Gee family papers

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Identifier: 4176

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Orderly book, Aug. 27-Oct. 26, 1779, of Sullivan's campaign kept by Thomas Gee; correspondence, 1803-1934, concerning Thomas Gee, taxes, and his heirs; transcription, photocopy, and photos of the orderly book; photocopies and photographs of Thomas Gee's military service record and other legal documents; Gee family genealogy and family tree; correspondence with historical societies, libraries, archives, and genealogical societies concerning the compilation of the Gee genealogy, from Henrietta Gee McFarlane; paper by Mrs. McFarland, "Frontier Fort,"; and photographs including Gee family gravestones and the graveyard at St. Andrew's Cemetery, Walden, N.Y., where many Gee family members were buried. Also, commission, discharge, and land grant, 1777-1790.

Dates

1777-1973.

Creator

Gee family. (Family)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Thomas E. Gee, d.1796, was quartermaster sergeant in Col. John Lamb's regiment of artillery, a detachment from which, commanded by Capt. Wool, was attached to Clinton's brigade during the Sullivan expedition.

Extent

1.2 cubic feet. (1.2 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Papers of the family of Thomas E. Gee, d.1796, who was quartermaster sergeant in Col. John Lamb's regiment of artillery, a detachment from which, commanded by Capt. Wool, was attached to Clinton's brigade during the Sullivan expedition.

Physical Description

Orderly book, correspondence, photographs, a genealogy, a commission, a discharge, a land grant, and other materials.

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: G. Solomon
Date completed:: 1985
EAD encoding:: Martin Heggestad, March 2004