Ebenezer Gray collection, 1777-1844 (1777-1786).

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Ebenezer Gray collection, 1777-1844 (1777-1786).

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Letters, certificates, land grants and military orders pertaining to the life of Ebenezer Gray of Connecticut. Items include Gray's commissions as major (dated 1777, signed by John Hancock) and lieutenant-colonel in the Sixth Connecticut Regiment (1778, signed by John Jay); eight letters from various officers discussing military matters; Gray's membership certificate in the Society of the Cincinnati, signed by George Washington; and a land grant to Gray's three children, signed by Thomas Jefferson. Two items dated 1841 and 1844 relate to the discovery of Gray's powder horn in Germantown, which was lost in battle, and arrangements to return it to his family.

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New-York Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8070142

New-York Historical Society Library

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Society of the Cincinnati

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Gray, Ebenezer, Jr., 1787-1844.

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Gray, Charlotte, 1789-1873.

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United States. Continental Army. Connecticut Regiment, 6th.

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Gray, Ebenezer, 1743-1795.

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Ebenezer Gray of Windham, Connecticut served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the American Revolution. From the description of Ebenezer Gray collection, 1777-1844 (1777-1786). (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 709967437 ...

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

Putnam, Israel, 1718-1790

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Booth, Ashbel.

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Gray, Samuel, 1792-1834.

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Humphrys, David, Colonel.

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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...