Scammell, Alexander, 1747-1781

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Continental army officer. Born in Massachusetts and educated at Harvard, Scammell moved to New Hampshire in 1772, where he studied law with John Sullivan and participated in the patriot movement. A major of the N.H. Brigade, Scammell in 1776 accepted command of the 3rd N.H. Continentals, serving until 1778 when Washington appointed him army adjutant general. In 1780 Scammell resigned to head the 1st N.H. Regiment. He was mortally wounded at Yorktown.

From the description of Letter : Ti[conderoga, N.Y.], to Ebenezer Thompson, Exeter or Durham, [N.H.], 1777 June 27. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 40442932

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creatorOf Scammell, Alexander, 1747-1781. Letter, 1778 Dec. 30, Camp Middle Brook [to] Dr. Sam L. Scammell. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
creatorOf Scammell, Alexander, 1747-1781. Alexander Scammell orderly book, 1780. New Jersey Historical Society Library
creatorOf Scammell, Alexander, 1747-1781. Papers. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
creatorOf Ely, Edwin A., 1836-1927,. Autograph collection, ca. 1663-1890. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843 Houghton Library
referencedIn United States. Continental Army. New Hampshire Regiment, 3rd. Orderly book of the 3rd New Hampshire regiment, 1781, Jan. 13 - Feb. 4, Valley Forge, Pa. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Siege of York and Gloucester, Virginia, 1781 September 15 to October 17. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786. Papers, 1777-1780 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Scammell, Alexander, 1747-1781. Correspondence and engrave portrait of Alexander Scammell, 1781-1824. Library of Congress
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume V, Miscellany, 1764-1792 Cornell University Library
referencedIn Sullivan, John, 1740-1795. Papers, 1769-1792. New Hampshire Historical Society Library
creatorOf Scammell, Alexander, Adjutant-General. Signature reading, "Copy of Gen'l-Orders, Alexdr. Scammell Adjt.-Gen." : "Headquarters Fredericksburgh," to Brig. Gen. Hand, Albany, 1778 Nov. 18. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Clay, Green, 1757-1826. Green Clay letters received, 1808-1813 [microform]. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Autograph File, S, 1556-1996. Houghton Library
creatorOf Scammell, Alexander, 1747-1781. ALS : Northern Camp, to Dr. Samuel Scammell, Mendon, Mass., 1777 Sept. 21. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Scammell, Alexander, 1747-1781. Letter : Ti[conderoga, N.Y.], to Ebenezer Thompson, Exeter or Durham, [N.H.], 1777 June 27. Newberry Library
referencedIn Parsons, Edward, d. 1776. Edward Parsons' collections of the practice of the American army [New York, Ticonderoga, and elsewhere] Jan. 1776-Dec. 1779 [and later?] Society of the Cincinnati Library
referencedIn Stewart, Charles, 1729-1800. Family papers, 1768-1877 Houghton Library
creatorOf Scammell, Alexander, 1747-1781. Letter to Major Israel Keith, 1778 March 2. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Siege of York and Gloucester, Virginia, 1781 September 15 to October 17 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Cropper, John, 1755-1821. Papers of John Cropper, 1778-1814. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Scammell, Alexander, 1747-1781. Letter, 1779 August 8, Headquarters Moore House [West Point to] Lt. Colonel Badlam. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
creatorOf Keith, Israel, 1750-1819. Papers, 1767-1803. New York State Library
referencedIn Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn McLane, Allan, 1746-1829. Papers, 1775-1821. New-York Historical Society
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associatedWith Badlam, Lt. Colonel, fl. 1779. person
associatedWith Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792. person
associatedWith Clay, Green, 1757-1826. person
associatedWith Cropper, John, 1755-1821. person
correspondedWith Davis, John Brazer, 1798-1832 person
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) corporateBody
associatedWith Ely, Edwin A., 1836-1927, person
associatedWith Emmet, Thomas Addis person
associatedWith Emmet, Thomas Addis person
associatedWith Emmet, Thomas Addis person
correspondedWith Goodwin, W. F. person
associatedWith Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 person
associatedWith Hand, Edward, 1744-1802, person
associatedWith Heath, William, 1737-1814. person
associatedWith Keith, Israel, 1750-1819. person
associatedWith McLane, Allan, 1746-1829. person
associatedWith Newberry Library. corporateBody
correspondedWith Scammell, John person
associatedWith Scammell, Sam L., fl. 1778. person
correspondedWith Scammell, Samuel person
associatedWith Scammell, Samuel, Dr., person
correspondedWith Stewart, Charles, 1729-1800 person
correspondedWith Sullivan, John, 1740-1795. person
correspondedWith Thompson, Ebenezer, 1737-1802 person
associatedWith United States. Continental Army corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Continental Army. New Hampshire Regiment, 3rd. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Continental Army. New Hampshire Regiment, 3rd (1776-1781) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Whippany (N.J.)
New Jersey
West Point (N.Y.)
Fort Ticonderoga (N.Y.)
New York (State)--Fort Ticonderoga
Preakness (N.J.)
Morristown (N.J.)
United States
United States
Ticonderoga (N.Y.)
United States
United States
Short Hills (N.J.)
United States
Connecticut Farms (N.J.)
New York (State)
Springfield (Union County, N.J.)
Ramapo (N.J.)
United States
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Saratoga Campaign, N.Y., 1777
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Birth 1747

Death 1781-10-01

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