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General George Stillman was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, in 1751. He defended the coast of Maine from British attack during the American Revolution. He died in Machias, Maine, in 1799 Stillman's papers include his diary (1775-1776), which records incidents following the capture of the British sloop Margaretta; a service certificate signed by Major General Charles Lee; letters and orders from Colonel and Indian agent John Allan; commissions signed by John Hancock, Jeremiah Powell, T. Cushing, Samuel Adams, and Moses Gill respectively for Stillman's rank in the militia from Major to Brigadier General; and a certificate signed by Paul Revere and other officers of St. Andrew's Lodge, Boston, certifying that George Stillman is a Master Mason (1788) less

Several letters from Richard Montgomery or his wife, Janet Livingston Montgomery. Letters are dated September 24, 1775, from Richard Montgomery to Janet Montgomery; June 19, 1802 from Janet Montgomery to brother Robert R. Livingston in Paris; September 19th from Richard Montgomery to Lord Ranelegh at Matlock, England; and undated from Janet Montgomery to Horatio Gates. The letters concern personal matters, including Janet Montgomery's refusal of Gates' marriage proposal. Two letters are 19th century transcripts. less

Several letters written by Continental Army officer and Delaware statesman Allan McLane pertaining to his service in the Continental Army, and to his work as Collector of the Port of Wilmington. An undated essay or statement by McLane titled "A Hard Case" describes his financial struggles due to depreciation of loans made to the Continental Congress in 1779 and depreciation of his Army pay in 1783, and the attempts of political rivals to have him removed from his position in the Customs Bureau; and a manuscript copy of a 1791 letter from George Washington commends McLane's military service. less

Statement written by General James Miles Hughes describing his service in the Continental Army from July 1775 to December 1781. Hughes began his service in Col. McDougall's Regiment, became Aide de Camp to General Gates in 1777, and ended his service at Fort Schuyler in 1781. less

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. less