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- Creator
- Croghan, George, 1791-1849
- Call number
- MssCol 695
- Physical description
- .8 linear feet (2 boxes)
- Preferred Citation
- George Croghan papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
George Croghan (1791-1849) was an Army officer who served in Ohio in the War of 1812. Later he was an inspector-general in the U.S. Army, postmaster general in New Orleans and then served during the War with Mexico. Collection consists of correspondence, commissions, reports, and other papers relating to the War of 1812, Croghan's duties as Inspector-General, and to his service in the Mexican War. Correspondence is with army officers, politicians and government officials. Also, transcripts and typed copies of correspondence, 1818-1825, with William Henry Harrison; family letters; and military papers, 1812-1845, consisting of orders, muster rolls, inspector's reports, inventories of equipment, and other items related to Croghan's career.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Purchase, Wortman, Denis, 1924Using 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