[War of 1812]: Smith, Harry George:

$3,000 · Offered by William Reese Company

[MANUSCRIPT TRUE COPY OF THE ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN AMERICAN AND BRITISH FORCES ARRANGING FOR A PRISONER EXCHANGE AFTER ANDREW JACKSON'S HISTORIC VICTORY AT THE BATTLE OF NEW ... A significant manuscript from the aftermath of the celebrated victory of the United States Army under Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. Taking place on January 8, 1815, after the Treaty of Ghent was signed but prior to its ratification by Congress, the battle was the culmination of Britain's months-long campaign to capture what was then the southwestern boundary of the United States. As impressive as the American victory over a force superior in both numbers and training may have been, the battle's most enduring legacy was the ascendancy of Andrew Jackson, whose success propelled him to national fame and ultimately the presidency.The present document is a manuscript true copy of the articles of agreement for a prisoner exchange between the American and British armies following the battle, likely in the hand of British Major Harry George Smith. These "Provisional Articles agreed on between Major Smith authorized by Major General Lambert and Edward Livingston aide-de-camp to Major General Jackson" were finalized nine days after the battle, on January 17. The ratio of soldiers captured at New Orleans, estimated at 484 British to only nineteen American, allowed Jackson to negotiate for the return of every American prisoner taken by Admiral Cochrane and the late General Pakenham's forces

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