John Dagworthy papers, 1755-1781.

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John Dagworthy papers, 1755-1781.

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Copies of 2 letters describing Dagworthy's activities during the French and Indian War (1755, 1757); copy of will (1781); letter from Nathaniel Mitchell to Dagworthy (1777 Apr. 26) relating to the American Revolution; and published secondary material on Dagworthy.

2 folders.

Historical Society of Delaware

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Mitchell, Nathaniel, 1753-1814

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Nathaniel Mitchell (1753 – February 21, 1814) was an American lawyer and politician from Sussex County, Delaware. He was an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, a Continental Congressman from Delaware, and a member of the Federalist Party, who served as Governor of Delaware. Born in Sussex County, Mitchell engaged in agricultural pursuits before serving as an officer of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. In 1776, he was captain of a Delaware compan...

Dagworthy, John, 1721-1784

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Origins of John Dagworthy are unknown; spent part of his adult life in New Jersey; served in King George's War and the French and Indian War; moved to Worcester County, Md., which became Sussex County, Del., when boundary was resurveyed in 1767. In Delaware, Dagworthy was active in public affairs. During the Revolution, served on the Sussex County Committee of Safety and in the militia, in which he became a brigadier general. From the description of John Dagworthy papers, 1755-1781. ...