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| Summary: | This document is a letter written during the War of 1812, dated July 8, 1814, from General George Doherty to Major General John Cocke. Doherty explains that there is a lack of arms and supplies for the troops, despite regulations against having unarmed men in service, and he requests arms from Cocke. Doherty also includes an excerpt of a military order from Andrew Jackson. |