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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00040 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1813 |
| Title | Zachary Taylor to Hancock Taylor about offensives against Indians |
| Date | 20 May 1813 |
| Author | Taylor, Zachary (1784-1850) |
| Recipient | Taylor, Hancock |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Expresses his disappointment that they have not yet taken offensive action against "some of the Indian Towns on the Wabash." Indicates that the rains had caused the delay. Discusses other news, including the appointment of Brigadier General Benjamin Howard to command in the Indiana Territory (and all the forces west of the Mississippi), General Green Clay's defeat at the siege of Fort Meigs, Commodore Isaac Chauncey and Brigadier-General Zebulon Pike's capture of York (the capital of upper Canada), and Pike's demise in an explosion. Notes that the Indians continue to steal horses, but no people had been killed recently. Asks for news from home about the neighborhood and crop prospects. Taylor would take over for Howard after Howard's death in 1814. Hancock was Zachary's brother. |
| Subjects | War of 1812 American Indian History Battle Disaster President Navy Canada Westward Expansion |
| People | Taylor, Zachary (1784-1850) Taylor, Hancock (1781-1841) Howard, Benjamin (1760-1814) Pike, Zebulon Montgomery (1779-1813) Chauncey, Isaac (1772-1840) |
| Place written | Vincennes, Indiana |
| Theme | War of 1812; Native Americans; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |