Lewis Tousard

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Lewis Tousard

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Lewis Tousard

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Native of France. Fought in American Revolution.Granted a position on Washington's staff in June, 1777. Aide de camp to Lafayette. Lost arm during the retreat from Rhode Island in the fall, 1778. In 1784, returned to France, Led his regiment in suppression of slave uprising during Haitian Revolution. Taken prisoner by Haitian forces in 1794. Escaped to United States. Secured commission as Major of the 2nd Artillery, and helped plan and supervise the construction of fortifications at Fort Mifflin, Pa., and West Point, N.Y. He was instrumental in remolding the West Point garrison into a military academy.

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Enclosed Receipts, Request for Pay via Lieut. George Ross author Document
Influence of Court Martial Results and Details on Service History of Deserter author Document
Claim of Thomas Edwards with Extract from Letter of Pardon author Document
Return of Clothing and Military Stores author Document
Letter Citation author Document
Status of Pay, and Court Martial Punishment author Document
Request for Issue of Cannon Powder, With Confirmation of Receipt author Document
Updates on Soldiers Pay Due to Desertion author Document
List of Newly Inlisted Soldiers author Document
COPY: [Copy of court martial proceedings at Spring Garden 5/11/1798. Enclosed in Tousard to Simmons 06/13/1798.] author Document
Enclosed Payroll, John Welsh Omitted author Document
Requests Instructions and Regulations for Mr. Mentges at Fort Mifflin author Document
Request for Issue of Drums & Drumsticks author Document
Owen McGinty Sentenced to Pay Stoppages, Two Copies of Court Martial Enclosed author Document
Inlistements of Recruits from No. 99 to No. 75 author Document
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William Simmons discusses pay, finance and accounting with Major Tousard Document
William Simmons discusses pay, finance and accounting with Major Tousard Document
Letter from the Accountant of the War Department Document
Request to deliver twelve pound shot to Captain Barry Document
Letter from the Accountant of the War Department Document
Letter from the Accountant of the War Department Document
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Request for Issue of Powder & Handspikes to Fort Mifflin Document
Request for Issue of Medicine to Fort Mifflin Garrison Document
Request for Issue of Copies of Baron Steuben's Regulations Document