Jonathan Williams, a nephew of Benjamin Franklin, was chief of the Corps of Engineers, United States Army, and first superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point. The genealogical material was "compiled from family records and his own personal knowledge by his son," H.J. Williams.
Henry Jonathan Williams was a Philadelphia lawyer, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1833.
Provenance
Hamilton
Early American History Note
Compiled in 1873, this slender volume contains Henry Jonathan Williams’ personal remembrances of and family records relating to General Jonathan Williams, a nephew of Benjamin Franklin and chief of the Army Corp of Engineers.
Family Name(s)
- Williams family.
Genre(s)
- Family Correspondence
- Genealogies.
- Manuscript Essays
Personal Name(s)
- Williams, Henry Jonathan,1791-1879.
- Williams, Jonathan.
Subject(s)
- American Revolution
- Engineering
- Military History
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