Simon Stevens collection, 1760-1791.

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Simon Stevens collection, 1760-1791.

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The collection, generally known as the "Pingry Papers" but also sometimes known as the "Stevens Papers," dates from the period 1760-1791. For the most part, these papers relate to the history of Cumberland County, now southeastern Vermont, when it was under the authority of New York or in dispute between New York and the early republic of Vermont. Many of the papers deal with the efforts of New York to maintain authority there and the displeasure of some of the participants with the efforts to form a state of Vermont in 1777. Many of the papers refer to military matters, as they affect Stevens personally or to the raising and paying of soldiers. A few of the documents date from the period of the French and Indian War.

.25 linear feet.

Vermont Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7578164

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Cumberland County Committee of Safty (N.Y.)

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Vermont. Militia

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Pingry, William M.

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Simon Stevens was born in Canterbury, Connecticut on December 5, 1736 and was a soldier in the French and Indian Wars. He was involved in the construction of the Crown Point Military Road and settled in Springfield, Vermont in 1762. In 1766 he was commissioned captain of the Eighth Company of Foot by the governor of New York. He was the first constable in Springfield and held numerous town offices, including that of town clerk and selectman. In 1794 he was elected to the General Assembly of the ...

Stevens, Simon, 1736-1817

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