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Benjamin Lincoln papers

LC control no.mm 75093773
Type of materialArchival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Personal nameLincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810.  » More like this
Main titleBenjamin Lincoln papers, 1778-1806.
Description11 items.
1 container.
1 microfilm reel.
0.4 linear feet.
Access advisoryOpen to research.
Invalid LCCNmm 79002831
Biography/History noteU.S. secretary of war and army officer and lieutenant governor of Massachusetts.
SummaryJournal (1 volume; 1778 October 3-December 1) describing Lincoln's travels from New York to take command of the Southern Dept., Continental Army, at Charleston, S.C.; journal (2 volume, original and contemporary copy; 1779 September 3-October 19) of the siege of Savannah, Ga., detailing military preparations; and correspondence, certificates, receipt, petition, and extract. Persons mentioned in the journals include Charles Henri d'Estaing, Lachlan McIntosh, and Kazimierz Pułaski.
NotesCollection material in English.
MSS93773
Finding aidsFinding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009126>
Acquisition sourceGift, Simon Gratz, 1924.
Purchase, 1920-1931.
Additional formatsMicrofilm edition available in part, no. 16,293.
Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1975.
SubjectsEstaing, Charles Henri, comte d', 1729-1794.  » More like this
McIntosh, Lachlan, 1725-1806.  » More like this
Pułaski, Kazimierz, 1747-1779.  » More like this
United States. Continental Army. Southern Dept.  » More like this
Charleston (S.C.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.  » More like this
Georgia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.  » More like this
New York (State)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.  » More like this
Savannah (Ga.)--History--Siege, 1779.  » More like this
South Carolina--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.  » More like this
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns.  » More like this
Army officers.
Cabinet officers.
Public officials--Massachusetts.
Local shelving no.MMC-3724
Microfilm 16,293-1N-1P
RepositoryLibrary of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home>
LinksFinding aid: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009126>
Finding aid (PDF): <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009126.3>