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Found in 8 Collections and/or records:

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Julius W. Becton Papers

Identifier: MSS85425
Abstract

Army officer, federal agency head, university president, public school superintendent. Correspondence, speeches, writings, military and civilian government documents, topical files, reports, printed matter, monographs, and miscellaneous material documenting Becton's army career, leadership of federal agencies, college presidency, and superintendency of a large, urban public school system.

Dates 1780-2008; Majority of material found within 1951-2008
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Clinton Family Papers

Identifier: MSS16204
Abstract

Army officer, governor of New York, and public officials. Chiefly correspondence (mainly transcripts and drafts) of George Clinton and James Clinton relating to military engagements during the Revolution, drafting of the Articles of Confederation by the Continental Congress, and land transactions in New York; orderly book of James Clinton containing orders given during the expedition against the Iroquois; and various commissions, land grants, and resolves.

Dates 1776-1806
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Alexander Hamilton Papers

Identifier: MSS24612
Abstract Delegate from New York to the United States Continental Congress, United States secretary of the treasury, United States army officer, statesman, and lawyer. Correspondence, speeches and writings, legal and financial papers, printed matter, and other papers relating to Hamilton's personal life and public career, especially his service as an aide to George Washington during the Revolutionary War, his participation in the United States Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention,...
Dates 1708-1917; Majority of material found within 1777-1804
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James McHenry Papers

Identifier: MSS32177
Abstract

United States secretary of war, member of the Continental Congress from Maryland, Continental Army officer, and physician. Correspondence, financial records, diary, and other papers relating to McHenry's service as United States secretary of war in the administrations of George Washington and John Adams; and as a Continental Army officer, particularly as secretary to George Washington and on the staff of the Marquis de Lafayette.

Dates 1775-1862; Majority of material found within 1775-1816
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Robert Morris Papers

Identifier: MSS33605
Abstract

Superintendent of finance for the Continental Congress during the Revolution, merchant, land speculator, and statesman. Correspondence, letterbooks, journals and proceedings of the Continental Congress, accounts, and other papers relating to the financing of the American government and its forces during the Revolution and to Morris’s private business affairs.

Dates 1734-1839; Majority of material found within ( 1775-1784)
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William A. Oldridge Collection of George Washington's Headquarters Staff Writings

Identifier: MSS38620
Abstract

Transcripts of letters collected and edited by Oldridge. Includes correspondence, writings, and other papers of Oldridge concerning the location of papers and illustrations of Washington's headquarters staff and historical accounts from the original material.

Dates 1775-1962; Majority of material found within ( 1775-1783)
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Shelby Family Papers

Identifier: MSS39669
Abstract

Correspondence, memoranda, legal and financial papers, military records, genealogical data, and memorabilia relating mainly to Evan Shelby, soldier and frontiersman, and to his son, Isaac Shelby, soldier and political leader, providing a record of frontier life and political and economic developments in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky.

Dates 1738-1916; Majority of material found within ( 1757-1829)
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George Washington Papers

Identifier: MSS44693
Abstract

United States president, United States Army officer, and patriot. Correspondence, letterbooks, diaries, accounts, military papers, and other papers documenting Washington's relations with the Continental Congress, his command of the Continental Army, his presidency, and other aspects of his career.

Dates 1592-1943; Majority of material found within 1748-1799