Moylan, Stephen, 1737-1811

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Stephen Moylan (1737-1811) was a prominent Irish American patriot leader during the American Revolutionary War. He had several positions in the Continental Army including Muster-Master General, Secretary and Aide to General George Washington, Quartermaster General, Commander of The Fourth Continental Light Dragoons and Commander of the Cavalry of the Continental Army. He was born in Cork, Ireland, and settled in what would be Philadelphia to start a shipping business. He joined the Continental Army in 1775, and helped outfit ships in the Navy.

From the guide to the Stephen Moylan letter to William Bartlett, December 28, 1775, (Ohio University)
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referencedIn Autograph File, H Houghton Library
referencedIn Moylan, Stephan, 1717-1811. Papers, 1805. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843 Houghton Library
referencedIn Carroll, Charles, 1737-1832. Letter to Horatio Gates and portrait, 1776 June 14. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Papers, 1775-1782. Houghton Library
creatorOf Moylan, Stephan, 1717-1811. Papers, 1805. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Stephen Moylan letter to William Bartlett, December 28, 1775 Ohio University
creatorOf Moylan, Stephen. Autograph letter signed : "Elizabethtown", to Gen. Greene, 1778 Nov. 27. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Personal papers, 1808-1866 Houghton Library
creatorOf Moylan, Stephen, 1737-1811. Letter of Stephen Moylan, 1776. Library of Congress
creatorOf United States. Commissioner of Loans. Commissioner of Loans of the United States records, 1799-1807 (bulk 1801). Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
creatorOf Moylan, Stephen, 1737-1811. ALS, 1777 January 7 : Headq[uarte]rs at Morristown, to Robert Morris. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
creatorOf Moylan, Stephen, 1734-1811. Autograph letter signed : to Col. Dayton, 1777 July 25. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915 Houghton Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
creatorOf Moylan, Stephen, 1737-1811. ALS, 1775. Ohio University, Alden Library
referencedIn William A. Oldridge Collection of George Washington's Headquarters Staff Writings, 1775-1962, (bulk 1775-1783) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829. Letter : War Department, to Stephen Moylan, 1803 Jan. 22. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786. Papers, 1777-1780 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Baldwin, Loammi, 1745-1807. Papers, 1768-1872 Houghton Library
referencedIn Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume IV, Miscellany, 1756-1807 Cornell University Library
creatorOf Virginia. Office of the Quartermaster General. Public Store. Fredericksburg. Papers, 1767, 1777-1782, 1787. Library of Virginia
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associatedWith Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829. person
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associatedWith Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 person
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