LS : Mount Vernon, to Elias Dayton, 1783 Dec. 28.

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LS : Mount Vernon, to Elias Dayton, 1783 Dec. 28.

Washington, as president of the Society of the Cincinnati, informs the president of the New Jersey chapter of plans for a general meeting to be held in Philadelphia in May. With postscript in Washington's hand.

1 item (3 p.) ; 21 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6749598

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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...

Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Dayton, Elias, 1737-1807

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Revolutionary general. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Chatham [N.J.], to General Hand, 1782 Jan. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270517668 Revolutionary War Army officer. From the description of Papers, 1759-1783. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70954594 ...