Letter : Fort Fidius, State of Georgia, to Sir, 1793 June 14.

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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Gaither, Henry, 1751-1811.

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Henry Gaither, military officer, was born in Montgomery County, Md. in 1751. Gaither served as a captain during the Revolutionary War and was commissioned a major in 1791. He commanded various frontier posts in the 1790's. Gaither was honorably discharged from the army in 1802 and returned to Maryland where he died in 1811. From the description of Letter : Fort Fidius, State of Georgia, to Sir, 1793 June 14. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 37730110 ...

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...

Twiggs, John

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Officer in the American Revolution and Indian fighter. From the description of Papers, 1781-1786. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39537437 ...