Letter, 1840 March 25, West Point, N.Y. [to] Major R. Delafield.

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Letter, 1840 March 25, West Point, N.Y. [to] Major R. Delafield.

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Officer, U.S. Army, Adjutant, West Point. Letter stating that the adjutant's office was closed and the clerk was given a holiday on Sundays. In reply to Reverend Adams' complaint on receiving orders on Sunday, Waggaman states that orders were issued on Sunday only when necessity dictated.

3 p. ; 25 x 20 cm.

United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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Delafield, Richard, 1798-1873

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Richard Delafield was born in New York City on September 1, 1798. He was one of the 14 children of John and Anne (née Hallett) Delafield. His father had emigrated to New York from England in 1788 and made a fortune as a merchant. Edward Delafield, a prominent American physician, Joseph Delafield, a lawyer and diplomant, and Rufus King Delafield, a banker and manufacturer, were among his brothers. He was the first graduate of the United States Military Academy to receive a merit class standing...

Adams, J. (Jasper), 1793-1841

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Rev. Dr. Jasper Adams served as president of the College of Charleston, S.C., president of Hobart College, and Chaplain, 1838-1840, at the U.S. Military Academy (West Point, N.Y.); ordained as an Episcopal priest in 1820; Adams was married, first, to Mercy Wheeler, and second, to Placidia Mayrant, with whom he was father of Francis Mayrant Adams (1821-1884). From the description of J. Adams papers, 1828-1834. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 698775933 ...

Waggaman, George G., 1816-1884.

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