Collections Of The New Hampshire Historical Society, V14.

Collections Of The New Hampshire Historical Society, V13.

Excerpt from Order Book of Fort Sullivan and Extracts From Journals of Soldiers in Gen. Sullivan's Army Relating to Fort Sullivan at Tioga Point, Pennsylvania, 1779: Published at Suggestion of the the Tioga Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Compiled From Mss; In the Craft Collection, Tioga Point Historical Society Washington. Washington's letters of instruction, included in this pamphlet, prove that Sullivan only obeyed orders. Major General John Sullivan was born at Somers Worth, N. H., Feb. 18, 1740, and at the date of this expedi tion was only thirty-nine years of age. Owing to exposure during the expedition, and the condition of his business, by reason of his long absence, he asked leave to retire from the army November, 1779. He was, however, throughout his life, connected with public affairs. He died January 27, 1795, at Durham, N. H. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.