Minutes, 1783 June 19.

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Minutes, 1783 June 19.

Minutes of the society meeting noting the approval of the membership of the Chevalier de la Luzerne of France; a resolution was passed adopting the design of insignia for the society prepared by Pierre L'Enfant; and Major General McDougall was elected treasurer and Major General Knox secretary. Signed by General von Steuben.

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Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794

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Baron Friedrich von Steuben; Prussian military officer; reformed and disciplined the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, subsequently regarded as one of the fathers of the United States Army. Steuben took part in several battles in the Seven Years' War (1756–63), rose to the rank of captain, and became aide-de-camp to Prussian King Frederick the Great, abruptly discharged from the army in 1763. Awarded title Baron in 1771 from his service to Hollenzollern-Hechingen earned him...

McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786

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Society of the Cincinnati

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L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825

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Soldier and engineer. From the description of Papers of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, 1787-1895. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78163246 ...

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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American revolutionary officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Thomas Jefferson, 1793 Apr. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270596665 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to General Henry Jackson, 1796 Oct. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270596669 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Westpoint, to Colonel Pickering, Quartermaster General, 1782 Sept. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270598200 ...

La Luzerne, Anne-César, chevalier de, 1741-1791

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French diplomat. From the description of Papers of Anne César, chevalier de La Luzerne, 1781. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71015029 First French minister to the United States. From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to Baron von Steuben, 1783 June 3. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122442796 ...