O'Hara, James, 1752-1819

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Birth 1752
Death 1819

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Born in county Mayo, Ireland, 1752; clerk in a Liverpool counting house, 1770-72; came to Philadelphia, Pa., 1772; Indian trader & general agent, 1772-76; in war, 1776-83; captain; contractor for army provisions, 1783-90 & 1796-1802; quartermaster-general of U.S. Army, 1792-96; interested in real estate near Pittsburgh, Pa.; died there, Dec. 21, 1819. (Lamb's Biogr. Dict. of U.S.) (blue index cards)

From the description of James O'Hara commissary accounts, 1797-1798. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 423396013

Army officer, manufacturer, and Indian agent.

From the description of Agreement of James O'Hara, 1799. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454782

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