The affluent merchant Marinus Willett (1740–1830) was a New York leader of the Sons of Liberty and a political radical who fought valiantly during the Revolution. Here, Willett wears his regimental uniform and the sword (17.87.3) that was presented to him by Congress in honor of his actions against the British at Fort Stanwix, in upstate New York, in 1777. The presence of ...
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