Society of the Cincinnati
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Otho Holland Williams papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0908
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of Otho Holland Williams (1749-1794), a Revolutionary War general and Collector of the port of Baltimore, as well as those of his sons, especially of William E. Williams. Letters relate to such subjects as eyewitness accounts of Revolutionary War battles; the setting up of the Society of the Cincinnati; the attitude of younge men to George Washington; the beginnings of Federal Government and the attendant politics; life in Baltimore and Western Maryland;...
Dates:
1781-1839