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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02978.26 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to the defense of Philadelphia |
| Title | List of individuals in Philadelphia's volunteer association of field engineers |
| Date | ca. October 1814 |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Jonathan Williams, the chairman Philadelphia's Committee of Defence, had a partial list of member names and requested that Robert M. Patterson make a list at a group meeting (see GLC02978.22). The engineers at that meeting resolved to have a list drawn up (see GLC02978.23 and GLC02978.24). This is probably the list made by the members. |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Military History Fortification |
| People | Patterson, Robert Maskell (1787-1854) |
| Theme | War of 1812; Naval & Maritime |
| 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. |
| 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 Letter from Jonathan Williams to Robert M. Patterson regarding the volunteer association of field engineers Notice of a meeting for members of the volunteer association of field engineers |