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Lot 25

[WAR OF 1812]. HULL, William (1753-1825). Letter signed ("W. Hull B. Genl. Com.g"), written in a secretarial hand, to John Tharp, Esq. Detroit, 8 August 1812.

Lot 25

[WAR OF 1812]. HULL, William (1753-1825). Letter signed ("W. Hull B. Genl. Com.g"), written in a secretarial hand, to John Tharp, Esq. Detroit, 8 August 1812.

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Estimate: $750 - $1,500

Estimate$750 – $1,500

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[WAR OF 1812]. HULL, William (1753-1825). Letter signed ("W. Hull B. Genl. Com.g"), written in a secretarial hand, to John Tharp, Esq. Detroit, 8 August 1812.

1 page, 4to, docketed verso, separations to folds with old repairs.

HULL WRITES ON THE DAY OF RETREAT TO DETROIT

In full: "John Tharp Esqr. Superintendant of Artificers of the N Western Army will organize such number of Artificiers in the different acts (from Citizens if to be had if not from the Army) as he may deem necessary for the discharge of the duties attached to his office at this important Crisis to serve for such time as they may severally be willing to engage."

Hull served during the Revolutionary War rising to the rank of Lt. Colonel. He was appointed Governor of the Michigan Territory, and was commissioned a Brigadier General at the outset of the War of 1812. Following a mismanaged invasion of Upper Canada, Hull retreated to Detroit on 8 August 1812, and surrendered the fort and 2,500 troops, without firing a shot, to a British force of 300 regulars, 400 militia, and 600 Indians. For this, he was court-martialed, nearly resulting in his execution. With an engraved portrait of Hull.

Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents

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American Historical Ephemera & Photography

[WAR OF 1812]. HULL, William (1753-1825). Letter signed ("W. Hull B. Genl. Com.g"), written in a secretarial hand, to John Tharp, Esq. Detroit, 8 August 1812.

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