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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02978.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to the defense of Philadelphia |
| Title | Committee of Defense authorization for Dr. Robert M. Patterson to lead a Corps of Field Engineers |
| Date | 30 August 1814 |
| Author | Williams, Jonathan (1750-1815) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | The committee, empowered by the General Committee of Philadelphia, made Patterson the chief engineer and organizer of the corps and charged them with "the Defense of the City and its Environs." |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Military History Fortification Global History and Civics Artillery |
| People | Williams, Jonathan (1750-1815) Patterson, Robert Maskell (1787-1854) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | War of 1812; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Robert M. Patterson was a professor of natural and experimental philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. Jonathan Williams was the chairman of the Committee of Defense . |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |