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Birch family papers
A miscellaneous collection of papers of the descendants of William Birch. Included is a diary, 1809-1825, of his son George Birch, career Army officer from 1808 to his death in 1837, describing the British assault upon Sackett's Harbor, Lake Ontario, 1813; army operations, Indian relations, an...
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| Collection: | Birch Family Papers |
| Collection Number: | 0054 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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0.33 Linear feet 0.33 linear feet, 2 volumes |
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A miscellaneous collection of papers of the descendants of William Birch. Included is a diary, 1809-1825, of his son George Birch, career Army officer from 1808 to his death in 1837, describing the British assault upon Sackett's Harbor, Lake Ontario, 1813; army operations, Indian relations, and the purchases of land and slaves in the Louisiana Territory, 1816-1823. Also included are George Birch's commissions and other memorabilia, as well as photographs and certificates of his grandsons Thomas Russell Birch and Carlton Birch while officers in the Pennsylvania Volunteers during the Civil War. |