Letter to Joseph King from Peter West, February 22, 1813

Abstract

A letter addressed to the Honorable Joseph King at Garth from Peter West, February 22, 1813. West is offering to serve in the War of 1812. The following excerpt has been edited for clarity: “Sir you are not unacquainted with my repeated offers to serve my country any way I can do the most good. I am not afraid to take a few of the water of Quebec and the towers but it would be my choice to guard some fort. I believe I can raise a company in a few days. I have been in two wars before this from a soldier to an officer. It is not for want of a liver that I would leave my family but my country calls…I had as [?] fight the enemy abroad as at home…I leave the matter with your honor in whom my country puts confidence. The man that hands this to you is Captain Young my acquaintance and a good man…”