Laurens, John, 1754-1782

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John Laurens was American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War. Son of the prominent merchant and planter Henry Laurens; best known for his criticism of slavery and his efforts to help recruit slaves to fight for their freedom as U.S. soldiers. He was killed in a skirmish on the Combahee River on August 27, 1782.
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creatorOf Laurens, John, 1754-1782. Autograph letter signed : to Col Stewart, 1780 Oct. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Franklin-Bache Papers, 1707-1799 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Committee Papers of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, 1832–1897 National Archives at Washington, D.C
creatorOf Laurens, John, 1754-1782. Letter to Henry Laurens, 1774 Dec. 7. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn United States. Continental Army. Orderly book kept by Major Gibbs, 1778. South Carolina Historical Society
creatorOf Laurens, John, 1754-1782. Autograph letter signed : to Gen. Greene, 1782 Mar. 3. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Office Files of Bill Moyers (Johnson Administration). 1961 - 1967. Office Files of Bill Moyers Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
referencedIn Gratz, Simon. Alphabetical collection, 1677-1910. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Benjamin Franklin Papers Part 6 -- Letters to Franklin, 1781-1782 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Lovett, Caroline Lewis. Caroline Lewis Lovett letters and address, 1921-1970. Georgia Historical Society
referencedIn Records of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, 1973 - . Video Tape Programs and Worldnet Broadcasts, 1999 - 2009 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Davie, Preston, b. 1881. Preston Davie collection, 1560-1903. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Coleman, Juliet Cox, 1906-. Juliet Cox Coleman notes, circa 1939. Library of Congress
creatorOf Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809. Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to Col. Laurens, 1781 Oct. 4. Princeton University Library
referencedIn Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume X, miscellany, 1764-1805 Cornell University Library
referencedIn Portrait file: Guide. Houghton Library
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Collection of documents concerning the American Revolution, 1740-1866 Houghton Library
referencedIn William Temple Franklin Papers, 1775-1819 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Henry and John Laurens papers, 1773-1790 Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)
referencedIn Letters Received from Commissioned Officers Below the Rank of Commander and from Warrant Officers, 1802–1886 National Archives at Washington, D.C
creatorOf Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792. Henry Laurens papers, 1747-1860. South Carolina Historical Society
creatorOf Lee family. Brock Collection: Lee family papers, 1722-1892 (bulk 1765-1870). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Berol, Alfred C.,. American Revolutionary letters and documents, 1650-1830, [microform]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Nathanael Greene Papers, 1775-1785 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letter signed [in the hand of John Laurens] : Headquarters Camp at Cross Roads, to George Clinton, 1777 Aug. 16. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Franklin-Bache Papers, 1707-1799 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Laurens, John, 1754-1782. Autograph letter signed : to the quarter master general, 1781 Oct. 23. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letter signed [in the hand of John Laurens] : Headquarters, Philadelphia, to [James] Clinton, 1779 Jan. 25. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Laurens, John, 1754-1782. John Laurens letter, 1779. Georgia Historical Society
creatorOf Laurens, John, 1754-1782. Commonplace book, 1779. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn William A. Oldridge Collection of George Washington's Headquarters Staff Writings, 1775-1962, (bulk 1775-1783) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804. Letter : to [John Laurens], 1781 Feb. 4. South Carolina Historical Society
referencedIn Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817. Papers, 1759-1847. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Holmes, Josiah, 1790-1860. Papers 1667-1918. Colorado College, Tutt Library
creatorOf John Laurens papers. South Carolina Historical Society
referencedIn Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Miscellany, 1755-1835 Cornell University Library
referencedIn Record Group 360: Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, 1765-1821. Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Benjamin Franklin Papers Part 13 -- Miscellaneous Franklin Materials, 1640-1791 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843 Houghton Library
referencedIn Stewart, Charles, 1729-1800. Family papers, 1768-1877 Houghton Library
referencedIn Berol, Alfred C.,. Alfred C. Berol papers, 1650-1830. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn Jones, Katharine M. (Katharine Macbeth), 1900-. Katharine M. Jones papers, 1951-1977. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Laurens, John. Autograph draft of a letter in the autograph of George Washington : to Count de Grasse, 1781 Sept. 25. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Laurens, John, 1754-1782. Autograph letter signed : "Pendarvis's" (?), to Col. Morris, 1781 Dec. 4. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Laurens, John, 1754-1782. Autograph letter signed : "Camp before York", 1781 Oct. 19th. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834. ALS, November 10, 1825, by Marquis de Lafayette, memorial to Lt. Col. John Laurens, La Grange [South Carolina]. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Transcripts of Letters from Francis Dana, Henry Laurens, and John Laurens National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Manigault, Gabriel, 1758-1809. Gabriel Manigault papers, 1775-1839. South Carolina Historical Society
referencedIn Autograph File, L, 1641-1976. Houghton Library
creatorOf Laurens, John. Oral history with John Laurens 1972 South Carolina Historical Society
referencedIn Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792. Papers of Henry Laurens, 1747-1882. Library of Congress
referencedIn Laurens, James, 1728-1784. James Laurens correspondence, 1772-1784. South Carolina Historical Society
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Place Name Admin Code Country
South Carolina SC US
Charleston SC US
United States 00 US
Subject
Bathhouses
Fires
Lumber trade
Privateering
Soldiers
Tornado
World War, 1914-1918
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Soldiers
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Birth 1754-10-28

Death 1782-08-27

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