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Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820

 Person

Biography

United States patriot, politician, writer, and a member of the Federalist party.

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Winthrop Sargent, 1791

 Item
Identifier: MC-1954-190
Scope and Contents

Winthrop Sargent fought with the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, and in 1787 he was elected secretary of the Ohio Company. It was while he held this office that he wrote this letter telling of the Ohio River Indian troubles.

Dates: 1791