Story of the Battle of Fort Griswold, September 6, 1781, by Carl Jay Viets, with a description of the Monument on Groton Heights
Entry/Object ID
2015.1.0111
Scope and Content
Paper -Brown Cover with black and white engravings and text
fourteen printed pages of text and six pages with black and white engravings of historic homes, monuments and Stephen Hempstead
Back cover with small engraving of Fort Griswold. This edition in 1891 is a condensed version of the other editions listed to the right.
Story of the Battle of Fort Griswold, September 6, 1781, by Carl Jay Viets, with a description of the Monument on Groton Heights
Edition 1891
Inside Cover - Stephen Hempstead - A Soldier of the Continental Line from May 1775 to 1782 who was in the Fort Sept. 6, 1781 Engraved from a Miniature printed in St Louis, Me, 1830
Collection
James L. Streeter Collection
Acquisition
Accession
2015.1
Source or Donor
Mr. James L. Streeter
Acquisition Method
Donation
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
History
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Literary Works
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Battle of Groton Heights, Cemeteries, Historic Sites, Military, Tourists & Tourism, Battle of Groton Heights, Fort Griswold, Fort Trumbull, Groton, Groton Bank, Ledyard, William Col., Fort Trumbull (New London, Conn.), Fort--Griswold (Groton, Conn.), Groton Heights
Archive Details
Creator
Viets, Carl Jay
Date(s) of Creation
1891
Restrictions
Access: Discolouration/Fading:
Wear:
Other: cover and first page folded over, top right corner
Primary Language
English
Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: Earlier Publication: 1870 see Obj ID #105.1.0144; This Publication1891; see later Publications: Publication 1907 - Obj ID 2015.1.0108; Publication 1914 - Obj ID 2015.1.0153; Publication 1926 - Obj ID 2015.1.0076
General Notes
Note
Status: Fair
Status By: Maureen A. McClellan
Status Date: 2016-04-04
