Beschreibung:
The Autobiography Manuscript of Major Amos Stoddard is part biography, and part autobiography. It is the story of the life and times of Major Amos Stoddard, the first civil commandant and governor of Upper Louisiana. Amos Stoddard tragically died at the siege of Fort Meigs (Ohio) during the War of 1812. His biography is provided as an introduction by the editor. This introduction provides the most complete and comprehensive account of the life of Major Amos Stoddard ever published. The introduction is followed by a typescript of his unfinished, handwritten manuscript autobiography, penned in 1812 prior to his death, which was recovered from his military chest in 1850 and which has languished in archive obscurity for the past 165 years. This typescript is provided in its entirety for the first time since it was written over 200 years ago.
ContentsI. How the Autobiography Manuscript was Discovered
II. Hereditary and Genealogical Influences
Anthony Stoddard (1606-1687)
Reverend Solomon Stoddard (1643-1729)
Reverend Anthony Stoddard (1678-1760)
Eliakim Stoddard (1705-1749)
Anthony Stoddard (1734-1785)
III. Civilian, Law Student, & Lawyer - 1791 to 1798
IV. Military Officer and Garrison Duty - 1798 to 1804
V. Duty in the Louisiana Territory - 1804 to 1807
VI. Duty in the Mississippi Territory - 1807 to 1810
VII. Duty at Fort Columbus - 1810 to September 1812
VIII. War of 1812 - September 1812 through April 1813
IX. The Siege of Fort Meigs - May 1813