Stoddard, Amos, 1762-1813

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Amos Stoddard, first civil and military commander of Upper Louisiana.

From the description of Letter: to Colonel Jacob Kingsbury /by Amos Stoddard, 1812 Aug 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702130227

Lawyer, soldier, acting governor of Louisiana (1804)

From the description of Letter : Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, to John Sevier, 1810 Aug. 30. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 40342758

Amos Stoddard was born in Woodbury, Connecticut in 1762. As a young man Stoddard served in the Continental Army. Returning to Massachusetts , he read law and served as an officer in the suppression of Shay's Rebellion. Stoddard was commissioned the first civil and military commandant of Upper Louisiana. He was wounded and died in 1813 while in military service during the War of 1812.

From the description of Amos Stoddard papers, [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122386649

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Birth 1762-10-26

Death 1813-05-11

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