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Resolution from Kentucky's Congress regarding payments to the widows and orphans of War of 1812 soldiers, 20 January 1816

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Resolution from Kentucky's Congress regarding payments to the widows and orphans of War of 1812 soldiers, 20 January 1816

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Resolution approved by Kentucky's Congress and Governor asking the United States Congress to make a "prompt and liberal allowance" to the orphans and widows of the militiamen who had lost their lives during the War of 1812.
The Resurrecting the First American West Project is presented through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities and its Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan initiative. With this support, the Filson will launch a digital exhibit on the diverse Ohio Valley frontier supported by a series of public programs in 2022.