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100 1 _aKrafft, Johann Carl Philipp von,
_d1752-1804.
245 0 0 _aJohann Carl Philipp von Krafft papers,
_f1750-1926
_g(bulk 1776-1790).
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506 0 _aOpen to research.
520 8 _aCorrespondence, 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.
544 _3Maps
_etransferred to
_aLibrary of Congress Geography and Map Division.
545 0 _aHessian army officer and surveyor.
546 _aCollection material chiefly in German, with English, French, Latin, Russian, and Dutch.
555 8 _aFinding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and
_uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008082
650 0 _aAstronomy.
650 0 _aGeometry.
650 0 _aLanguage and languages.
650 0 _aLiterature.
650 0 _aMathematics.
650 0 _aPerpetual calendars.
650 0 _aPhilosophy.
651 0 _aNetherlands
_xDescription and travel.
651 0 _aQuébec
_xDescription and travel.
651 0 _aRussia
_xDescription and travel.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xHistory
_yRevolution, 1775-1783
_xParticipation, German.
656 7 _aArmy officers, Hessian.
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656 7 _aSurveyors.
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856 4 _3Finding aid
_uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008082
856 4 _3Finding aid (PDF)
_uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008082.3
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