War on the Detroit
by Rene Thomas Vercheres de Boucherville, Milo Quaife, René Thomas Verchères de Boucherville
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Thomas Vercheres’ very literate journal begins with his arrival in Canada in 1803 as a newly hired employee of the New Northwest company and his journey to Sault Ste. Marie. The second reprint in the volume was originally published in 1812 as The Capitulation, or A History of the Expedition Conducted by William Hull, Brigadier-General of the Northwestern Army.
HistoryPersonal narrativesSurrender to the British, 1812United States War of 1812