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Autobiography of Samuel Miles (Page 07)

MLA citation style
Miles, S. Autobiography Of Samuel Miles (Page 07). no date. 1802Feb .
APA citation style
Miles, S. (1802). Autobiography of Samuel Miles (Page 07). Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A343222
Chicago citation style
Miles, Samuel. “Autobiography Of Samuel Miles (Page 07)”, Centre County Library & Historical Museum - Autobiography of Colonel Samuel Miles, February 4, 1802. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A343222.
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Title

Autobiography of Samuel Miles (Page 07)

Subject

Personal Account

Description

In 1772 Samuel Miles was elected a member of the General Assembly (Pennsylvania). In 1774 Samuel Miles 'retired to the Country' after he purchased a plantation in 1773. But Samuel Miles was opposed to the acts created by the British Parliament and raised a company of militia in Whitemarsh Township. Samuel Miles was later elected to be colonel in command of the militia raised in Whitemarsh, Plymouth, and Germantown townships. In 1775 Samuel Miles again served in the General Assembly (Pennsylvania) until the spring of 1776 when he was given command of the Pennsylvania State Rifle Regiment.

Creator

Miles, Samuel

Date

1802-02-04

Location Covered

Pennsylvania and Philadelphia

Time Period Covered

1772-1776

Type

Text

Original Format

Diaries

Digital Format

image/tiff

Identifier

D-29-25-87H

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/

Contact

paroom@centrecountylibrary.org

Contributing Institution

Centre County Library & Historical Museum

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Notes

A typed transcription of this handwritten story with further descriptions of people, places, events and terminology identified by Samuel Miles is included with this collection.