Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana : Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1953.

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Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana : Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1953.

Autograph letters and documents of American political and military leaders and others associated with the Revolution, presidential administrations, and other political and military events. Persons represented include delegates to the Albany Congress, Stamp Act Congress, Continental Congress, and Hartford Convention; signers of the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and U.S. Constitution; officers of the Revolution; aides and secretaries to George Washington; state and colonial governors of the original 13 states, except Connecticut and New Jersey; presidents and their cabinets through Dwight D. Eisenhower.

28 boxes (14 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6762209

Houghton Library

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