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Simcoe, John Graves, 1752-1806

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John Graves Simcoe was born at Cotterstock, England in 1752, the third of four sons of John and Katherine Simcoe. He spent one year at Merton College, Oxford, before entering the army as an Ensign in the 35th Foot in 1770. He was posted to Boston in 1775, and in 1777 was given command of the Queen's Rangers, a mixed (predominantly light infantry) corps made up of loyalists. He took part in several operations in New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia before being invalided home as a Lieutenant-Colon...

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Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796

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Anthony Wayne was a soldier and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1780. From the description of Receipt book, 1785-1792. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122540852 Wayne was one of the great generals in the Revolutionary War. Here he was an Indian fighter. From the description of DS, 1795 November 16 : Greenville. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 14283513 U.S. representative from Geor...

Miller, Edward, 1756-1823

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Edward Miller was born June 30, 1756, in Middleton, Connecticut, the son of Jared Miller and Elizabeth Center. He served for Connecticut in the Revolutionary War, after which, on October 16, 1783, he married Elizabeth Rockwell. In March 1791, he was commissioned as an ensign in the 2nd U.S. Infantry, followed by a promotion to lieutenant in August 1791. In September 1792, the Army was reorganized, and the 2nd Regiment was renamed the 2nd Sublegion. In February 1793, Miller was promoted to captai...