Allen, Ethan, 1737-1789
Dates
- Existence: 1737 - 1789
Biography
Ethan Allen was a farmer, businessman, land speculator, philosopher, writer, lay theologian, American Revolutionary War patriot, and politician. He is best known as one of the founders of Vermont and for the capture of Fort Ticonderoga early in the Revolutionary War.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Ethan Allen letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 774615.1
Mss 774615.1
Date(s):
1774-11-15
Scope and Contents
Letter from Ethan Allen of Bennington, Vermont to Theodore Atkinson in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, sending a pamphlet he has written on public conduct and the former rite of extension of New Hampshire. Hopes Atkinson will approve of it.