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...

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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.

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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.

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This collection was maintained in its original order.

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

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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.