Note 683 — Chapter XII · THE NEW FORT DEARBORN
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For it see Varnum, The Vanums of Dracutt. James Mitchell Varnum was a brigadier-general during the Revolution. His brother, Joseph B. Varnum, was speaker of the lower house of Congress from 1807 to 1811, and United States senator from Massachusetts, from 1811 to 1817.
[684] The account which follows is based upon the journal of Jacob B. Varnum.