John Mahan Declaration

Collection

Identifier: MS M27

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Scope and Content Note

Statement, unsigned, of John Mahan of Mercer County, Kentucky, summarizing his military record in the Revolutionary War. A poem on the verso of the undated document, which has been overwritten with various kinds of material in differing hands, is dated September 6, 1828.

Dates

undated

Creator

Mahan, John (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

John Mahan was originally from Ireland, born 1755. He enlisted as a non-commissioned officer in the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment at Kittanning, PA on August 16, 1776. He was provided an honorable discharge in 1779 and rejoined the military in the 9th Virginia Regiment, based at Fort Pitt in Pittsburgh, PA. Mahan moved to Kentucky after the Revolutionary War and lived on his farm until his death in 1830.

Extent

.001 Linear Feet (1 item)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

The collection consists of a single item, housed in a box with other smaller manuscript collections.

Acquisition Information

The John Mahan Declaration were donated to Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries in 1944 by Walter Basil Mahan of Fayetteville, Arkansas.