Francis family papers, 1776-1798.

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Francis family papers, 1776-1798.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/74899068

Journal (1776) of Colonel Ebeneezer Francis which relates his activities from the time he set out from Cambridge camp and his contacts with General Washington, other patriot officers, and the Continental Congress, describes many New England towns, skirmishes, and ship-movements, repeats army gossip, and tells of a plot by the Mayor of New York to seize General Washington; Francis family letters describing a visit to Harvard College (1787), and discussing the division of family property, the use of land warrants in Ohio, and the sale of land in Georgia with comparative prices (1796); a spinning verse sung at the Rev. M. Dana's house in Ipswich, and other papers.

14 pieces.

Cornell University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8124916

Cornell University Library

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