Macomb, Alexander, 1782-1841

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Dates:
Birth 1782-04-03
Death 1841-06-25
English,

Biographical notes:

Army officer.

From the description of Letter of Alexander Macomb, 1831. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454178

Alexander Macomb was the commanding general of the U.S. Army from 1828 to 1841. He was the son of merchant Alexander Macomb (1748-1831) of Detroit and New York City.

From the description of Alexander Macomb letters, 1813. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 713567317

American soldier.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to C.C. Clay, Governor of Alabama, 1837 Apr. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270607831

Alexander Macomb was a Major General in the United States Army.

From the description of Alexander Macomb letter, 1837 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23229074

From the guide to the Alexander Macomb Letter, ., 1837, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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Subjects:

  • Executors and administrators
  • Brun Guide
  • Furniture making
  • Indians of North America
  • Manuscript maps
  • Maps shelf
  • Plattsburgh, N.Y., Battle of, 1814
  • Samuel Williams Maps
  • Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842
  • Views, topographical (Saint Joseph Island, Ont.)
  • Views, topographical (Whitefish Bay, Mich. and Ont.)
  • War damage compensation
  • White House (Washington, D.C.)

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  • Army officers

Places:

  • Washington (D.C.) (as recorded)
  • Florida (as recorded)
  • Michigan (as recorded)
  • Saint Marys River (Mich. and Ont.) (as recorded)
  • Wisconsin (as recorded)
  • Ontario (as recorded)
  • Saint Joseph Island (Ont.) (as recorded)
  • Michigan, Lake (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--Plattsburgh (as recorded)
  • Michigan (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

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