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Start Over Repository Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division Place United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Sources. Year 1795 to 1799

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Marquis de Lafayette Collection, 1781-1834 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence and documents of the Marquis de Lafayette, French soldier, statesman, and liberal leader, who was a general in the American Revolutionary army and a close friend of George Washington.

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Ebenezer Foote Papers, 1785-1829 (bulk) 1766-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:
13 boxes and 5.1 linear feet
Abstract:
Ebenezer Foote (1756-1829) was a cattle agent for the Continental Army's Commissary Department during the American Revolutionary War, a merchant, a land agent, a politician, and a judge in New York State. Foote's papers date from 1766 to 1925, with the majority dating from 1785 to his death in 1829, and primarily document his land agency business in Delhi, Delaware County, New York. In addition to the land and financial records related to his business, the collection also contains some legal records, records documenting Foote's work as inspector of cattle for the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, and limited family records.

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E. Stanley Atkinson Autograph Collection, 1748-1889 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
Abstract:
Consists of letters and documents signed by historical figures from both the Revolutionary War and the pre-Civil War periods of American history, collected by E. Stanley Atkinson, a member of the Princeton Class of 1910.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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