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Letter, General Andrew Jackson, Camp below New Orleans, to Governor Holmes, requesting the Governor to urge the supply boats, which have stopped at Natchez and which fear the battle around New Orleans, to complete their journey; stating that the enemy landed December 23, 1814, about 2 1/2 leagues below the city and marched up towards New Orleans; stating that prisoners taken in the first battle estimate their force to be of 6000 men with an additional force having just arrived but he is unsure about that figure.
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Letter, General Andrew Jackson, Camp below New Orleans, to Governor Holmes, requesting the Governor to urge the supply boats, which have stopped at Natchez and which fear the battle around New Orleans, to complete their journey; stating that the enemy landed December 23, 1814, about 2 1/2 leagues below the city and marched up towards New Orleans; stating that prisoners taken in the first battle estimate their force to be of 6000 men with an additional force having just arrived but he is unsure about that figure.
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- Doc Number: 2109
- Administration: David Holmes
- Date(s): 1814-12-25
- Description: Letter, General Andrew Jackson, Camp below New Orleans, to Governor Holmes, requesting the Governor to urge the supply boats, which have stopped at Natchez and which fear the battle around New Orleans, to complete their journey; stating that the enemy landed December 23, 1814, about 2 1/2 leagues below the city and marched up towards New Orleans; stating that prisoners taken in the first battle estimate their force to be of 6000 men with an additional force having just arrived but he is unsure about that figure.
- Call Number: Series 0488
- Filename: 488-2109-03.tif