02382cpcaa2200481 a 4500 mm 94082983 DLC 20260227111724.0 cr ||||||||||| 950210|||||||||||| ger mm 94082983 DLC DLC DLC dacs ger dut eng fre lat rus C lcmd Krafft, Johann Carl Philipp von, 1752-1804. Johann Carl Philipp von Krafft papers, 1750-1926 (bulk 1776-1790). 90 items. 1 container plus 1 oversize. 0.4 linear feet. Open to research. Correspondence, journal (1770-1791), military records, travel notes, and writings chiefly relating to von Krafft's career as a mercenary soldier. Includes material on his service for the British during the American Revolution. The papers also reflect his travels in Russia, the Netherlands, and Québec, his interest in astronomy, geometry, literature, mathematics, and philosophy, his fluency in several languages, and his work on a perpetual calendar. Maps transferred to Library of Congress Geography and Map Division. Hessian army officer and surveyor. Collection material chiefly in German, with English, French, Latin, Russian, and Dutch. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008082 Astronomy. Geometry. Language and languages. Literature. Mathematics. Perpetual calendars. Philosophy. Netherlands Description and travel. Québec Description and travel. Russia Description and travel. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Participation, German. Army officers, Hessian. itoamc Surveyors. itoamc Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008082 Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008082.3 44303 44303