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- Call number
- MssCol 914
- Physical description
- .61 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
- Notes to the Retreat of the English : a Yankee song containing a variety of facts, circumstances and anecdotes, relating to the late invasion of New Orleans by a member of the Mississippi Society K.R, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
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- Manuscripts and Archives Division
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- Request an in-person research appointment.
- Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online.
This item is a song entitled "The Retreat of the English" by Abraham Redwood Ellery, with annotations made by "a member of the Mississippi Society. K.R." The annotations provide details, anecdotes, and tabulations regarding the Battle of New Orleans between British and American forces at the end of the War of 1812 in January 1815. The volume is illustrated with three colored maps showing positions of the opposing armies
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Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328