PUTNAM, RUFUS
\pˈʌtnɑːm], \pˈʌtnɑːm], \p_ˈʌ_t_n_ɑː_m]\
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(1738-1824), of Massachusetts, was appointed lieutenant-colonel in 1775. He superintended the construction of defences about New York and at West Point. He fought at Stillwater and served under General Wayne. Afterward he was prominent in the settlement of Ohio.
By John Franklin Jameson
