Simeon Smith papers, 1798-1822.

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Simeon Smith papers, 1798-1822.

Includes articles of agreement (11 Sept. 1798) between Smith and the U.S. War Dept. for the manufacture of cavalry equipment; letters concerning forwarding of payments; letters appointing inspectors of the equipment; and two commissions, one as a major in the Connecticut militia (22 May 1801) and one as sheriff of New London County, Conn. (1 June 1822). Persons represented include Thomas Day, Normand Smith, Jonathan Trumbull, Oliver Wolcott, and Samuel Wyllys.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8076409

New London County Historical Society

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Wolcott, Oliver, 1726-1797

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Oliver Wolcott Sr. (November 20, 1726 – December 1, 1797) was an American Founding Father and politician. He was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation as a representative of Connecticut, and the nineteenth Governor of Connecticut. Born in Windsor, Connecticut, he attended Yale College, graduating in 1747 as the top scholar in his class. After serving as a Captain during the French and Indian War, he moved to newly settled Goshen in northwe...

Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809

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Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (March 26, 1740 – August 7, 1809) was an American politician who served as the 20th governor of Connecticut and the second Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Trumbull was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, the second son of Jonathan Trumbull Sr. (the eventual Governor of Connecticut) and his wife Faith Robinson, daughter of Rev. John Robinson. Trumbull graduated from Harvard College in 1759, and gave the valedictory address when he received his master's de...

Connecticut. Militia

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Wyllys, Samuel, 1739-1823

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Smith, Normand, 1800-1833

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Day, Thomas, 1777-1855

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United States. War Department

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Marcy served as Secretary of War under James K. Polk, 1845-1849. From the description of William L. Marcy letter : Washington [D.C.], to Col. J.D. Stevenson, New York City, ALS, 1846 June 26. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 43771263 Officer, Second U.S. Cavalry, 1868-1892. From the description of Report of Lieutenant Gustavus C. Doane, 1870 Dec.15. (Montana State University Bozeman Library). WorldCat record id: 43955079 U.S. gov...

Smith, Simeon, 1762-1848

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Saddler, militia officer, and county sheriff, of New London, Conn. From the description of Simeon Smith papers, 1798-1822. (New London County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 71129597 From the description of Simeon Smith papers, 1798-1844. (New London County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 174041224 ...