Letter : Philadelphia, Penn. to the president of the Society of the Cincinnati in New Hampshire, 1787 June 17.

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Letter : Philadelphia, Penn. to the president of the Society of the Cincinnati in New Hampshire, 1787 June 17.

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A circular sent out by the Secretary General of the Society of the Cincinnati, presenting the president of the New Hampshire branch of the society with a copy of the group's proceedings.

[1] folded leaf ; 24 cm.

UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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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...