ADS, 1779 March 30, Kingsferry, to Major General Alexander McDougall.

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ADS, 1779 March 30, Kingsferry, to Major General Alexander McDougall.

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Continental Army Captain Lane petitions for an honorable discharge after four years of service, relating his inability to support his wife and family in Massachusetts, in part "occasioned by the Depreciation of the Currency, and the Daily in-hanced prices of all the Necessaries of Life."

1 p. ; 34 x 22 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786

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Alexander McDougall (1732 – 9 June 1786) was a Scottish-born American seaman, merchant, a Sons of Liberty leader from New York City before and during the American Revolution, and a military leader during the Revolutionary War. He served as a major general in the Continental Army, and as a delegate to the Continental Congress. After the war, he was the president of the first bank in the state of New York and served a term in the New York State Senate. Born on the Isle of Islay, in the Inner He...

United States. Continental Army

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In response to the expansion of the Continental Army the number of staff was increased and reorganized in 1776. Changes included the creation of a new unit to supplement George Washington's personal staff. This special unit, the Commander in Chief's Guard, was formed on March 12, 1776 with Captain Caleb Gibbs (formerly adjutant of the 14th Continental Regiment and appointed Aid to Major General Greene) as commander. The unit protected Washington, the army's cash, and official papers. ...

Lane, Jabez

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