William Jackson letter, 1818.

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William Jackson letter, 1818.

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Two-page letter from William Jackson to the president of the New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati, dated Philadelphia, June 8, 1818. Jackson informs the president that he is in the process of representing the benefits claims of Revolutionary War soldiers before Congress, and hopes to coordinate those efforts with local Cincinnati groups like that in New Hampshire.

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New-York Historical Society Library

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Society of the Cincinnati

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The Society of the Cincinnati was formed on 10-13 May 1783 by American Revolutionary Army officers who met at Mount Gulian, the American Army's cantonment on the east bank of the Hudson River. After resigning his post as General, George Washington (1732-1799) accepted an invitation to become the society's first president. Major General Henry Knox (1750-1806) was the secretary and for years the guiding spirit of the organization. Membership extended to those officers of the Continental Army and N...

Jackson, William, 1759-1828

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William Jackson was a military officer in the U.S. Revolutionary War from South Carolina. He was the secretary of the U. S. Constitutional Congress in 1787 and a secretary to George Washington (1789-1791). He was the national secretary for the Society of Cincinnati from 1800-1828. From the description of [Letter, 1788? to] Sir / W. Jackson. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 244252255 William Jackson (1759-1828) was George Washington's aide-de-camp and private secretary, a...

New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati.

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