Foster, William (William Ellis)

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Epithet: Surveyor of Excise at Cork

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Epithet: of Emmanuel Coll. Cambr

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Epithet: DD, Fellow of Eton

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Lieutenant colonel.

Second Seminole War commander of the 4th Infantry. Previously served with distinction in the Niagra campaigns of the War of 1812. As commander of the infantry, Foster made detailed daily entries about scouting expeditions, skirmishes, camp routines, and cattle round ups. He also describes Fort Alabama (renamed Fort Foster) and Fort Dade. He and Henry Prince cover the 1837 expedition into the Cove of the Withlacoochee in search of Seminole warriors.

From the description of Papers, 1834-1839. (University of Florida). WorldCat record id: 50656948
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referencedIn William Woodville Rockhill papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Ralph Waldo Emerson letters from various correspondents, ca. 1814-1882. Houghton Library
referencedIn 1. LETTERS to Rev. Thomas Langley on matters connected with his History of the Hundred of Desborough (see above); 1788-1799, with a few undated. The names of the writers are given in the Index. Among them are George Canning (f. 53); Richard Gough (f.... British Library
referencedIn Nancy Luce papers, Luce (Nancy) Luce papers, (bulk 1833-1889), 1725-1964 John Hay Library, Special Collections
creatorOf Foster, William Sewell. Papers, 1834-1839. University of Florida
referencedIn Richard Price Papers, 1767-1790 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Vol. LXXXII (ff. 366). Jan. 1817.includes:ff. 1, 327 Sackville HamiIton Lovett, Clerk of the Minutes, Irish Excise: Correspondence with Sir R Peel: 1813-[1842?].ff. 4, 6, 344 Lieutenant-Colonel William Odell, MP: Correpondence with Sir R. Peel: 1... British Library
referencedIn Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915 Houghton Library
referencedIn Edward Montagu, Earl of Manchester: License granted by him as Chancellor of Cambridge to W. Foster to preach: 1661.William Foster, of Emmanuel Coll. Cambr: Licence to preach: 1660.University of Cambridge: Seal of: 1661. British Library
referencedIn Government Documents Collection, 1884-1998 Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
referencedIn Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 Houghton Library
creatorOf William Foster Papers, 1862-1866 Western Reserve Historical Society
referencedIn Vol. LXXXI (ff. 502). Dec. 1816.includes:ff. 1, 131, 195 Lieutenant-General Sir George Beckwith, GCB: Correspondence with Sir R. Peel: 1816-1818.ff. 3-5 William Foster, Surveyor of Excise at Cork: Correspondence with Sir R. Peel: 1816-1817.f. 5 b... British Library
referencedIn United States Sanitary Commission records. Army and Navy Claim Agency archives, 1861-1870 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Records of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 1956 - 2008. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials. 1998 - 9/28/2012. [Wild Fire] Big Sur, CA, July 2, 2008 -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger joined FEMA Administrator David Paulison at the Basin Complex Fires Incident Command Post in Big Sur to discuss cooperation and federal support for the ongoing firefighting efforts and to address the challenges that lie ahead, especially as numerous California communities hit by wildfires begin the recovery process. National Archives at College Park
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associatedWith Price, Richard, 1723-1791 person
correspondedWith Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914 person
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Kilgobbin, Dublin
Desborough Hundred, Buckinghamshire
Woburn, Buckinghamshire
Bandon, Cork
Roscommon, county of, Ireland
Buckinghamshire, England
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Dublin, Ireland
Kilkenny, county of, Ireland
Fort Foster (Fla.)
Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Cork, Ireland
Youghal, Cork
Fort Dade (Fla.)
Kilternan, Dublin
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Cedar Creek, Battle of, Va., 1864
Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876
Foster, William, 1840-1907
Meade, George Gordon
Petersburg Crater, Battle of 1864
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Spotsylvania, Battle of, 1864
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