Isaac Foster papers, (Record no. 39684)
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| control field | DLC |
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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | mm 78005225 |
| NUCMC control number | ms 67000600 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Description conventions | dacs |
| Modifying agency | DLC |
| 072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE | |
| Subject category code | C |
| Source | lcmd |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Foster, Isaac, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1740-1781. |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Isaac Foster papers, |
| Inclusive dates | 1769-1899. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 69 |
| Type of unit | items. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 |
| Type of unit | container. |
| 506 0# - RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS NOTE | |
| Terms governing access | Open to research. |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Correspondence, legal papers relating to Foster's claims for pay, wills, and military commissions of Foster's heir, Charles H. Wainwright. Correspondence is primarily between Foster and his wife, Mary Russell Foster (also known as Polly), and contains detailed descriptions of military stations, travels, and domestic and military observations during the Revolution, 1776-1779, in which Foster served as a surgeon. Foster's letters were written mostly from near Fishkill, N. Y., and Danbury, Conn. Mary's letters, chiefly from Boston, describe domestic life and reflect the impact of war on the economy. |
| 533 ## - REPRODUCTION NOTE | |
| Type of reproduction | In part, handwritten transcripts. |
| Place of reproduction | [S.l.]. |
| 545 0# - BIOGRAPHICAL OR HISTORICAL DATA | |
| Biographical or historical data | Physician and military surgeon. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | Collection material in English. |
| 580 ## - LINKING ENTRY COMPLEXITY NOTE | |
| Linking entry complexity note | Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Foster, Mary Russell |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Wainwright, Charles H. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Boston (Mass.) |
| General subdivision | History |
| Chronological subdivision | Revolution, 1775-1783. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Connecticut |
| General subdivision | History |
| Chronological subdivision | Revolution, 1775-1783. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Danbury (Conn.) |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Fishkill (N.Y.) |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Massachusetts |
| General subdivision | History |
| Chronological subdivision | Revolution, 1775-1783. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | New York (State) |
| General subdivision | History |
| Chronological subdivision | Revolution, 1775-1783. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | History |
| Chronological subdivision | Revolution, 1775-1783 |
| General subdivision | Campaigns. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | History |
| Chronological subdivision | Revolution, 1775-1783 |
| General subdivision | Economic aspects. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | History |
| Chronological subdivision | Revolution, 1775-1783 |
| General subdivision | Medical care. |
| 656 #7 - INDEX TERM--OCCUPATION | |
| Occupation | Physicians. |
| Source of term | itoamc |
| 656 #7 - INDEX TERM--OCCUPATION | |
| Occupation | Surgeons. |
| Source of term | itoamc |
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