Copies from the papers of Brig. Gen. William Irvine : rel. to the history of S.W. Pa., etc., 1778-1785 (bulk 1781-1783).

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Copies from the papers of Brig. Gen. William Irvine : rel. to the history of S.W. Pa., etc., 1778-1785 (bulk 1781-1783).

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Holograph copies of selections from the books and papers of Brigadier General William Irvine, who commanded Fort Pitt (Pa.) from Nov. 6, 1781 to Sept. 30, 1783.

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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...