McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786

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Dates:
Birth 1732
Death 1786
Gender:
Male
Americans
English

Biographical notes:

Epithet: Merchant, of New York

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000220.0x000170

General in Continental Army 1776-1783, for most of the Revolution commanding officer in the Highlands of the Hudson. Court-martialed for insubordination 1782. After the war he served in the Continental Congress and the New York Senate, and as the first president of the Bank of New York.

From the description of Correspondence, 1777-1781. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122475166

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Subjects:

  • Slavery
  • Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
  • Finance, Personal
  • Generals
  • Military pensions
  • Philadelphia Campaign, 1777-1778
  • Slaveholders
  • Sugar trade
  • Widow's allowance

Occupations:

  • Army officers
  • Commission merchants
  • Delegates, U.S. Continental Congress
  • Merchants
  • Military officers

Places:

  • West Point (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • New York City, NY, US
  • Castle Clinton (New York, N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Fort Montgomery State Historic Site (Highlands, N.Y.) (as recorded)

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