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Dates:
1776-1802
Abstract:
Correspondence and an autobiographical sketch of the French and Indian War and Revolutionary War service of Samuel Miles. A native Pennsylvanian, Miles raised and commanded a regiment of riflemen, but was captured near Flatbush in August 1776, during the battle of Long Island. He was held as a prisoner of war in New York until his exchange in April 1778. Miles subsequently served as Mayor of Philadelphia and was a presidential elector in 1796.
Call #:
Mss.B.M589
Extent:
16 item(s)
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American Revolution | Autobiographies. | Autobiography | Early National Politics | Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814 | Long Island (N.Y.), Battle of, 1776 | Miles, Samuel, 1740-1805 | Military History | Military Records | Nicholson, John, 1757-1800 | Pennsylvania -- Politics and government | Reed, Joseph, 1741-1785 | Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796 | Seven Years' War | United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 -- Personal narratives | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal narratives | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Prisoners and prisons | Washington, George (1732-1799)