Ezra Stiles diary extracts on the Battle of Long Island
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Ezra Stiles (1727-1795) diary extracts on the Battle of Long Island, transcribed by Franklin B. Dexter in 1868.
Biographical note
Ezra Stiles (1727-1795) was an American educator, Congregationalist minister, author, theologian, and president of Yale College from 1778-1795.
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Ezra Stiles diary extracts on the Battle of Long Island, transcribed by Franklin B. Dexter in 1868. The extracts are handwritten and housed in a single bound volume. They collect entries by Stiles, a fervent supporter of the American Revolution, concerning the Battle of Long Island. Though Stiles was not present at the battle, he received correspondence from many who were, and actively followed news of the battle from his home in Newport, Rhode Island. The diary from which the extracts were transcribed was owned by the Yale College library at the time of the transcription.
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Open to researchers without restriction.
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Identification of item, date (if known); Ezra Stiles diary extracts on the Battle of Long Island, 1973.291, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
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