Letters : to John Winslow, 1782-1783.

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Letters : to John Winslow, 1782-1783.

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Letter, West Point, 10 June 1782, congratulates Winslow on his marriage, mentions his recent furlough in Boston, and asks for a yellow-hilted sword and new shirts with spare collars; extract of letter, 30 May 1783, describes the recently organized Sons of Cincinnatus; letter, West Point, 10 June 1783, gives details on his situation at war's end. All are signed "Frampton". Includes brief biographical note on John Winslow.

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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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...

Winslow, John, b. 1753.

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Freeman, Constant, 1757-1824

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Army officer. From the description of Papers of Constant Freeman, 1812-1814. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71066677 From the description of Constant Freeman letter, 1820. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452653 Both Constant Freeman and John Winslow served with the Massachusetts militia during the Revolutionary War; both were members of the Society of the Cincinnati. From the description of Letters : to John Winslow, 1782-1783. (Buffalo History Museum)....