From the St. Lawrence to Lake Superior; Peter Buell Porter, the Anglo-American Joint Commission of 1816-1822 and the charting of the Canadian-American boundary
This collection contains materials related to the Fenian Brotherhood, a secret society founded in New York in 1857 by Irish refugees, and their unsuccessful attempts to spark revolution in Ireland by the invasion of Canada from Buffalo, New York at the close of the United States Civil War. Brought to you by Villanova Uiversity.
War of 1812 Letters in the collection the Young Men's Association
This collection features letters written during the War of 1812, as well as letters written after the war ended recalling war-time regional circumstances. The Young Men's Association later became the Buffalo Public Library and then the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library.
Views on Lake Erie: Comprising a minute and interesting account of the conflict on Lake Erie, military anecdotes, abuses in the army, plan of a military settlement, view of the lake coast from Buffalo to Detroit (1814)
Documents relating to the invasion of the Niagara Peninsula by the United States Army, commanded by General Jacob Brown, in July and August, 1814, 1920
History of the American troops, during the late war, under the command of Colonels Fenton and Campbell, giving an account of the crossing of the lake from Erie, to Long Point, 1830
Memorial of the Inhabitants Residing on the Niagara Frontier, Respectfully Addressed to the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America
Asks Congress to pass a bill for the relief of sufferers after the War of 1812.