Narrative of my life for my family, 1849.

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Narrative of my life for my family, 1849.

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Typescript transcription (17 p.), with corrections in pen possibly by F.L. Berkeley, Jr., of Francis T. Brooke's autobiography. Much of the narrative covers Brooke's service in the American Revolution when he was with Harrison's Regiment of Continental Artillery. The author "personally knew (as well as so young a man could know) all of the eminent military characters of the revolution," and he gives in some detail his impressions of George Washington, Nathaneal Greene, and General Alexander Spotswood, as well as Thomas Jefferson. He also discusses his childhood, his marriages, his political career after the Revolution, and his post-war law practice and judgeships. Brooke dedicated the narrative to his "beloved daughter Helen" who aided in completing it.

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United States Artillery. Harrison's Regt., 1776-1783.

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Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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Berkeley, Francis L. (Francis Lewis), 1911-2003

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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Brooke, Francis Taliaferro, 1763-1851

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...