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  Delafield Family Papers
Mary Coleman Livingston Delafield was born in 1847 at Teviot, Tivoli on Hudson, to Harriet Coleman of Philadelphia and Eugene Augustus Livingston of Clermont on Hudson.
Delafield continued to serve the government after the War of 1812 by accepting an appointment with the United States Boundary Commission as an agent to settle the northern boundary of the United States with Great Britain under the Treaty of Ghent (1814), and was given command of the field work from 1821 until 1828.
Delafield was a member of many scientific associations in the United States including the New York Lyceum of Natural History (later known as the Academy of Science) of which he served as president from 1827-1866, the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Eye and Ear Infirmary, as well as scientific organizations in Europe.
libweb.princeton.edu /libraries/firestone/rbsc/aids/delafield.html   (7640 words)

  
 John Delafield
Another son, Joseph Delafield, scientist, born in New York City, 22 August 1790; died in New York City, 12 February 1875, was graduated at Yale in 1808, studied law, and was admitted to practice in 1811.
Edward Delafield, physician, brother of the preceding, born in New York City, 17 May 1812; died there, 13 February 1875, was graduated at Yale in 1812, and at the College of physicians and surgeons in 1815.
Francis Delafield, physician, son of Edward, born in New York City, 3 August 1841, was graduated at Yale in 1860, and at the College of physicians and surgeons in 1863.
www.famousamericans.net /johndelafield   (2074 words)

  
 Fort Delaware - History
In 1832, Major Richard Delafield requested $10,000 to tear down the remaining structure and begin building quarters for the workers needed to renew construction.
Delafield's ambition to "erect a marvel of military architecture on Pea Patch" was stalled before it began.
The ambitious plan conjured by Major Delafield was scaled back to less than half the original size, but the fort would still be one of the largest ever built by the military.
www.visitthefort.com /historyx.html   (2075 words)

  
 The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society - Content
A memorandum with the portrait indicates that it was distributed from the estate of Richard Delafield, Tuxedo Park, NY to General John Ross Delafield.
General John Ross Delafield in his definitive work The Delafield Family (1945) states that Joseph was the son of Joseph and Frances (Combe) Delafield of the brewery in Castle Street, Long Acre, England.
The brothers, Joseph Delafield (1791-1842) seated, and the Reverend John Delafield (1794-1866) standing, are portrayed in a room with Greek vases on a mantel, oriental rug on the floor and open books on a table.
www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org /modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=7   (861 words)

  
 AmericanHeritage.com / The Golden Age of the Iron Bridge
Delafield was unhappy with the final location, believing that it afforded “an indifferent approach”; his 1835 annual report groused that “local interests coming in collision with the public good, arrested the progress of this work.”
Delafield had planned to build it in a year, but construction was beset with problems from the beginning.
Delafield expected the remaining work to take another two months, but despite his confidence, the bridge was not completely finished until 1839, long after all other improvements on the road had been finished (though it began to carry traffic as early as July 1838).
www.americanheritage.com /articles/magazine/it/1994/2/1994_2_8.shtml   (6392 words)

  
 USACE Office of History Attic (Insignia SAME Reprint)
The names of the six Chiefs of Engineers thus concerned with the insignia are Jonathan Williams, Alexander Macomb, Joseph G. Totten, Richard Delafield, Andrew A. Humphreys, and John Moulton Wilson.
Colonel Delafield was then Superintendent of the Academy at West Point; and in September 1839, made recommendations to General Totten (who was Chief Engineer at Washington) for a new uniform for the West Point Corps of Cadets.
Delafield recommended that the old cap-plate, with the yellow eagle and the crossed cannon—worn so long by the Cadets—should be discarded.
www.hq.usace.army.mil /history/insignia.htm   (3271 words)

  
 Mine Warfare: Nineteenth Century
Major Delafield had been an observer of the Crimean War, during which Russia became the first nation to make systematic use of mines and minefields.
Major Delafield noted, "Around and about the Island of Cronstadt (sic) and the anchorages that the allied fleet would probably occupy, as well as the channels of approach, and anchorages abreast of the castles [forts] defending these channels, numerous submerged mines… were placed to explode by the contact of any vessel running against them.“
As Delafield described, Russian forces mined the approaches to Sevastopol in the Black Sea and Kronstadt and Sveaborg (which guarded the approaches to Russian-ruled Helsinki) with a mix of controlled and contact mines.
www.exwar.org /Htm/8000PopH2.htm   (443 words)

  
 Corps Castle
Another engineer officer, COL Richard Delafield, superintendent of the military academy, added the turreted castle to the new uniform for the West Point cadets in 1838.
The castle was also a major element in the architectural design of the buildings at West Point, as typified by the old library built in 1841 that survived until 1961, when it was torn down.
Delafield supervised the design and construction of the buildings destroyed by the fire, including the old library.
www.orn.usace.army.mil /history/corps_castle.htm   (583 words)

  
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 3.67-inch Delafield Projectile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
Lieutenant Colonel Delafield referred to this projectile as the "Delafield Malleable Shell." The malleable cast iron base of this projectile has five cast raised flanges that correspond to the Delafield cannon's rifling.
Thirteen of the Delafield banded iron rifles were delivered to the Commissary General of the State of New York on March 18, 1862.
To the authors' knowledge the Delafield projectile pattern was not manufactured as a solid shot.
www.civilwarartillery.com /projectiles/rifled/IIIB4.htm   (258 words)

  
 Lake Country Reporter
Large earthmovers have begun stripping the soil, while giant machines with steel jaws have been consuming trees on what used to be a small forest near Highways 83 and 16.
City of Delafield - The Wisconsin Attorney General's Office is raising questions about whether the Delafield Common Council has again violated the state's open-meetings law.
However, Delafield is slated as a test location for just such a network, coming online in two to three months.
zwire.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=1399&dept_id=541142&...&PAG=461&rfi=9   (480 words)

  
 Amish Acres Historic Farm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
The second-oldest son, Richard (Joe Delafield), become the center of the play, through his "rebellious" and somewhat contemptuous nature, which in 1906 means he's an avid reader of books full of socialism and/or suggestive poetry.
His level-headed dad takes this all in stride, but his girlfriend's father (Martin Ruben) is fuming over some letters Richard wrote to his daughter, which contain excerpts he considers profane in turn of the century morality.
Her father insists Richard stay away from his daughter and presents a letter from the girl that echoes his sentiments.
www.amishacres.com /aa_musical_theatre/2003_season/take_me_along/reading_take_me_along.htm   (682 words)

  
 Patrice De Janon, Professor, United States Military Academy
This is clearly shown in the case of Cadet Rodgers who seems to be the source of the General's boldest assault upon Mr de Janon.
There is something in this case requiring the most positive order of correction at the hands of the President and I shall not only be much surprised as a citizen not to see it followed by the restoration of Professor de Janon, but still further by the arraigning and dismissal of Genl.
If malicious falsifying be a just cause of exclusion from high civil or military position I cannot see by what rule of construction Genl Delafield can escape the verdict in the estimation of every right minded man who takes the pains to read the facts in the case.
www.arlingtoncemetery.net /patrice-dejannon.htm   (403 words)

  
 Portraits and Profiles Chief Engineer - 1775 to Present
Born January 3, 1710, in Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Gridley was the outstanding American military engineer during the French and Indian wars from the Siege of Louisburg in 1745 to the fall of Quebec.
For his services he was awarded a commission in the British Army, a grant of the Magdalen Islands, 3,000 acres of land in New Hampshire, and a life annuity.
Born September 1, 1798, in New York City, Richard Delafield was the first graduate of the Military Academy to receive a merit class standing, ranking first in the class of 1818.
www.hq.usace.army.mil /history/coe.htm   (2876 words)

  
 One stop gourmet shopping
The partnership between Warren, president of Dairyland Fuels, and Liz Little and Barbara Lock, co-owners of Brookfield’s V. Richard’s, has resulted in V. Richard’s Too, a high-end convenience store tucked inside Warren’s newly built gas station in downtown Delafield.
Warren says that he pursued several upscale meat and food stores in his quest to raise the bar on gas station/convenience stores.
Richard’s, Too leases 1,400 square feet of space in the building, and provides many of the items that make the Brookfield store a favorite.
www.gmtoday.com /content/LSW/2002/March/12.asp   (404 words)

  
 Military Gothic: The Evolution Of West Point’s Architectural Landscape...
Classical Revival styles also were present before Gothic designs were introduced during the administration of Richard Delafield in the 1830s, 1840s, and 1850s.
Although it is not certain why Delafield chose to build Gothic buildings, a great deal of intellectual interest was being shown during this time to Gothic ideas and styles.
It was not until a major expansion of the early 1900s that Gothic architecture emerged as the style for West Point.
www.x-cd.com /usma/prof20.html   (200 words)

  
 The Delafield Commission and the American Military Profession   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
In 1855, Secretary of War Jefferson Davis dispatched Maj. Richard Delafield, Maj. Alfred Mordecai, and Capt. George B. McClellan to the battlefields of Crimea to observe the European military in action.
American military commanders had studied European armies before, but the Delafield Commission was the most ambitious military observation mission up to that time and the first to observe an ongoing war.
In Part Two, he follows the activities of the Delafield Commission and places it in the context of the state of the military in the 1850s.
www.tamu.edu /upress/books/2000/moten.htm   (304 words)

  
 Dick Simmons (I)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Richard Simmons later moved to Minneapolis...
A Letter to Nancy (1965) (as Richard Simmons)....
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) (as Richard Simmons)....
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
Major Richard Delafield of the Corps of Engineers is credited with seeing the need to officially secure land for the fort from the city.
The original star fort was constructed by the troops from the original design by Delafield.
On July 22, 1853, Captain W. Freeman who toured the western forts described the post as having two infantry companies housed in two officers’ buildings and two barracks for the troops, a post hospital, a storehouse, a carpenter shop, and a bakery.
k.domaindlx.com /laredotexas/ftmcintosh.htm   (1471 words)

  
 The Joseph Henry Papers Project
Arriving back in Washington in time for the funeral, Henry found a letter from General Richard Delafield, a regent who had just returned from seeing the United States flag restored over Fort Sumter.
Delafield wrote: "I looked in vain for the National Banner at And over the Institute.
Before leaving here I had hoped to have impressed you with the propriety of its being always used by the Institute on occasions when the public authorities cause it to be hoisted elsewhere." Henry noted in his diary that he was offended by the tone of Delafield's letter.
www.si.edu /archives/ihd/jhp/Civilwar.htm   (6338 words)

  
 US Army Corps of Engineers Brief History
In constructing the National Road, the Corps applied the techniques developed in England by John McAdam, and it engaged in some innovative bridge building.
At Brownsville, Pennsylvania, Captain Richard Delafield, a future chief engineer, built the first bridge in the United States with a cast-iron superstructure, an 80-foot span that remains in use today.
By 1840 engineer officers had overseen construction of 268 miles of macadamized surface with bridges across all but the widest rivers.
www.usace.army.mil /history/brief.htm   (3286 words)

  
 The Civil War Defenses of Washington: Historic Resource Study (Part 2, Chapter 1 Endnotes)
A2191, B.S. Alexander to Richard Delafield, June 6, 1865; A2232, B.S. Alexander to Richard Delafield, July 10, 1865; A2326, B.S. Alexander to Richard Delafield, October 17, 1865; Letters Received, 1826-66, RG77.
A2435, B.S. Alexander to Richard Delafield, January 13, 1866, Letters Received, 1826-66, RG77.
A2395, B.S. Alexander to Richard Delafield, December 12, 1865, Letters Received, 1826-66, RG77; Cooling, Symbol, Sword and Shield, 236; The Army and Navy Journal, III, November 25, 1865, 208.
www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/civilwar/hrs2-1n.htm   (613 words)

  
 USMA Bicentennial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
In 1838, DeRussy was succeeded by Major Richard Delafield, Class of 1818, a strict disciplinarian who was given the authority to dismiss cadets without presidential intervention.
Fluctuations in discipline aside, DeRussy and Delafield changed little about the Thayer system or curriculum, although West Point saw the erection of a chapel and the first library building as well as the addition of horsemanship to the curriculum in 1839.
Perhaps the greatest innovation in cadet life during these years occurred when bedsteads were first issued in 1839, giving rooms in the barracks a more permanent feel.
www.usma.edu /Bicentennial/history/1833.asp   (635 words)

  
 Big Money List Campaign 2000 - Vrakas
Delafield, WI WI Housing and Econ Development Authority
Waukesha, WI Century Fence Co Buckley, Richard and Jan
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www.wisdc.org /2000Vrakas.html   (131 words)

  
 Engineers In The Civil War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
The Corps of Engineers' duties included planning and erecting defenses, construction and destroying roads and bridges, placing and removing obstruction, conducting topographical surveys during campaigns, reconnoitering enemy works, and preparing and distributing accurate maps.
Joseph G. Totten and Richard Delafield (who succeeded to command in 1864), attempted to perform these duties with an assortment of Regular Army and volunteer officers and men, and with hired civilians.
The Confederacy established a Corps of Engineers commanded by 4 chief during the war: Brig.
www.civilwarhome.com /engineers.htm   (309 words)

  
 The Lee-Jackson Foundation - Winning Essay
After surveying what damage the summer off-season had dealt the first year's construction, Lee realized that his plan for locating the wharf would have succeeded, despite the older engineer's opinion.
They soon devised their own plan for the fortifications, and Lee was once again overruled by his senior engineers (Thomas 57-63).
On August 19, 1846, Lee was ordered to turn his work at Fort Hamilton over to Major Richard Delafield and report to Brigadier General John E. Wool for service as a field engineer in Mexico (Freeman 1: 202).
www.lee-jackson.org /essay.html   (2938 words)

  
 AHA Information: Richard S. Storrs Presidential Address (1896)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
Salmon P. Chase was there graduated—governor, Senator, Secretary of the Treasury, Chief Justice of the United States—whose great powers, great positions, and great work for the country will be always remembered.
Levi Woodbury, Amos Kendall, Samuel Bell, judge, governor, and Senator; Judges Samuel S. Wilde and Joel Parker; Richard Fletcher, Ichabod Bartlett, Peleg Sprague, judge and Senator; George P. Marsh, equally eminent in literature and in national diplomacy, were all graduates of Dartmouth.
If those still living were to be included, the evening would be too short for the recital.
www.historians.org /info/AHA_History/rsstorrs.htm   (5774 words)

  
 Crystal Clear Creators > Biographies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
Richard is an actor/ writer based in Westhoughton near Bolton, Manchester.
Richard is currently touring schools in the northwest of England with shortened Shakespeare plays including Romeo and Juliet, 12th Night and Macbeth, as well as going to venues in the evenings performing in full length professional productions for
He is also at this moment working closely with Dark Smile Productions and has provided many of the voices for them.
www.crystalclearcreators.org /writers.php   (3145 words)

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