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- Creator
- Glen, Henry, 1739-1814
- Call number
- MssCol 1163
- Physical description
- .3 linear feet (1 box)
- Preferred Citation
- Henry Glen correspondence, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Henry Glen (1739-1814) was Assistant Deputy Quartermaster General of the Continental Army. Collection consists of correspondence of Glen at Schenectady, N.Y., with General James Clinton, William Popham, General Philip Schuyler, Henry Ten Eyck, Colonel Marinus Willett, and others, concerning supplies and activities of the Continental Army, news of the British surrender at Yorktown, Va., and Willett's failure to take Oswego, N.Y. Also, personal letters relating to politics and other matters.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Purchase, Wormser, 1941Key terms
Names
- Glen, Henry, 1739-1814
- Clinton, James, 1733-1812
- Popham, William
- Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804
- Ten Eyck, Henry
- Willett, Marinus, 1740-1830
- United States. Continental Army
Places
- New York (State) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns
- Oswego (N.Y.) -- History, Military
- Schenectady (N.Y.) -- History, Military
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Equipment and supplies
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Peace
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809
- Yorktown (Va.) -- History, Military
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328