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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.721.14 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to Moody Bedel |
| Title | Hazen Bedel to Moody Bedel on the end of the War of 1812, military reorganizations and a suicide |
| Date | 12 June 1815 |
| Author | Bedel, Hazen (fl. 1812-1821) |
| Recipient | Bedel, Moody |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Writes from the cantonment at Sackets Harbor, New York, to his brother to report on his duties on guard, and military reorganization and pay issues after the end of the War of 1812. Also discusses the suicide of an ensign named Douvra. Asks that his love be given to Bedel's wife and children and "to her Majesty the Empress Maria Louisa, tell her I congratulate her on being again restored to the throne of France." Hazen had recently transferred from a post as a regimental quartermaster in the 11th Infantry and to the 6th Infantry. Hazen might be one of Moody's sibling's listed on record as "Hazel," who lived from 1785-1835. |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Soldier's Letter Military History Soldier's Pay Suicide Death Children and Family |
| People | Bedel, Hazen (fl. 1812-1821) Bedel, Moody (1764-1841) Marie Louise, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French (1791-1847) |
| Place written | Sackets Harbor, New York |
| Theme | War of 1812; Health & Medicine; Children & Family; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |