Special Collections, Feinberg Library, Plattsburgh SUNY, has a number of manuscript pieces pertaining to the citizen soldiers including some muster rolls and correspondence On Tue, 22 Jul 1997, mary ann schreck wrote: > I'm not sure if this will help but you may want to look for a war of 1812 > bibliography called FREE TRADE AND SAILOR'S RIGHTS. It is a published > bibliography of library holdings including archives and personal papers > pertaining to the War of 1812. > > On a personal note I am researching the Clinton County NY militia in the > War of 1812. If anyone has any suggestions on where I might find data on > the citizen-soldiers of Plattsburgh and the surrounding areas I would > appreciate the help. > > ---------- > > From: Bob Arnold <[log in to unmask]> > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: hospital ships in and about New York state] -Reply > > Date: Monday, July 14, 1997 6:35 AM > > > > Now that the subject of prison hulks is > > raised, I am interested in a relative of > > mine who was confined in a British hulk > > during the War of 1812, I assume > > following the hostilities along the St. > > Lawrence River. All I have is the family > > story that he was so imprisoned and came > > back in dreadful health which took many to > > repair. > > > > Are there records of these POWs, either > > in British or US sources? Where and how > > detailed and how accessible? > ************************************************************************** Wayne L. Miller Special Collections Librarian Feinberg Library 2 Draper Avenue 518-564-5206 Plattsburgh, NY 12901 [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] "I wonder what will happen today!" -Maggie Muggins- **************************************************************************