Papers related to a biography of Henry Knox, 1771-1865.

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Papers related to a biography of Henry Knox, 1771-1865.

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Materials written and collected by Joseph Willard for an unpublished biography of Henry Knox, including drafts, notes, and outlines. Also included are manuscript fragments, mostly cover sheets of letters, 19th century transcripts of Knox letters, a scrapbook (1854-64) containing correspondence and transcriptions for the biography, and an index to the Henry Knox papers. A series of letters (1825-57) to Charles S. Daveis about Knox from his family and colleagues of Knox are also included. Daveis was a member of the Mass. Society of the Cincinnati and, like Willard, was working on a biography of Knox and the artillery of the Continental Army which was never completed. Daveis' correspondents include Henry Burbeck.

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Willard, Joseph, 1798-1865

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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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American revolutionary officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Thomas Jefferson, 1793 Apr. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270596665 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to General Henry Jackson, 1796 Oct. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270596669 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Westpoint, to Colonel Pickering, Quartermaster General, 1782 Sept. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270598200 ...

Burbeck, Henry, 1754-1848

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Continental and U.S. Army general and artillery commander and genealogist, of New London, Conn.; b. Henry W. Burbeck. From the description of Henry W. Burbeck genealogy of William Bradford, undated. (New London County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 227208795 Brigadier General, U.S. Army and Connecticut Militia, of New London, Conn.; b. Henry W. Burbeck. From the description of Henry Burbeck orderly book, 1794 Jan. 9-June 8. (New London County Historical...

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. ...

Daveis, Charles Stewart, 1788-1865

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Maine lawyer and politician. From the description of Letter to John Holms, 1823 May 3. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 53788988 Lawyer, militia officer, U.S. agent to Holland, state legislator, and overseer of Bowdoin College, of Portland, Me. From the description of Charles Stewart Daveis correspondence, ca. 1830-1847. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 286915316 Daveis graduated from Bowdoin College in 1807 and practi...

Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati

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