William Eustis Autograph Letter Signed 06/12/1810

  

Make an Offer Today and Get a Quick Response! Take a Look at This Week's Specials! WILLIAM EUSTIS - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 06/12/1810 - HFSID 283519. WILLIAM EUSTIS As Secretary of War (1810), he orders Col.

Henry Burbeck to take command of Fort Columbus, in New York harbor, and to make it fully war-ready. Autograph Letter signed: "W Eustis", Overall 15½x9½, 7¾x9½ folded. War Department (Washington), 1810 June 12. To Colonel Henry Burbeck, in full: You will immediately repair to New York, take your quarters at For Columbus and assume the command of the works & troops in the Harbour & City.

Your first object will be, to direct the labour of the troops to the completing the Fortifications; to substitute their labour for that of hired men in all instances, in which it can be done consistently with faithful workmanship and dispatch; and to use your utmost exertions to have the works completed, the cannon mounted, and every necessary preparation made to fit them for action; to have the officers and men, not on fatigue, trained to the use of the guns. Easterbrook's Company of Light Artillery at West-Point should be ordered to join you as soon as you shall have determined on the Island where their services will be most useful, and where they can be best accommodated with quarters, of which you will advise & give him the necessary orders; and in case an additional number of men may be employed to advantage, you will give information accordingly. As it is determined that the works shall be completed in the course of the present working season, you will consult Col. Williams & give every possible aid in effecting it.

By 1810, US-British relations were deteriorating, largely due to British interference with US maritime commerce resulting from the Napoleonic Wars. The United States declared war on Great Britain on June 18, 1812.

Aware two years earlier that war was likely, Eustis was trying to prepare militarily. In spite of these efforts, Eustis was assigned blame for military setbacks, and was obliged to resign in January 1813.

He was chief of the Artillery Corps when he received these orders. Promoted to Brigadier General, he commanded the Connecticut State Militia during the War of 1812. Horizontal and vertical fold creases. See more material from these signers. See more listings in our MILITARY (2,384). Please note that this is an authentically signed item. We do not sell autograph copies or signature reprints.

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