Papers, 1814.

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Papers, 1814.

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These are letters to Thomas Clarke, Isaac Roberdeau, and Jonathan Williams, Jr., about the defense of Philadelphia against possible British attack.

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American Philosophical Society Library

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Frazer, Robert Walter, 1911-

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Robert Frazer was a Philadelphia lawyer. From the description of Papers, 1814. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122616208 Robert W. Frazer was born in Sacramento, CA, on December 19, 1911. He earned his A.B. degree in 1936, his M.A. degree in history in 1940, and his Ph.D. in 1941, all from the University of California - Los Angeles. He taught at Adams State College (Alamosa, Colorado), the University of Wichita (Kansas), and the California State...

Clarke, Thomas, 1787-1860.

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Roberdeau, Isaac, 1763-1829

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Civil and military engineer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., and educated in England; assistant to Pierre L'Enfant in the early phase of the construction of the city of Washington, D.C.; in charge of several canal and construction projects in Pennsylvania and New Jersey; army officer in the War of 1812; chief, U.S. Bureau of Topographical Engineers (1818-1829); son of Daniel Roberdeau (1727-1795) and Mary Bostwick Roberdeau (d. 1777). From the description of Mathematics and treatise on ca...

Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815

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Army officer and engineer. From the description of ALS : New York, to Jonathan Dayton, 1811 June 6. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122316941 From the description of ALS : New York, to W. C. Leffingwell, 1810 Mar. 25. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122525040 Nephew of Benjamin Franklin, served as agent of Continental Congress at Nantes. From the description of ALS, 1780 September 12 : Nantes, to James Searle, ...