Papers, 1786-1864.

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Papers, 1786-1864.

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This is a group of Strubing family papers containing mainly those of Philip Strubing, a Swiss who served as an officer in the American Army during the Revolutionary War. Included are his commissions as a lieutenant and as a captain; letters testifying his services signed by Steuben and Washington; a certificate of membership in the Society of the Cincinnati, 1784; family letters, 1785-1822; and some personal papers, bills, accounts, and passports, 1785-1831. The collection also contains the naturalization petition of Patrick Devitt, 1808; marriage certificates of John K. Strubing and Julianna Kelley, 1841, and of Philip H. Strubing and Mary Devitt, 1864; a deposition relating to James Strubing, 1842; and John K. Strubing's discharge from the Army, 1863.

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