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040 _aDLC
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100 1 _aFoster, Isaac,
_d1740-1781.
245 0 0 _aIsaac Foster papers,
_f1769-1899.
300 _a69
_fitems.
300 _a1
_fcontainer.
506 0 _aOpen to research.
520 8 _aCorrespondence, 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 _aIn part, handwritten transcripts.
_b[S.l.].
545 0 _aPhysician and military surgeon.
546 _aCollection material in English.
580 _aForms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.
600 1 0 _aFoster, Mary Russell
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aWainwright, Charles H.
651 0 _aBoston (Mass.)
_xHistory
_yRevolution, 1775-1783.
651 0 _aConnecticut
_xHistory
_yRevolution, 1775-1783.
651 0 _aDanbury (Conn.)
_xHistory.
651 0 _aFishkill (N.Y.)
_xHistory.
651 0 _aMassachusetts
_xHistory
_yRevolution, 1775-1783.
651 0 _aNew York (State)
_xHistory
_yRevolution, 1775-1783.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xHistory
_yRevolution, 1775-1783
_xCampaigns.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xHistory
_yRevolution, 1775-1783
_xEconomic aspects.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xHistory
_yRevolution, 1775-1783
_xMedical care.
656 7 _aPhysicians.
_2itoamc
656 7 _aSurgeons.
_2itoamc
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