Letter from Amos Lee in Queenston to Captain Benjamin Carryl in New York: Prisoner at Gilbert Fields House- January 9, 1814,
Description
- Sponsors
This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.- Creators
- Amos Lee, Author
- Captain Benjamin Carryl, Recipient
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Correspondence
- Description
- A letter dated January 9, 1814, from Amos Lee in Queenston to Captain Benjamin Carryl in Williamsville, New York. Lee was an American prisoner in Queenston at the house of Gilbert Fields, a local farmer and former Butler's Ranger. During the war, this house was also used as a barracks for British forces.
- Date of Original
- 9 January 1814
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 992.5.025
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.25012 Longitude: -79.06627
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- Recommended Citation
- Image courtesy of the Niagara Historical Society & Museum
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