LC control no. | mm 75093773 |
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Type of material | Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection) |
Personal name | Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810. |
Main title | Benjamin Lincoln papers, 1778-1806. |
Description | 11 items. 1 container. 1 microfilm reel. 0.4 linear feet. |
Access advisory | Open to research. |
Invalid LCCN | mm 79002831 |
Biography/History note | U.S. secretary of war and army officer and lieutenant governor of Massachusetts. |
Summary | Journal (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. |
Notes | Collection material in English. MSS93773 |
Finding aids | Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009126> |
Acquisition source | Gift, Simon Gratz, 1924. Purchase, 1920-1931. |
Additional formats | Microfilm edition available in part, no. 16,293. Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1975. |
Subjects | Estaing, Charles Henri, comte d', 1729-1794. McIntosh, Lachlan, 1725-1806. Pułaski, Kazimierz, 1747-1779. United States. Continental Army. Southern Dept. Charleston (S.C.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. Georgia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. New York (State)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. Savannah (Ga.)--History--Siege, 1779. South Carolina--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns. Army officers. Cabinet officers. Public officials--Massachusetts. |
Local shelving no. | MMC-3724 Microfilm 16,293-1N-1P |
Repository | Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home> |
Links | Finding aid: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009126> Finding aid (PDF): <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009126.3> |