AN EARLY DOUGHERTY MENTIONED.
The Boston Evening Transcript recently had the following: “Dougherty. Lieutenant Charles Dougherty removed to Framingham from Brookfield about 1765. When was he born and who were his parents? Was he son of Jane Dougherty, widow, whose will of 1763 mentions sons: Charles and Micah, and daughters: Elenor Patterson, Rebecca Getchell and Elizabeth Kendall? Any facts concerning early Massachusetts Doughertys will be appreciated.”
LIEUT. JOHN MICHAEL O’CONOR, U. S. A.
Hon. John D. Crimmins of New York City, in one of his books speaks of John Michael O’Conor. The latter was a native of New York; lieutenant in the Third U. S. Artillery, 1812; later, regimental quartermaster; was made captain in the spring of 1813; June 20, 1814, he was appointed assistant adjutant-general under Gardner, on Gen. Brown’s staff, and held the rank at the time of the battle of Chippewa, in which he participated. He left the army in 1821. He translated, in 1824, for the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, Guy de Vernon’s Science of War and Fortifications.
A SOLDIER OF THE REVOLUTION.
The society some time ago received an interesting letter of inquiry from Mrs. M. A. Mulcahy, residing at Jack’s Reef, Onondaga County, New York. She wrote concerning a granduncle, who served in the Revolution. His name was Flynn, and he came from the County Galway in Ireland. Dying, he left a will depositing certain money in the United States treasury. The heirs never received any of it. Mrs. Mulcahy wished to ascertain the proper steps to take to recover the same.
JAMES A. O’GORMAN.
New York City.
A JUSTICE OF THE NEW YORK SUPREME COURT.
THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS.
BY HON. A. L. MORRISON, SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO.