Edward Hand papers

Mss.DLAR.Film.705

Date: 1777-1788 | Size: 1 reel

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1 reel. Papers of the Lancaster physician who was active in organizing the Lancaster County Associators. Hand was active in organizing the Lancaster County Associators and was promoted in 1777 to the rank of brigadier general. He was dispatched to Western Pennsylvania to mobilize the militia against Native peoples and Tories. Late in 1778, he assumed command at Albany and aided Sullivan's Campaign against the Haudenosaunee in 1779. Hand participated in engagements at Long Island, White Plains, Trenton, and Princeton. He was elected adjutant general in 1781, served at General Washington's side at Yorktown, and in 1783 was named a major general. He was a member of congress, 1784-85, and served in the Pennsylvania Assembly, 1785-86. Originals are in the Pennsylvania State Archives.

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Presented by DLAR as part of the establishment of the David Center, 2020.