Warren P. Howe papers, 1775-1999.

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Warren P. Howe papers, 1775-1999.

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Contains the following types of materials: correspondence, personnel documents, magazines, books / manuals, diary / journal. Contains information pertaining to the following wars: Revolutionary War, War of 1812. General description of the collection: The Warren P. Howe papers contain historian's papers which include two articles published by Howe on early American military music. These articles document the development of military music in the Army from the Revolutionary period through 1812. Collection also includes supporting documentation on West Point musicians: Silas Robinson, 1860-1879, Jacob Roberts, 1814-1880 and Eleazer Smith, 1835-1894. Photocopies of monthly returns and early military music documents such as the diary of Henry Blake, 1776 which contains fife tunes and Benjamin Clark's drum book, 1797 are also found. There are photocopied service records and other documentation on the following soldiers: Joe Clark; William Ellery, 1777-1790; Elijah Howe, 1780-1801; John McMichell, 1789; William Trout, 1781-1804; and John Babbitt, 1787-1846.

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Ellery, William, 1727-1820

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William Ellery (December 22, 1727 – February 15, 1820) was a Founding Father of the United States, one of the 56 signers of the United States Declaration of Independence, and a signer of the Articles of Confederation as a representative of Rhode Island. Born in Newport, Rhode Island, he received his early education from his father before graduating from Harvard College in 1747. After working as a merchant, customs collector, and as clerk of the Rhode Island General Assembly, Ellery started pr...

Robinson, Silas.

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Clark, Joel G.

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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...

Howe, Elijah.

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Roberts, Jacob

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Resident of Moorestown, N.J. From the description of Letter to James Davis, 1874 Nov. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70972147 ...

Blake, H. N. (Henry N.)

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Trout, William, 1801-1877

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Smith, Eleazer

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Howe, Warren P.

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Warren P. Howe was a member of the United States Military Academy (USMA) Band. From the description of Warren P. Howe papers, 1775-1999. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 49287105 ...

McMichell, John.

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Babbitt, John D.

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United States Military Academy. Band.

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