Papers, 1808-1888 (inclusive), 1808-1823 (bulk).

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Papers, 1808-1888 (inclusive), 1808-1823 (bulk).

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A miscellaneous collection of papers of the descendants of William Birch. Included is a diary, 1809-25, of son George Birch, a career Army officer from 1808 to his death in 1837, describing the British assault upon Sackett's Harbor, Lake Ontario, 1813; army operations, Indian relations, and the purchases of land and slaves in the Louisiana Territory, 1816-23. Present, too, are Birch's commissions and other memorabilia, as well as photographs and certificates of grandsons Thomas Russell Birch and Carlton Birch while officers in the Pennsylvania Volunteers during the Civil War.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Birch, Carlton, -1886

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