Benjamin Tallmadge letter to Ephraim Williams
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Scope and Contents
Letter regarding a payment. Also included are bank check from Tallmadge to Samuel Buel in the amount of $1700; a calling card of Thomas R. Proctor; and an engraving of Tallmadge.
Dates
- Creation: 1799 Mar 18, 1815 Mar 23
Creator
- Tallmadge, Benjamin, 1754-1835 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown.
Biographical / Historical
Benjamin Tallmadge (February 25, 1754 – March 7, 1835) was an American military officer, spymaster, and politician. He is best known for his service as an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He acted as leader of the Culper Ring during the war, a celebrated network of spies in New York where major British forces were based. He also led a successful raid across Long Island that culminated in the Battle of Fort St. George. After the war, Tallmadge was elected to the US House of Representatives as a member of the Federalist Party. [Wikipedia]
Extent
1 folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letter regarding a payment. Also included are bank check from Tallmadge to Samuel Buel in the amount of $1700; a calling card of Thomas R. Proctor; and an engraving of Tallmadge.
Source of Acquisition
Lee Day Shirley
Method of Acquisition
Gift
Physical Description
Two-page handwritten letter, with a bank check attached; a calling card.
- Title
- Benjamin Tallmadge letter to Ephraim Williams
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Leith Johnson
- Date
- 2024 Oct 1
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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