Robert Carr was a Philadelphia printer and served as a major and lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812.

The volume includes a diary, a letterbook, and an account book.  The diary, interspersed with Carr's correspondence, describes recruiting, army movements, and warfare in New York State and Canada, and contains general orders and orders issued by Carr. There are also military accounts, 1813-1815, and copies of letters, 1813-1823, relating to political affairs in Pennsylvania and Carr's effort to obtain appointments for himself and his sons.

The images displayed here are the inside front cover and the letter book entries for June 25, 26, and 28, 1813.