1From Benjamin Franklin to Paul Bentalou, 15 May 1780 (Franklin Papers)
...served in both the Quasi-War with France and the War of 1812: W.W. Abbot
2From George Washington to Paul Bentalou, 19 December 1788 (Washington Papers)
...a troop of Baltimore militia and during the War of 1812 he served as a deputy quartermaster...