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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02978.22 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to the defense of Philadelphia |
| Title | Jonathan Williams to Robert M. Patterson regarding the volunteer association of field engineers |
| Date | 28 October 1814 |
| Author | Williams, Jonathan (1750-1815) |
| Recipient | Patterson, Robert Maskell |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Asks Patterson to call the volunteer association of field engineers together and requests that the enclosed resolves (see GLC02978.21), to thank them for their service and record their names in the minutes of the Committee of Defense, be communicated. Also asks for a list of their names and indicates that he is sending an incomplete list in his possession (see GLC02978.25 and GLC02978.26). |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Military History Fortification Government and Civics |
| People | Williams, Jonathan (1750-1815) Patterson, Robert Maskell (1787-1854) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | War of 1812; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Robert M. Patterson was a professor of natural and experimental philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, and was the chief engineer of the Corps of Field Engineers. Jonathan Williams was the chairman of the Committee of Defence. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | At a Meeting of the General Committee for the City of Philadelphia and the Districts adjoining List of individuals in Philadelphia's volunteer association of field engineers List of individuals in Philadelphia's volunteer association of field engineers |