Letter : Durham [Pa.], to Samuel Hodgdon, Esqr., 1793 June 15.

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Backhouse, Richard, -1793

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Ironmonger and justice of the peace. From the description of Docket, 1787-1788. (Bucks County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70923589 Richard Backhouse, proprietor of the Durham Iron Works in Bucks County, Pa., supplied large quantities of shot and shell to the Continental Army throughout the Revolutionary War. From the description of Letter : Durham [Pa.], to Samuel Hodgdon, Esqr., 1793 June 15. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 36205501 ...

Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824

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Pennsylvanian; quartermaster of the U.S. Army, Mar. 4, 1791 - Apr. 19, 1792. From the description of Orders : 1791 Sept. 15-21. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 37868498 Army officer. From the description of Papers of Samuel Hodgdon, 1794-1800. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79456308 ...

Durham Iron Works

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Founded, Durham, Pa., 1727; included a blast furnace and three forges. From the description of Papers, 1744-1929. (Bucks County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70922581 Founded in 1727 in Bucks County, Pa.; during most of its existence it included a blast furnace and three forges; passed out of existence in 1789 but site was used for later furnaces. From the description of Records, 1780-1790. (Bucks County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 7095908...