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Parsons, Maj. Gen. Samuel Holden (Mass. member of Congress)

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AFC04
217
AFC06
DQA01
PJA12
204

identified1

PJA01
47

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Letters15

To JA (1776)9

PJA04
PJA05
4
28
47

From JA (1776)4

PJA04
327
430
443
476 (cal.)

From JA (1760)1

PJA01
46

To JA (1777)1

PJA05
258

promotion of8

on promotion policy7

on enlistment and maintenance of the Continental Army5

mentioned4

AFC02
334
PJA09

and raid on Long Island3

PJA05

and past relationship with JA2

PJA04

evaluates Mass. officers2

PJA04

performance at Battle of Kip's Bay2

PJA05
38
46

recommendations by, for promotion2

PJA04

resentful of treatment of New England troops2

PJA05

and Battle of Long Island1

PJA05
4-6

and Ticonderoga expedition (1775)1

PJA03
2

brigade of, in retreat from N.Y.1

DJA03
438

commissioned in Continental Army1

DJA03
405

complains about congress1

PJA05

complains of maltreatment of army's sick1

PJA05

JA's letter to, on Amer. retreat1

DJA03

JA's letter to, on promotion of officers1

DJA03

letter from JA listed (1776)1

PJA08
383

letter from JA listed (1780)1

PJA10
470

letter to Washington on Meigs' “Exploits”1

AFC02

memorializes congress on his brother's murder1

PJA04

memorial to Congress on murder of brother1

DJA03

objects to supplying army through contractors1

PJA05

on expected British attack on N.Y. city1

PJA04
465

on independence1

PJA04
238

on prisoners of war1

PJA04

speculates on British strategy1

PJA05

student at Harvard College1

DJA03
446

thinks Howe's army has sailed for Hudson River1

AFC02
302

wants murderer of brother tried1

PJA05
50

wants suit of clothes added to bounties1

PJA05
49

would like to resign1

PJA05
261

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