Washington Hood papers, 1803-1850.

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Washington Hood papers, 1803-1850.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81289120

Correspondence, journals, artwork, maps, plans and notes.

4.0 linear ft. (2 boxes) + 2 oversize folders.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8260672

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Hood, Washington, 1808-1840.

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Army officer and engineer. From the description of Papers of Washington Hood, 1830. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131944 Washington Hood (1808-1840), a cartographer and surveyor, was the son of John and Elizabeth Hood of Philadelphia. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1827 and served in the Corps of Engineers and the Corps of Topographical Engineers from 1829 until he became ill on an expedition in 1839. He died in 1840 at the age of 31. Among Hood's...