The Society of the Cincinnati and the official recognition it has recieved from the government of the United States and the several states of the Union. 1919 Feb. 10.

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The Society of the Cincinnati and the official recognition it has recieved from the government of the United States and the several states of the Union. 1919 Feb. 10.

3 leaves ; 28 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6675713

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Society of the Cincinnati

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The Society of the Cincinnati was formed on 10-13 May 1783 by American Revolutionary Army officers who met at Mount Gulian, the American Army's cantonment on the east bank of the Hudson River. After resigning his post as General, George Washington (1732-1799) accepted an invitation to become the society's first president. Major General Henry Knox (1750-1806) was the secretary and for years the guiding spirit of the organization. Membership extended to those officers of the Continental Army and N...

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American solider and historian. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : New York, to James Watson Webb, 1883 Jan. 3-9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269589224 Soldier. From the description of Letter, 1873 Feb. 7. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49223934 ...