Henderson township

A Silver Medal For Lake Erie

Did you know? A Henderson Township man volunteered on Commodore Perry's squadron on Lake Erie, and Pennsylvania gave him a silver medal for it.

In the fall of 1813, when the vessels of Perry's squadron were completed, volunteers were sought to fill out the crews. A number of Pennsylvania militia offered their services and were accepted. By resolutions approved January 31, 1814, the Legislature thanked the commodore and the Pennsylvanians who volunteered, and directed the Governor to present each of them, "in compliment of their patriotism and bravery, a silver medal of the weight of two dollars," with his name on it.

George Grady, a member of Capt. William Morris' company and a resident of Henderson Township, received one.

Checked and confirmed. CONFIRMED 2026-10-03 against the sources listed: every factual sentence was tied to a verbatim passage and a script confirmed each passage is in its source. Where sources disagreed on a number, the number was left out.

Sources

J. Simpson Africa, History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Pennsylvania (1883)

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