Author: Various
Title: A Small Collection of Material, Related to Major General John Stark
Description: Various, various, 1900. A scrapbook of articles and newspaper clippings, two postcards, a real-photo postcard, a Stark House Dedication program, and a tintype photograph, 1800s - early 1900s; scrapbook - loose leaves, pp. 42 - a bit brittle, with small chips to edges and occasional closed split to old fold lines; newsprint with general age-toning and yellowing; miniature photograph in an ornate, card stock frame, with manuscript notes; postcards with small residual glue spots to verso and manuscript captions; overall in very good condition. With newspaper clippings, including series, going back to the 1860s, the collection documented the life and achievements of Major General John Stark (1728 - 1822), who served during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War and was known as the "Hero of Bennington," as well as snippets from the lives of his family and descendents. He would successfully command his men through numerous major battles, including the Siege of Boston, and the battles of Trenton and Princeton. He would pass away at the age of 94 as the last surviving Revolutionary War general. The postcards showed different views of General Stark's house and his birthplace home and the photograph was that of his daughter Emily Stark. Very good .

Keywords: Americana


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