Peter Turner papers 1774-1789 Turner, Peter papers

Campfield, Jabez, 1737-1821

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Dr. Jabez Campfield (1737-1821), a surgeon in Captain Oliver Spencer's Regiment, accompanied Major General John Sullivan's Expedition against the Indians into Western Pennsylvania and New York, May 23-October 2, 1779. Dr. Campfield, born in Newark, and a graduate of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton, 1759), studied medicine with Dr. William Burnet, and entered the army as Senior Surgeon on Dr. Burnet's staff. He practiced medicine in Morristown, N.J. (Morris County) until his...

Turner, Daniel, 1905-

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Epithet: Surgeon, of London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000438.0x00011c Epithet: Baptist minister of Abingdon British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000757.0x000002 The immigrant ancestor, James Craig, settled in St. John, New Brunswick, Newfoundland. From the description of Genealogical record of the descendants of J...

Turner, Peter, 1751-1822

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Peter Turner was born September 2, 1751, in Newark, New Jersey, son of Dr. William Turner (1712-1754) and Mehitable Foster (b. 1715). In 1754, Peter's father died, and Peter was placed in the care of his half-brother, Dr. Jabez Campfield (1737-1821), who was his mother's son with the deceased Benjamin Campfield. On March 17, 1776, he married Eliza Child and they had at least four children: Daniel, Henry, Mehitable, and James. In 1777, Turner volunteered as a surgeon in the 1st Rhode...

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In response to the expansion of the Continental Army the number of staff was increased and reorganized in 1776. Changes included the creation of a new unit to supplement George Washington's personal staff. This special unit, the Commander in Chief's Guard, was formed on March 12, 1776 with Captain Caleb Gibbs (formerly adjutant of the 14th Continental Regiment and appointed Aid to Major General Greene) as commander. The unit protected Washington, the army's cash, and official papers. ...

United States. Continental Army. Rhode Island Regiment, 1st

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