1William H. Crawford to Thomas Jefferson, 12 February 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
remained in command of the army’s Northern Division following the conclusion of the War of 1812. In 1820 he visited TJ at
2Enclosure: William H. Crawford to Jonathan Fisk, 8 December 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
, to meet the militia quotas set by the federal government during the War of 1812 Historical Dictionary of the War of 1812
3To James Madison from William Harris Crawford, 3 March 1813 (Madison Papers)
The U.S. Army in the War of 1812: An Operational and Command Study
4To James Madison from William Harris Crawford, 19 June 1816 (Madison Papers)
Philemon Hawkins, who served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812, was assistant agent for the Creek Indians (
5To James Madison from William Harris Crawford, 20 September 1816 (Madison Papers)
...to prove that Knaggs was a properly naturalized American citizen and that he did not belong to the American forces captured in January 1813. Knagg’s efforts to claim compensation from the United States for losses he incurred during the War of 1812 were unsuccessful (“Territorial Records,”
6To James Madison from William Harris Crawford, 20 September 1816 (Madison Papers)
...to take reasonable precautions “to guard the Government against imposition” in the payment of compensation claims for American property destroyed by Great Britain during the War of 1812, often by failing to provide sufficient supporting testimony. Under these circumstances, Crawford advised Lee that he had requested the president to direct that “in all cases of property impressed coming...
7To James Madison from William Harris Crawford, 28 December 1814 (Madison Papers)
Encyclopedia of the War of 1812,
8To James Madison from William Harris Crawford, 1 November 1814 (Madison Papers)
How Britain Won the War of 1812: The Royal Navy’s Blockades of the United States, 1812–1815