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1. 4611 - Painting

   "Capture of the British Wagon-Train by Marion" is a color oil painting in by Hugh W. Ditzler in 1898. It depicts a British wagon train surprised by Francis Marion's troops in the summer of 1780. Marion was known as the Swamp Fox for his cunning and resourceful guerrilla tactics, which won him battles despite lacking numbers and firepower. The painting is featured in Henry Cabot Lodge's "The Story of the Revolution" (Volume 2, Page 46). It...

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2. 988.508.135 - Painting

   "The Capture of Paulus Hook" depicts the battle where Henry Lee captured Paulus Hook in Jersey City, New Jersey. The artist Clyde Asmer Deland was active in the Philadelphia region. He graduated from the University of Rochester. He painted historic scenes for the National Museum and Carpenter's Hall. He also illustrated Rafael Sabatini's Captain Blood. This illustration was in Henry Cabot Lodge's Story of the Revolution (Volume 2, Page 139) a...

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3. 988.508.136 - Painting

   "The Capture of Ticonderoga by Ethan Allen" is a black and white oil on canvas 1898, by F. C. Yohn. Battle scene of Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys' capture of Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain May 10th 1775. "There was little resistance and the sentries, after one or two shots, threw down their arms." In 1898 Henry Cabot Lodge wrote "The Story of the Revolution;" this image is in Volume 2, Page 61. The painting was donated in 1...

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4. FIC014.014 - Document

   Schooner Three Brothers letter from Robert Rantoul to Rev. Elisha Williams about formal claim against Spain for compensation related to ship's capture.

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