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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Arnold , Benedict , 1741 -1801 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Asgill , Sir Charles , 1762 -1823 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Constitution of the United States (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cornwallis , Lord Charles 1738 -1805 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Covenhoven , Robert 1755 -1846 (search)
Covenhoven, Robert 1755-1846
Military officer; born in Monmouth county, N. J., Dec. 17, 1755.
His ancestors were from Holland, and among the earlier settlers in New Jersey.
About the beginning of the Revolution they moved to the region near the west branch of the Susquehanna River.
He joined the Continental army under Washington in 1776, participated in the battles of Trenton and Princeton, and then returned to northern Pennsylvania, where he was employed in the defence of the frontier against the Indians.
An incident in his life furnishes a glimpse of the state of society at that time.
In February, 1778, Covenhoven was married to Mercy Kelsey in New Jersey.
While the nuptial ceremony was in progress, it was interrupted by the sudden arrival of a troop of Hessian soldiers.
The groom escaped through a window, but, returning at night, he carried away his bride to his Pennsylvania home.
From that time until the close of the war he participated as watcher, guide, and soldier i
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Custis , George Washington Parke 1781 - (search)
Custis, George Washington Parke 1781-
adopted son of George Washington; born in Mount Airy, Md., April 30, 1781; was a grandson of Mrs. Washington.
His father was John Parke Custis, and his mother was Eleanor Calvert, of Maryland.
At the sieMrs. Washington.
His father was John Parke Custis, and his mother was Eleanor Calvert, of Maryland.
At the siege of Yorktown his father was aide-de-camp to Washington; was seized with camp-fever; retired to Eltham, and there died before Washington (who hastened thither immediately after the surrender) could reach his bedside.
Washington afterwards adoptedWashington; was seized with camp-fever; retired to Eltham, and there died before Washington (who hastened thither immediately after the surrender) could reach his bedside.
Washington afterwards adopted his two children—Eleanor Parke and George Washington Parke Custis—as his own. Their early home was at Mount Vernon.
George was educated partly at Princeton, and was eighteen years of age at the time of Washington's death, who made him an executor o ut for the truthfulness of the costume and equipment of the soldiers delineated in them.
His Personal recollections of Washington were arranged and fully annotated by Benson J. Lossing, and published in 1859, with a memoir by his daughter, Mrs. Robe
Darrah, Lydia,
Heroine; place and date of birth unknown; lived in Philadelphia in 1777. One of the rooms in her house was used by the British officers, who planned to surprise Washington's army.
She overheard their plans, and early in the morning of Dec. 3 left her home, ostensibly for the purpose of purchasing flour, but in reality to give warning to Washington.
After a walk of several miles in the snow she met one of Washington's officers, to whom she revealed what she had overheard.
Through this timely information Washington was prepared and the British expedition proved to be a failure.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Davis , John , 1761 -1847 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Dearborn , Henry , 1751 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Delaware River , Washington 's passage of the. (search)