Israel Putnam papers

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{"value"=>"4588", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"MssCol 4588", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1775-1777", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1775/1777"}

date_inclusive_start

1775

date_inclusive_end

1777

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1775

unittitle

{"value"=>"Israel Putnam papers"}

physdesc

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repository

{"id"=>"MSS", "value"=>"Manuscripts and Archives Division"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Israel Putnam was a General in the Continental Army noted for his strategic efforts and leadership at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The papers consist mainly of receipts and inventories, including bills for goods and sundries such as wine, household items, and expenses at Fraunces Tavern, and a memorandum of \"goods to be sent down to the camps\" in August, 1775. Also present is a letter sent from Crosswicks, New Jersey, on January 11, 1777, noting current conditions, activities of Tory troops, and General Washington's planned activities shortly after the battles of Trenton and Princeton."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>Israel Putnam papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Putnam, Israel, 1718-1790", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}

custodhist

{"value"=>"<p>Material was originally received as part of the Ford collection.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Israel Putnam was a General in the Continental Army noted for his strategic efforts and leadership at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The papers consist mainly of receipts and inventories, including bills for goods and sundries such as wine, household items, and expenses at Fraunces Tavern, and a memorandum of \"goods to be sent down to the camps\" in August, 1775. Also present is a letter sent from Crosswicks, New Jersey, on January 11, 1777, noting current conditions, activities of Tory troops, and General Washington's planned activities shortly after the battles of Trenton and Princeton.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Gift of John Pierpont Morgan, 1899.</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Kit Messick</span>, <span class=\"date\">2014</span></p>"}

extent_statement

.1 linear feet (1 folder)

date_start

1775

date_end

1777

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