Journal of my daily reading both in law and belles lettres, Oct. 28 1808-Dec. 30 1809.

Hamilton, Alexander, 1786-1875

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Alexander Hamilton Jr. (May 16, 1786 – August 2, 1875) was the third child of Elizabeth Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. An attorney, President James Monroe appointed Hamilton as a United States Attorney for East Florida....

Society of the Cincinnati

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The Society of the Cincinnati was formed on 10-13 May 1783 by American Revolutionary Army officers who met at Mount Gulian, the American Army's cantonment on the east bank of the Hudson River. After resigning his post as General, George Washington (1732-1799) accepted an invitation to become the society's first president. Major General Henry Knox (1750-1806) was the secretary and for years the guiding spirit of the organization. Membership extended to those officers of the Continental Army and N...

Irving, Washington, 1783-1859

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Washington Irving (b. April 3, 1783, New York City-d. November 28, 1859, Sunnyside, Tarrytown, New York), American author, wrote his first popular work, A History of New York, under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker. He continued to write stories and essays which made him the outstanding figure in American literature of his time and established his reputation abroad. In 1826 Irving went to Spain to work at the American embassy in Madrid, then at the American legation in London, before returni...

Gates, Mary Vallance, d. 1810.

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Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823

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Speaker of the House of Representatives, New Hampshire Provincial Congress. From the description of Warrant of Ebenezer Stevens, 1746 January 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980394 Army officer. From the description of Petition by Ebenezer Stevens and John Doughty, 1782 March 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71065086 Major-General of Artillery, New York State Militia. From the description of Letter book, 1807-1814. (New-York Historical ...

Dodge, Henry S., 1785-1826.

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Lawyer in New York; son of Samuel Dodge and Mary Forbes Dodge, but orphaned at age 12 and adopted and educated by his Aunt Martha Forbes. According to his journal, he played both flute and violin. He later married Jane Dey Varick, whose virtues are extolled in his journal. Became a Col. in the War of 1812. From the description of Journal of my daily reading both in law and belles lettres, Oct. 28 1808-Dec. 30 1809. (Society of the Cincinnati Library). WorldCat record id: 28476931 ...

McKnight, John Morin Scott, d. 1848.

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Dodge family.

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Washington Benevolent Society (N.Y.)

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Ledyard, Benjamin

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Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, Onondaga County, New York. From the description of Appointment with testimony of Benjamin Ledyard, 1794-1795. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014893 ...

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...