Papers, 1810-1858.

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Papers, 1810-1858.

Chiefly official and personal correspondence, together with legal and financial documents, military reports, material concerning Indian treaties, diary of Elizabeth (Pierce) McNeil, and military appointments from McNeil's career, including War of 1812, and federal appointment as surveyor of port of Boston, Mass.

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United States. Army

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Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

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McNeil, Elizabeth, 1788-1855

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McNeil, John, 1784-1850

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Army officer; brother-in-law of U.S. president Franklin Pierce; b. in Hillsborough, N.H.; d. Washington, D.C. From the description of Papers, 1810-1858. (New Hampshire Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70963820 Born in Hillsborough, N.H. in 1784, Comm. Capt. 11th Infantry March 12, 1813. Brev. Lt. Col. for victory at battle of Chippewa, July 5, 1814. Brev. Big. Gen. and was Made Col. of 1st Inf. Aug. 28, 1826. Resigned April 23, 1830 to become surveyor of the ...