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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

W. A. Graham research

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1877
Abstract This collection is primarily copies of original documents that Colonel William Alexander Graham used in researching habeas corpus proceedings concerning prisoners held by general courts-martial. It also includes some of his writings from his research. Most of the papers deal with the court case of John Andre, an officer of the British Army accused of working with Benedict Arnold who was arrested, tried, and hung in 1780. The collection also includes papers dealing with other courts-martial...
Dates: 1934; approximately 1778-1921

John Alex Kerr letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321058]
Identifier: MSS SC 2263
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter dated 29 Oct. 1851 and written in London, England. Kerr writes on behalf of a New York City family that was requesting compensation for damages by the English forces during the American Revolutionary War of 1775-1783.

Dates: 1851 October 29

Our pioneer family : Joseph and Mary Allen Ashley / written by Effie Kellogg French

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230349893]
Identifier: MSS 4126
Scope and Contents

Collection contains one book of family history stories from Joseph and Mary Allen Ashley's ancestors. The stories are about Revolutionary War participants, the relationships between settlers and Indians, and 19th Century medicine. Information was compiled approximately 1958.

Dates: approximately 1958

Adam Stephen letters

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230241686]
Identifier: MSS SC 482
Scope and Contents

This collection was maintained in its original order.



Dates: 1771-1777

George Washington letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230241694]
Identifier: MSS SC 483
Scope and Contents

Handwritten correspondence with Angus McDonald concerning his service in the Virginia Regiment, 1774, and his appointment as a lieutenant colonel, 1777.

Dates: 1774-1777

Washington's eyes : the continental light dragoons

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2658
Scope and Contents

Typewritten book drafts with handwritten corrections. Loescher writes about the cavalry in the continental army during the American Revolution. The draft was submitted to the Old Army Press for publication.

Dates: approximately 1975