O'Fallon, James, 1749-1794
Army officer.
From the description of Letter of James O'Fallon, 1790. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454777
James O'Fallon (1749-1794) was born in Ireland and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He arrived in North Carolina in 1774 and served in the Revolution, first as a soldier and later as a senior Surgeon. After the war he moved to Charleston, South Carolina, where he practiced medicine and became involved in various state politics. In 1790 he was appointed General Agent of the South Carolina Yazoo Company and went to Kentucky to arrange for colonizing a tract near the mouth of the Yazoo River. After the failure of O'Fallon' political ventures, he practiced medicine in and about Louisville. In 1791, he married Frances Eleanor Clark, the sister of General George Rogers Clark.
From the description of James O'Fallon letter, 1791. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 123765518
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| referencedIn | Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891,. Draper manuscripts: Kentucky papers, 1768-1892. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Clark, Jonathan, 1750-1811. Draper manuscripts: Jonathan Clark papers, 1728-1810. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Knox, Henry, 1750-1806. Henry Knox : miscellaneous papers, 1787-1793. | The Filson Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | O'Fallon, James, 1749-1794. Letter of James O'Fallon, 1790. | Library of Congress | |
| creatorOf | O'Fallon, James, 1749-1794. James O'Fallon letter, 1791. | Georgia Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | O'Fallon, James, 1749-1794. Letters, 1792-1793. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project |
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| associatedWith | Clark family. | family |
| associatedWith | Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818. | person |
| associatedWith | Clark, Jonathan, 1750-1811. | person |
| associatedWith | Knox, Henry, 1750-1806. | person |
| associatedWith | Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809. | person |
| associatedWith | South-Carolina Yazoo Company. | corporateBody |
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Person
Birth 1749
Death 1794
