Drew, Seth, 1747-1824

Papers, 1808-1812
23 items

Biographical information:

Seth Drew saw continuous duty in the Revolutionary War. He was at the Battle of Lexington in 1775 as a minuteman from Kingston County and he later served with the 23rd Continental Infantry and the 2nd and 3rd Massachusetts Lines, attaining the rank of major by 1783. Drew was appointed an agent and superintendent of fortifications in 1808 when the Army Corps of Engineers began construction and rebuilding coastal defenses in anticipation of war with Great Britain. He was in charge of the works at the harbor of Plymouth, Mass.

Scope and Contents:

Official correspondence of Seth Drew, Army Corps of Engineers superintendent of fortifications.

This collection contains detailed instructions about the construction and supplying of the fort at Plymouth. There is correspondence describing the course of events during the first year of the War of 1812.

Provenance:

Purchased, 1965

Seth Drew Papers

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