Adams family papers, 1798-1928.

Tallmadge, Benjamin, 1754-1835

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Benjamin Tallmadge (1754-1835) acted as principal director of George Washington's secret service from 1778-1783, after the death of Nathan Hale. He won distinction as a field officer, notably at the capture of Fort St. George, Long Island, in 1780. With his leadership, Washington was able to create a strong and successful chain of spies throughout the New York area, beginning the secret service in America. These agents, primarily the Culper Spy Ring, gathered information for Washington, which gr...

United States Sanitary Commission

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The United States Sanitary Commission (USSC) was a private relief agency created by federal legislation on June 18, 1861, to support sick and wounded soldiers of the United States Army (Federal / Northern / Union Army) during the American Civil War. It operated across the North, raised an estimated $25 million in Civil War era revenue (assuming 1865 dollars, $422.66 million in 2021) and in-kind contributions to support the cause, and enlisted thousands of volunteers. The president was Henry Whit...

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Richards, Giles, 1754-1829

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United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1863)

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Wessells, Julia Adams How, 1842-1904

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Adams, Joseph, 1767-1856

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Cabinetmaker, of Litchfield, Conn. From the description of Joseph Adams stock certificate, 1801 Nov. 17. (Litchfield Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 704683844 Joseph Adams was a cabinetmaker and chairmaker in Boston, MA. From the description of Windsor armchair, ca. 1800. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668313569 ...

Greene, Marie Barton

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Adams, Anna, 1814-1906

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Bullard, Henry Adams, 1788-1851

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Adams, Joseph Henry, 1843-1861

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Lawrence, Amos, 1786-1852

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United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln)

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Joseph A. Cody of Kansas served as a private in the Frontier Guard and as U.S. Indian agent at the Upper Platte Agency in Nebraska Territory, May 14, 1861 - Apr. 14, 1862. As a member of the Frontier Guard, a volunteer company commanded by Gen. James H. Lane and composed of men from Kansas and Illinois, Cody, in the spring of 1861, protected Lincoln at the White House in the absence of regular troops. It is likely that Cody obtained his Indian agent appointment as a resu...

Adams, Charles, 1805-1883

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Printer and publisher, of Litchfield, Conn.; also lived and worked in New Haven, Conn., and Bath, N.Y. From the description of Charles Adams power of attorney, 1879 Mar. 18. (Litchfield Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 699835608 From the description of Charles Adams deeds, 1841-1871. (Litchfield Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 699832486 ...

Adams family.

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Family of Charles Adams (1805-1883), newspaper editor and printer, of New Haven and Litchfield, Conn. From the description of Adams family papers, 1798-1928. (Litchfield Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 699813076 ...

Hubbard, John H. (John Henry), 1804-1872

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Adams, Amos, 1728-1775

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Adams was ordained pastor of the First Church in Roxbury, 12 Sept. 1753. From the description of Sermons : manuscript, 1761-1775. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612865240 ...

Adams, Charles, 1845-1864

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Wheelock, Mary Adams, 1838-1895

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