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Francis family papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 555

Scope and content

Journal (1776) of Colonel Ebeneezer Francis which relates his activities from the time he set out from Cambridge camp and his contacts with General Washington, other patriot officers, and the Continental Congress, describes many New England towns, skirmishes, and ship-movements, repeats army gossip, and tells of a plot by the Mayor of New York to seize General Washington; Francis family letters describing a visit to Harvard College (1787), and discussing the division of family property, the use of land warrants in Ohio, and the sale of land in Georgia with comparative prices (1796); a spinning verse sung at the Rev. M. Dana's house in Ipswich, and other papers.

Dates

  • 1776-1798.

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Massachusetts family. Colonel Ebeneezer Francis was killed in battle at Hubbardton, Vermont, July, 1777.

Extent

14 items. (14 items.)

Language of Materials

English

Bibliographic References

Location in source not given -- Described in Report of the Curator and Archivist, 1946-1948.
Description rules
Appm
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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