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A plan of the town of Boston with the intrenchments & ca. of His Majesty's forces in 1775 : with that part of New York, Long Island and the Jerseys, which is the rendesvous of the two grand armies, and the supposed present seat of action 2 Sheets Drawer 122 : L : 8, Section 3

"Includes "References to the fortifications & ca." and "References to the town." An earlier state of LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 933 and Nebenzahl, K. Bibliography of printed battle plans, 22.

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Bennett and Related Families Genealogy and History 0 Linear Feet Summary: 29 pages

Bennett and Related Families.
Articles and charts of genealogy of the Bennett and allied families of Campbell, Dentzer, Dyer, Ellsworth, Fast, Forinash, Hinkle (Henkle/Henckel), Layman, McCally, Skidmore, Wagner and Weaver. Often mentioned names are John Bennett, Joseph Bennett, Levi Bennett, William Bennett, James Campbell, Moses Ellsworth, Anthonius Jacobus Henckel, John Justus Henckel, John Skidmore and Levi Skidmore. There are articles on the Bennett Coat of Arms, James Campbell, John Justus Henckel and Hinkle's Fort. The Hinkle articles mention the family as pioneers in what is now Pendleton County and the building of the fort that bears their name. Hinkle's Fort was an important patriotic outpost in this part of Virginia during the Revolutionary War. Material covers the years 1500-1991.
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Carte du port et havre de Boston avec les côtes adjacentes, dans laquel on a tracée les camps et les retranchemens occupé, tant par les Anglois que par les Américains 1 Sheets Drawer 122 : L : 7, Section 1

Highlighted on this fine topographic map of Boston and vicinity are the British and American troops. The American troops are colored red -- the first corps in Cambridge, the second corps opposite Charlestown neck, and the third corps near Roxbury. Among the many strategic topographic features so excellently rendered on this map is Dorchester Heights, which appears devoid of British defensive forces. This serious tactical error was ultimately recognized by General Washington, who occupied the Heights and forced the British to withdraw from the city on March 17, 1776. A note on the map reveals that it is based on an original plan of the siege drawn by order of the British government. Interestingly, the British fortifications on Boston Neck and Castle William Island are greatly exaggerated.

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  2. Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection

Daughters of the American Revolution, Elizabeth Ludington Hagans Chapter, Morgantown, West Virginia Records 2.5 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 6 in. (6 document cases, 5 in. each)

Daughters of the American Revolution. Colonel John Evans Chapter (Morgantown, W. Va.)
Correspondence, 1903-1947; lists of names of Revolutionary War soldiers and officers, burials, location of graves, and pensions. There is a list of frontier forts in Monongalia County; data on servicemen in World Wars I and II; and genealogical information on about one hundred families.
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