Memorials of the Society of the Cincinnati of Massachusetts
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of art. ; capt. in H. Jackson's (16th) reg. 10 May, 1777 ; distinguished at Monmouth ; aide to Baron Steuben in 1779, and a favorite "of that officer, whom he aided in his system of disciplining the army ; and j^res- ent at the surrender of Cornwallis in Oct. 1781. He was app. inspector of the troops remaining in service in 1781 ; was several times elected to the Legislature of New York ; was speaker of the assembly ; U. S. Senator in 1798, and a conspicuous Federalist ; and was one of the firs...t canal commissioners of New York. App. in 1798 by President Adams, during the quasi war with France, adjutant and inspector-gen. of the army, with the rank of brig. -gen. Baron Steuben, who " loved him like a son for his unre- served devotion, for his jovial and amiable disposition, and for his energy and zeal," made him one of his executors, and bequeathed to him one-half of his estate, and the sword and gold box given him by the city of New York. John North, his immigrant ancestor, b. West Meatli, Ireland, came to America in 1730 with his wife Lydia, and settled in Har- rington, at Pemaquid, Me., and d.
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