Leetsdale in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
In Memory of Daniel Leet
Soldier and Patriot 1748-1830
Photographed By Reagan Fowler
1. In Memory of Daniel Leet Marker
Inscription.
In Memory of Daniel Leet. Soldier and Patriot 1748-1830. Commissioned surveyor 1769 by William and Mary College. Personal friend and assistant to George Washington, who commissioned him major in the Revolutionary Army. Quartermaster, Paymaster, and Brigade-Major in the Virginia Line. Staff Officer and member of the Commander-In-Chiefs official army family with Washington and Trenton at the the capitals of the Hessians and at Valley Forge. One of the first justices of the Washington County courts. In 1782 in command under Colonial Crawford in the Sandusky Expedition against the Indians mentioned for gallantry June fourth and fifth. The borough of Leetsdale is a small part of the extensive tract of land owned by Daniel Leet. Erected by the Pittsburgh chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, 1981. Te Deum Laudamus
Commissioned surveyor 1769 by William and Mary College. Personal friend and assistant to George Washington, who commissioned him major in the Revolutionary Army. Quartermaster, Paymaster, and Brigade-Major in the Virginia Line. Staff Officer and member of the Commander-In-Chiefs official army family with Washington and Trenton at the the capitals of the Hessians and at Valley Forge. One of the first justices of the Washington County courts. In 1782 in command under Colonial Crawford in the Sandusky Expedition against the Indians mentioned for gallantry June fourth and fifth. The borough of Leetsdale is a small part of the extensive tract of land owned by Daniel Leet. Erected by the Pittsburgh chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, 1981. Te Deum Laudamus
Erected 1981 by Pittsburgh Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
Credits. This page was last revised on February 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2023, by Reagan Fowler of Leetsdale, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 73 times since then and 39 times this year. Last updated on February 27, 2024, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. Photo1. submitted on November 30, 2023, by Reagan Fowler of Leetsdale, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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