Samuel Miles autobiographical sketch
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Samuel Miles autobiographical sketch | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| Creator | Miles, Samuel, 1740-1805 | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Autobiography of Samuel Miles describing his exploits in the French and Indian War (Seven Years' War) service in central and western Pennsylvania following Braddock's defeat, the American Revolution, particularly the chaos experienced by the American forces during the Battle of Long Island in 1776, and in Philadelphia politics during the last two decades of the eighteenth century. | ||
| Note | 7 leaves and marbled covers. Incomplete. Printed (according to Appleton): American Historical Record; 1873. | ||
| Note | American Philosophical Society | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Personal narratives | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Long Island, Battle of, New York, N.Y., 1776 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Prisoners of war--United States--History--18th century | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Philadelphia (Pa.)--Politics and government--18th century | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Military history | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Pennsylvania | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | New York | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Philadelphia (Pa.) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | New York (N.Y.) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Flatbush (New York, N.Y.) | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Autobiography | ||
| Extent | 18p. | ||
| Digital Origin | reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1802-02-04 | ||
| Date Captured | 2021 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | Samuel Miles Papers, 1776-1802 | ||
| Call Number | Mss.B.M589 | ||
| URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.M589-ead.xml | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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