WINTHROP SARGENT
\wˈɪnθɹɒp sˈɑːd͡ʒənt], \wˈɪnθɹɒp sˈɑːdʒənt], \w_ˈɪ_n_θ_ɹ_ɒ_p s_ˈɑː_dʒ_ə_n_t]\
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An American lawyer and historical writer; born in Philadelphia, Sept. 23, 1825; died in Paris, May 18, 1870. He lived in New York city, and wrote largely for the press on historical subjects. His "History of an Expedition against Fort Duquesne in 1755 under Gen. Braddock" (1855) has been highly esteemed. He wrote "The Loyalist Poetry of the Revolution" (1857) and the "Life and Career of Major John Andre" (1861).
By Charles Dudley Warner
