners belonging to the U.S. Navy, about to embark for the U. States in the Cartel St. Philip," including blankets, trousers, and jackets. With three documents with names of Dartmoor prisoners and money and clothing given to them.

Notes regarding unpaid taxes, a resultant land sale, and expectations that they will have legal redress. Disappointed in the English burning of Washington, D.C., and the failure of Americans to protect the city. "I am very sorry to learn by our public prints that my native state-the Land of my nativity has so far disgraced herself and our Nation so as to suffer about 7000 troops to possess themselves of the metropolis almost without a struggle and retire with the trophies with impunity. What will the subjects of monarchy say to this evidence of the patriotism of Republiks?"

Payroll for a company of New York Militia commanded by Capt. Ira Hills of the 20th New York Regiment, commanded by Reuben Elinwood.

Receipt for eleven balls of cannon powder "at the US Arsenal Charlestown."

Lieutenant in the British Army's 19th Light Dragoons writing to his mother in Ireland. Requesting leave, "I should have made the application long since had it not been rarity for the Campaign to break up." Describes battle at Fort Erie on September 17, 1814, as the Americans attempted to break the British siege. "…think we are likely soon to have a nother bloody Battle such as we had at Lundys Lane." Brief mentions of the Battle of Lundy's Lane, Battle of Chippawa, the "storming of Fort Erie," and picket duty. "… although the War has not been much in our favor this Campain there is a very great talk of Peace which every one says must take place before it is long, that Americans must see the folly of keeping up the War."

Orders for the inspection of forts; three forts he will proceed to are Forts Claibourn, Jackson, and Williams.

Mentions the Battle at Hampden and British invasion. Describes hand picked British invasion force, British officers and the British burning the town on leaving; "great war operations have been going on in the Eastn. Section - operations which have...assailed the interests of individuals & endangered their personal security. The situation of the inhabitants, when the war is brought to their very doors, cannot fail of being more or less distressing."