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Benjamin Stevens and Stevens family papers

Title
  1. Benjamin Stevens and Stevens family papers, 1778-1846.
Author
  1. Stevens, Benjamin, 1754-1838.

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Description
  1. .1 linear foot (1 folder)
Summary
  1. Papers relating to the service of Benjamin Stevens, Assistant Commissary of Issues, during the Revolutionary War, mainly at Fishkill, New York. Includes correspondence, accounts of supplies, copies of orders from the Commissary-General, etc., dating from 1778 to 1785. Also present are letters by and relating to various members of the Stevens family, 1811 to 1846, discussing family matters and local news such as weddings, births, and funerals.
Subject
  1. New York (State) > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
  2. Accounts
  3. Dutchess County (N.Y.) > Genealogy
  4. Soldiers > United States > 18th century
  5. Stevens family
  6. New York (State) > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Equipment and supplies
  7. Orders (military records)
Genre/Form
  1. Accounts.
  2. Orders (military records)
Call number
  1. MssCol 4632
Access (note)
  1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Author
  1. Stevens, Benjamin, 1754-1838.
Title
  1. Benjamin Stevens and Stevens family papers, 1778-1846.
Restricted access
  1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Occupation
  1. Soldiers United States 18th century.
Research call number
  1. MssCol 4632
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