Letter : to Thomas Wharton, 1777 Oct. 24.

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Letter : to Thomas Wharton, 1777 Oct. 24.

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Contains a second-hand account of Colonel Carl von Donop's unsuccessful attempt to storm Red Bank (N.J.) in order to capture Fort Mercer on 21-22 Oct. 1777; and a first-hand account of a military operation at Gray's Ferry (Pa.), in which Reed took part. Anthon's note concerns the content of the letter and corroborating accounts in other sources.

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Reed, Joseph, 1741-1785

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Joseph Reed (August 27, 1741 – March 5, 1785) was a Founding Father of the United States and a lawyer, military officer, and statesman of the American Revolutionary Era who lived the majority of his life in Pennsylvania. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and, while in Congress, signed the Articles of Confederation. He also served as President of Pennsylvania's Supreme Executive Council, a position analogous to the modern office of Governor. Reed was born in Trenton in the Pr...

Wharton, Thomas, 1735-1778

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Philadelphia merchant; president of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania 1777-1778; commander-in-chief of Pennsylvania military forces. From the description of Autograph cover of letter : [Philadelphia?], to Elias Boudinot, 1777 Dec. 4. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122591672 ...

Anthon, Charles Edward, 1822-1883

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Born 1823 New York (N.Y.) Graduated from Columbia College 1839 Columbia University (N.Y.) Appointed professor of history and belles-lettres at the New York Free Academy 1852 1883 New York (N.Y.) Joined the ANS 1866 American Numismatic Society (N.Y.) Died June 07, 1883 Bremen (Germany) President of the ANS from 1868 to 1870 and 1873 to 1883, it was due to Anthon that the Society made its initial efforts to transform itself from a group of local coin collectors to a recognized schol...

Donop, Carl Emil von, d. 1777.

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