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War of 1812
From the Papers of
Hon. E. Whittlesey

SELECTION No. 2
   

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PETITION OF CITIZENS IN THE WEST PART OF PORTAGE COUNTY, RELATING TO THEIR EXPOSED CONDITION.

TO GEN. ELIJAH WADSWORTH, Canfield, Ohio:
     We, the subscribers, citizens and committee of the towns of Stoe, Franklin, Northhamton and Harmonsburgh, do Humbly show that the inhabitants of said towns are entirely destitute of ammunition such as powder, lead or flings, and a very great number destitute of arms.  We, the said committee, petition to your Honour to forward on as many arms as can be spared, about one hundred pounds of powder, five hundred flints, and lead in proportion.  Our present defenceless situation is well Known to your Honour, and no doubt will give such relief as may be in your power.  We do not consider the number of men in this part of our frontier sufficient to protect it.  We therefore pray that you may send on such a number of men as you may think sufficient for that purpose.

  FRED'K HAYMAKER,
WM. WETMORE,
SAMUEL KING

STOE, 22nd, August, 1812.
     N. B.  It is reported and generally believed that Gen. Hull has surrendered to the British.

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PETITION OF THE OFFICERS OF THE ODD BATTALION.

HUDSON, August 22, 1812.

TO ELIJAH WADSWORTH, ESQ., Major General of Division:

     We, the undersigned officers of the Odd Battalion, in the Fourth Brigade and Fourth Division of Ohio Militia, do humbly state that a part of the soldiers in said Battalion are destitute of arms; and the situation of the country generally, and our particular situation, is well known to your Honour as being a frontier.  We do, therefore, petition that fifty stands of arms be sent to the Battallion for the use of such soldiersas are destitute who may be called to do duty in actual service.  And likewise that a proportion of powder

    be sent; which articles will be placed under such directions as your Honor shall think proper.
  GEORGE DARROW, Major
AMOS LUSK, Capt.
GEORGE W. HOLCOMB, Ensign
THOMAS RICE, Capt.
THOMAS VANHYNING, Lieut

RETURN OF DRAFTS FROM 1ST REGIMENT, 3RD BRIGADE, 4TH DIVISION, MADE 5TH SEPTEMBER, 1812.
I do certify this to be a true Return of Drafts from 1st Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 4th Division Ohio Militia as made to me.

  WILLIAM RAYEN, Lt. Col

A RETURN OF NAMES OF THE COMMISSIONED AND NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES

First Company.

Captain - JOSHUA T. COTTON
Lieutenant - GEORGE MONTEITH
Ensign - JACOB IRWIN		  

Sergeants.

John Cotton
George Wintermute		 John Myres
Ab'hm Wintermute

Corporals.

John Carlton
John Russell		 Boardwin Robins
Jesse Graham

Privates.

Henry Peter
Daniel Shatto
James Crooks
Matthew Guy
John McCollam
Henry Bronstetter
Robert Kerr
Henry Crum
Nicholas Vinnemons
William McCrery
Joseph Osburn
John Truesdale
Francis Harvey
Anthony Whitterstay
Thomas Cummons
Jacob Parkust
Isaac Parkust
Samuel Calhoun
George Gilbert
Abraham Simons
Thomas Craft
Archibald Maurace

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