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Under the category "Continental Army" there is a reference to McDougall attaining the rank of brigadier general in 1776. Previously I had found that he was awarded this rank following his help in organizing boats for the removal of Washington's army from Long Island, September 26-28 1776 (Brooklyn Heights to Manhattan). How do I find this kind of revision? Friedrich45 (talk) 17:41, 28 July 2014 (UTC)Friedrich45[reply]

Does anyone know what eventually happened to the McDougall Papers in the article "How the McDougall Papers Were Saved," the subject of a Life Magazine article? Where are they now?Mitzi.humphrey (talk) 18:57, 29 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Disputed Section: Characterization of Alexander McDougall as a "slave trader."

Authoritative sources such as William L. MacDougall's "American Revolutionary" and A.M. Shannon's Fordham doctoral dissertation make no mention of McDougall ever having set up in business as a slave trader. The “slave trader” assertion in the current Wikipedia entry is supported by a citation that refers the reader to an article by Gene Procknow called “Slavery Through the Eyes of Revolutionary Generals.” That article in turn bases the “slave trader” characterization by citing the “Biographical Directory of the US Congress,” but its entry for McDougall says nothing about slave trading. It does contain a link to the New York Historical Society, which owns McDougall’s extant papers. The only reference there is to single slave, named Colerain, who served as a domestic servant and was paid wages. It is possible that as a privateer during the French and Indian war, McDougall may have captured vessels transporting enslaved persons, which would then be adjudicated by prize courts under admiralty law in force at the time. I can find no evidence that McDougall ever operated a slave market, the common usage applied to slave traders. On the contrary, McDougall was a founding member, along with Alexander Hamilton, of the New York Manumission Society, chartered to “publicly lobby for the abolition of slavery and manumission of slaves in New York State, and to advocate on behalf of those already freed.” John Jay, Anti-Slavery, and the New-York Manumission Society … (archives.gov) 2600:1702:AD1:2850:21E1:C19:4D76:842E (talk) 00:30, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]