Cushing, Thomas H. (Thomas Humphrey), 1755-1822

Born ca. 1747 in Massachusetts; a career soldier, rising to the rank of Captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolution; settled in the 1790's in the Mississippi Territory, created in 1798; appointed General Wilkinson's replacement as head of the military department of the Territory form July 1799 to May 1800; continued to serve as Colonel in the U.S. Infantry; discharged in 1815; died 1822.

From the description of Letterbook, 1799-1800. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 37775288