Papers, 1778-1843.

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Papers, 1778-1843.

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Correspondence and other papers od General William Irvine and his son Callander Irvine. General Irvine's papers, 1778-1804, concern his command of Fort Pitt, his services as Commissioner of Accounts, 1793, and as Superintendent of Military Stores, 1801-1804. The papers also relate to national and state politics, particularly in letters from William Findley and Andrew Gregg. Over half of the letters, 1803-1843, to Callander Irvine, U. S. Army Commissary General, are from John Armstrong who writes as Secretary of War, 1813-1814, and later as a retired gentleman farmer.

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Irvine, William, 1741-1804

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William Irvine (November 3, 1741 – July 29, 1804) was an Irish-American physician, soldier, and statesman from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He practiced medicine as a ship's surgeon for the Royal Navy before he sympathized with the American Revolution and fought against the British during the American Revolutionary War. As tensions escalated between the American colonies and the British government during the 1770s, Irvine sympathized and allied himself with the revolutionary cause. He subsequently se...

Armstrong, John, 1758-1843

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John Armstrong Jr. (November 25, 1758 – April 1, 1843) was an American soldier and statesman who was a delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, U.S. Senator from New York, and Secretary of War in the James Madison administration. Born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, he received his early education there before studying at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University). Armstrong broke off his studies in Princeton in 1775 to return to Pennsylvania and join the fight in the Revo...

Irvine, Callander, 1775-1841.

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Gregg, Andrew, 1755-1835

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U.S. representative and senator from Pennsylvania. From the description of ALS : Washington, D.C., to Alexander James Dallas, 1807 Nov. 6. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86139004 ...

United States. Army. Commissariat.

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Irvine family.

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