Petition to Congress, 1812
Public DepositedScope and Content: Petition to the United States Congress from George Shannon of Jefferson County, Indiana, dated November 1812. Shannon describes the threats and dangers of living on the frontier in the Indiana Territory, particularly focusing on attacks by local Native American tribes and briefly describes the Pigeon Roost massacre. He talks about his attachment to the Union and the independence of America and asks Congress to send troops to maintain justice and to provide protection for the people living in the area.
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Petition to Congress, 1812. Hanover College. 1812. hanover.hykucommons.org/concern/generic_works/2a528303-2b4b-4b14-bbcf-9d2b5d8a40f5?locale=en.APA citation style (7th ed.)
(1812). Petition to Congress, 1812. https://hanover.hykucommons.org/concern/generic_works/2a528303-2b4b-4b14-bbcf-9d2b5d8a40f5?locale=enChicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)
Petition to Congress, 1812. Hanover College. 1812. https://hanover.hykucommons.org/concern/generic_works/2a528303-2b4b-4b14-bbcf-9d2b5d8a40f5?locale=en.Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
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