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Size | 4 items |
Abstract | George Mercer Brooke (died 1851), native of Virginia, was an officer in the United States Army. The collection includes four letters from Colonel Brooke in Boston, Mass., May-July 1819, to Major Loring Austin, Cambridge, Mass., relating to Brooke's taking over Austin's army duties at Boston and arrangements for Austin's resignation due to ill health. |
Creator | Brooke, George Mercer, d. 1851. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, May 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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George Mercer Brooke (died 1851), native of Virginia, was an officer in the United States Army. He entered service in 1808 and was eventually brevetted major general in 1848 for his services in the Mexican War.
Back to TopThe collection includes four letters from Colonel George Mercer Brooke in Boston, Mass., May-July 1819, to Major Loring Austin, Cambridge, Mass., relating to Brooke's taking over Austin's United States Army duties at Boston and arrangements for Austin's resignation due to ill health.
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Letters, 1819 |