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Brigadier General William Irvine commanded Fort Pitt in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from November 6, 1781 to September 30, 1783. During that time, Fort Pitt served as the headquarters for the western theatre during the Revolutionary War. This collection consists of copies of excerpts from General Irvine's papers. The copies were created by James Veech in 1859.
The collection consists of a single bound volume containing copies of extracts from Brigadier General William Irvine's book and papers. The copies were created by James Veech in 1859. The volume is comprised of three sections. The first section, dating between 1778 and 1780, consists of memoranda and extracts from the orderly book General Lachlan McIntosh and Colonel David Brodhead. The second section consists of copies of letters addressed to and from General William Irvine, as well as summaries of orders he issued and courts-martial he presided over during 1781 to 1783, his time as commander of Fort Pitt in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The third section contains miscellaneous letters and memoranda from the Irvine papers dating from 1778 to 1792. All of the materials in the sections are in chronological order. It is difficult to determine to what degree the section of Irvine's correspondence during his command at Fort Pitt is complete. A large part of the section detailing Irvine's command at Fort Pitt consists of summaries of orders issued.
The arrangement of this collection consist of one volume.
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Part of the original donation of William M. Darlington's family library to the University of Pittsburgh in 1918 and 1925 by his daughters, Edith Darlington Ammon and Mary Carson Darlington.
James Veech Copybook of the General William Irvine Papers, 1778-1822, DAR.1925.11, Darlington Collection, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
James Veech Copybook of the General William Irvine Papers, 1778-1822, DAR.1925.11, Darlington Collection, Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh
This collection was processed by Shaun Hayes in May 2008.
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This collection was located in the Darlington Memorial Library in the University's Cathedral of Learning until 2007 when it was moved to the ULS Archives Service Center for processing, storage, preservation and service. However, it remains in the custodianship of the ULS Special Collections Department.
Darlington Autograph Files, 1610-1914, DAR.1925.07, Darlington Collection, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Draper Manuscripts: [General] William Irvine Papers, 1776-1834, Wisconsin Historical Society, Archives Division
[General] William Irvine Family Papers, 1785-1811, Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections
Irvine-Newbold Family Papers, Collection 1890, Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Daniel Brodhead Papers, 1779-1781, DAR.1925.04, Darlington Collection, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Daniel Brodhead Papers, 1775-1846, Wisconsin Historical Society, Archives Division