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Date:[1775-1779].Reference:R2945-0-1-E, MG23-B27Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:100296Date(s):[1775-1779].Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:0.4 cm of textual records.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Collection consists of an agreement with Samuel Jacobs of Montreal for the delivery of oats, 1775, 1 page; two orders concerning provisions for American troops, 1775 and 1776, 3 pages; and three letters from Benedict Arnold, 1775, 1779, and his sister Hannah, n.d., concerning political affairs and Arnold's action in 1780, transcribed 1906, 4 pages.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801 : Benedict Arnold, military officer, along with Richard Montgomery, led the American expedition against Quebec, 1775-1776, and rose to the rank of Major-General in the Continental Army. In 1780, he joined the British after an abortive attempt to place West Point, the Key to the Hudson Valley, in their hands.Additional information:General note:Provisions for American troops, 1775-1776, transferred from the Miscellaneous Documents collection, 13/52.
Two orders concerning provisions for American troops, 1775 and 1776, transferred from the Miscellaneous Documents collection, 27/15.Location of originals note:Originals with the Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, Ill.Dates of creation note:Material was transcribed in 1906.Subject heading:- Benedict Arnold - Correspondence, 1775-1779 Samuel Jacobs, 1775
- United States - History - Revolution 1775-1783 - American forces, 1775-1776 United States. Continental Army, 1775-1776
- Operational rations (military supplies) - Quebec (Province), 1775-1776
- United States - Politics and government, 1775-1779
Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG23-B27 -
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