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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm75093773
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The papers of Benjamin Lincoln, United States secretary of war, army officer, and lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, were purchased by the Library of Congress in several installments between 1920 and 1931. A gift was received from Simon Gratz in 1924.
The papers of Benjamin Lincoln were arranged and described as separate collections in 1968 and 1977. The collections were combined and revised in 1999. The finding aid was revised in 2009.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Benjamin Lincoln is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The papers of Benjamin Lincoln are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on one reel. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition as available.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Benjamin Lincoln Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Benjamin Lincoln (1778-1806) span the years 1778-1806 and include journals, correspondence, certificates, a receipt, a petition, and an extract. Lincoln's journal of October 3 to December 1, 1778, chronicles his journey from Quaker Hill, New York, to Charleston, South Carolina, to take command of the Southern Department of the Continental Army. A journal dated September 3-October 19, 1779, is represented in the collection by the original and a copy. The copy contains eleven lines of text not found in the original. The journal describes the siege of Savannah, Georgia, and gives detailed accounts of military plans and operations. Persons mentioned in the journal include Charles Henri Estaing, comte d'Estaing, Lachlan McIntosh, and Kazimierz Pułaski.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm75093773
Available on microfilm. Shelf no. 16,293