Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820

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Andrew Ellicott was a surveyor and mathematician; he was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1785.

From the guide to the Astronomical journal, 1797-1801, 1797-1801, (American Philosophical Society)

Ellicott (1754-1820) was a surveyor and matematician. He explored the Mississippi River Valley and the southern boundaries of the United States. The Clarke Historical Library has two books by Ellicott and microfilm of his papers which are housed in other institutions.

From the description of Correspondence, 1796. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 43626844

Andrew Ellicott was a surveyor and mathematician, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1785.

From the description of Astronomical journal, 1797-1801. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122380159

Surveyor and mathematician; drew up early maps of the District of Columbia.

From the description of Letter : to the President and Directors of the Office of Discount and Deposit, 1820 May 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22218396

Biographical Note

  • 1754, Jan.24: Born, Bucks County, Pa.
  • 1775: Married Sarah (Sally) Brown Family founded Ellicott City, Md.
  • 1784: Appointed as surveyor of the Mason-Dixon Line
  • 1785: Mathematics teacher, Baltimore Academy, Baltimore, Md.
  • 1789: Appointed to survey southwestern boundary of New York
  • 1791 - 1793 : Surveyor of area for permanent seat of the national government
  • 1792: Revised Pierre Charles L'Enfant's plan for the Federal City
  • 1793: Published first map of the Territory of Columbia
  • 1794: Appointed commissioner to lay out the town of Presque Isle (now Erie), Pa.
  • 1796: Commissioned to survey boundary between the United States and Florida
  • 1803: Published The Journal of Andrew Ellicott. Philadelphia: Printed by Budd & Bartram for Thomas Dobson
  • 1811: Surveyed Georgia-South Carolina boundary
  • 1813 - 1820 : Professor of mathematics, United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
  • 1818 - 1820 : Chief American surveyor to establish the United States-Canadian border
  • 1820, Aug. 28: Died, West Point, N.Y.

From the guide to the Andrew Ellicott Papers, 1777-1829, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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creatorOf Partridge, Alden, 1785-1854. Papers. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
creatorOf Letter from Andrew Ellicott to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Wastebook for Contingent Expenses of Foreign Intercourse, 1800 - 1801 National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Andrew Ellicott Papers, 1777-1829 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Journal of the Proceedings of the Permanent Committee National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Nicholson, John, 1757-1800. Papers, 1772-1819 [microform]. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Reference Files Concerning Buildings, Parks, Memorials, and the History of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital, ca. 1925 - 1933 National Archives at Washington, D.C
creatorOf District of Columbia. Office of the Surveyor. Plan of square no. 378 : showing the true course of the creek running through it at the time it was changed in eighteen hundred & twenty six, & the present direction, since the change / F.C. de Krafft S.C.W., July 5, 1828 ; Office of the Surveyor of the City of Washington. Library of Congress
referencedIn Letter from Tobias Lear to Andrew Ellicott National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Report on the Mississippi River, 1803? - 1803? National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Natchez Trace Collection Supplement, 1775-1965. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Hutchinson, James, 1752-1793. Papers, 1771-1928. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891 Smithsonian Institution Archives
creatorOf Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820. Astronomical journal, 1797-1801. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Letter, 1822 March 28, Monticello, [Albemarle County, Virginia] to Christopher Rankin, n.p. William & Mary Libraries
referencedIn Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827. Letterbooks, 1767-1827. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn William Thornton Papers, 1741-1865 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIa, 1743-1806 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Wright, W. Lloyd (William Lloyd), 1876-1950,. W. Lloyd Wright papers. George Washington University
creatorOf Albert J. Pickett papers, 1779-1904 Alabama Department of Archives and History
creatorOf Letter from Andrew Ellicott to George Washington National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796. Papers. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
referencedIn Gayoso de Lemos, Manuel, 1747-1799. Manuel Gayoso de Lemos papers, 1792-1799. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Library. Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection. 1668-1983. American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Permit pass from John Adolphus Harris to Andrew Ellicott, Joseph Ellicott, Benjamin Ellicott, Jonathan Brown, Isaac Bornet, John Sullivan, Israel Chapen and Frederick Senton National Archives at College Park
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives, 1743-1984 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Letter from Andrew Ellicott to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson National Archives at College Park
editorOf Records of Observations, 1801 - 1801 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Letters Received by the Department of State , 1796 - 1802 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Vaughan, John, 1755-1841. Papers, 1768 - ca. 1936 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Planning and Historic Maps, ca. 1924 - 1978 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Journal of the U.S. Commissioner, 1803 - 1803 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn James Hutchinson papers, 1771-1928, 1771-1928 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIb, 1807-1825 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Gillespie, David, 1774-1829. David Gillespie papers, 1797-1799, 1825. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820. Letters. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
referencedIn Andrew Ellicott’s observations relative to the determination of the intersection of the 45th parallel with the St. Lawrence River National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Burges, George, surveyor. A journal of a surveying trip into western Pennsylvania under Andrew Ellicott in the year 1795 : when the towns of Erie, Warren, Franklin, and Waterford were laid out, 1795. Clarke Historical Library
referencedIn Knight, Bernando Hoff, 1889-1964. Papers, 1700-1930. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Glick, Nathan H. (Nathan Harold), 1912-. Pen and ink drawings, [199--]-[1993]. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Northern Paiute Stories / Andrew Ellicott: One of Lewis' Mentors National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Benjamin Franklin Papers Part 9 -- Letters to Franklin, 1787-1790 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Letters Received from the United States Commissioner, 9/4/1815 - 4/13/1822 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Natchez Trace Collection Supplement 2008-146; 2010-240., 1775-1965 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Sharpless, Isaac, 1848-1920. Papers, 1876-1987 (bulk 1884-1920). Haverford College Library
creatorOf Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820. Letter : to the President and Directors of the Office of Discount and Deposit, 1820 May 22. George Washington University
referencedIn Thomas Jefferson Papers, 1606-1943, (bulk 1775-1826) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Sargent, John Osborne, 1811-1891. Letter book and legal papers, 1842-1848, 1842-1850. New-York Historical Society
creatorOf Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820. Papers, 1776-1865. Library of Congress
creatorOf Astronomical journal, 1797-1801, 1797-1801 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Correspondence, 1796. Clarke Historical Library
creatorOf Letter from Andrew Ellicott to President James Madison National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Letter from Andrew Ellicott to President George Washington National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Charles Willson Peale letterbooks, 1767-1827, 1767-1827 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Correspondence, 1796. Clarke Historical Library
referencedIn Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Note from Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson to President George Washington National Archives at College Park
contributorOf Letter from Andrew Ellicott to Uriah Forrest National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Note from Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson to President George Washington National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Letter from Andrew Ellicott to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson National Archives at College Park
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West Point NY US
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Indians of North America
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Birth 1754-01-24

Death 1820-08-29

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