Autobiography of Ira Allen, 1799.

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Autobiography of Ira Allen, 1799.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71070976

Autobiography pertaining primarily to Allen's surveys and land claims in the New Hampshire Grants, 1769-1773.

1 item (77 pages).1 microfilm reel.

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Allen, Ira, 1751-1814

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Ira Allen was born in Cornwall, Connecticut on April 21, 1751, the sixth and youngest son of Joseph and Mary (Baker) Allen. Moving to Vermont around 1770, Allen entered into various land speculations and became a member of the Onion River Land Company with his brothers Heman, Zimri, and Ethan and his cousin Remember Baker. During the Revolution he was a member of the Green Mountain Boys and he played important roles in the Canadian Campaign of 1775-1776 and in the recapturing of Fort ...