. Catalogue of manuscripts and relics in Washington's head-quarters. Washington in 1779, 1780 and 1781. It wastaken down a few years since. A large photograph from an original painting of thebuilding, is embraced in this Collection. CATALOGUE. 19 13^. Copy Certificate from Major-lTeneral Knox, endorsed by Pickering, Q. M. 0., stating that(!en(;ra,l Greene. Cols. Middle andWadswortli, and (ulil. Knox, oc-ru[)icd three rooms, as niililaryluarlers, in Mr. John Ellisonslouse, five weeks in the numths>r Jnne and J\dy, 1719. and that,.-i^ ?I, the subscriber ((Jenl. Knox),Knoxs Heaa-(iuaittr». occ
. Catalogue of manuscripts and relics in Washington's head-quarters. Washington in 1779, 1780 and 1781. It wastaken down a few years since. A large photograph from an original painting of thebuilding, is embraced in this Collection. CATALOGUE. 19 13^. Copy Certificate from Major-lTeneral Knox, endorsed by Pickering, Q. M. 0., stating that(!en(;ra,l Greene. Cols. Middle andWadswortli, and (ulil. Knox, oc-ru[)icd three rooms, as niililaryluarlers, in Mr. John Ellisonslouse, five weeks in the numths>r Jnne and J\dy, 1719. and that,.-i^ ?I, the subscriber ((Jenl. Knox),Knoxs Heaa-(iuaittr». occupied three rooms as military (|uarters ten weeks in the iall of the same year. Also, from the•20th of Xovendier, 1180, to the 4th (.f July, ITS,! occupiedtwo rooms as military quarters; and from May, 1782, to Sep-temher, I occupied one room for the same purpose, makingfourteen we(d<s. Dated, West Point, 9th Sept., 1783. John Ellisou was brother to William and sou of the first settler. Col. Thomas house still in possession of Ellison CLINTOK PAPERS. The papers of this scries were presented by James ClintonBolton, Esq. As the names of the Clintons frequently occur inthis Catalogue, it may be remarked in explanation that Alexan-der, Charles, James, and (reorge, were the sons of CharlesClinton, who emigrated from Ireland in 1729. and settled at aplace by him called Little Britain, in Orange (tlien Ilster)county. Alexander became a physician. Charles also studiedmedicine, and as a surgeon accompanied the quota of forcesfurnished by New York in the expedition for the reduction ofHavana in 1762. James was a civil tligineer and suiveyor,but nevertheless a practised soldier from his youth up. lie be-came justly distinguished for his services as a general officerduring the whole war of the Revolution. George studied , in 1765, was selected to represent his native County in theColonial Assembly, where he was one of the leaders in opposi-tion to the pr
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