TY  - GEN
AU  - Krafft,Johann Carl Philipp von
TI  - Johann Carl Philipp von Krafft papers,
KW  - Astronomy
KW  - Geometry
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Literature
KW  - Mathematics
KW  - Perpetual calendars
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Netherlands
KW  - Description and travel
KW  - Québec
KW  - Russia
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Revolution, 1775-1783
KW  - Participation, German
KW  - Army officers, Hessian
KW  - itoamc
KW  - Surveyors
N1  - Open to research
N2  - 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
UR  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008082
UR  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008082.3
ER  -