Fort Erie - Postcards

Board with five postcards. First postcard, Queen Street, Showing Transmission Tower, Fort Erie, Ont. Second postcard, Grand Stand and Betting Ring, Fort Erie, Ont. Third postcard, Ruins of Old Fort, Fort Erie, Ont. Fourth postcard, Crumbling Walls of old Fort Erie, Canada. Fifth postcard, Steel Transmission Tower, Fort Erie, Canada.

Letter to the Honourable William Dickson at Fort George from Peter Hogeboom

Letter to the Honourable William Dickson at Fort George from Peter Hogeboom stating that he has recently bought a home and is in need of money, Dec. 2, 1817.

Plan of the river from Niagara to Fort Schlosser

1 map :|bdigital, JPEG file

Naval and military chronicle of the United States : attack on Fort Erie

Includes rare 1816 battle plan map.

Letter written by Mahlon Taylor to Samuel Clarke commenting on US troops during Fort George occupation, July 26, 1813

Fort George, situated on the west side of the Niagara River in Niagara-on-the-Lake, served as the headquarters for the Centre Division of the British Army during the War of 1812. On May 25, 1813, the Americans launched an artillery attack on the Fort, destroying most of the buildings. Two days later, the Americans invaded the Town of Niagara and occupied Fort George. They remained in the Fort for almost seven months, but suffered defeats at the Battle of Stoney Creek and Beaver Dams. Only a small number of militia remained stationed at the Fort. Fearing an attack by the British, the Americans retreated back across the Niagara River in December, 1813. The Fort remained in British possession for the rest of the War.

Letter written by Mahlon Taylor to Samuel Clarke commenting on US troops during Fort George occupation - July 26, 1813

A letter written by Mahlon Taylor to his uncle, Samuel Clarke, dated at Marcellus [New York], July 26, 1813. Mahlon Taylor writes that he believes the mail he has sent out is not making it past Princeton, as he has not had a reply to any of his sent correspondence. He also writes that he has heard there are 3500 men at Fort George, 1000 are unfit for duty, and that there is skirmishing daily. He comments that the general opinion is that the troops will withdraw from Canada entirely. The letter is signed Mahlon C Taylor and is addressed to Mr. Samuel Clarke, no. 227 South Front Street, Philadelphia.

Fenian raid 1866 with Lieut.-Col. J. Stoughton Dennis at Fort Erie, June 2

The Introduction of the text reads: "After nearly forty-four years of silence, I consider it wise to present to the public the inner history of the Fenian Raid of 1866, where an incompetent military officer was entrusted with the lives of a small body of men, and, who by failure in the performance of a sacred duty, may prove a wholesome and useful lesson to commanders of troops in the field."