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Alexander Hamilton Papers
Alexander Hamilton Papers

Superintendent's Letter Book: Robert E. Lee Collection
A collection of letters from Robert E. Lee during his tenure as Superintendent, USMA.

George B. Duncan - My Four Years at West Point
Major Duncan's reminiscences as a cadet

John Adams, 1735-1826 Manuscript
Speech given by President John Adams to the Corps of Cadets

William H. Stokes Letter
Letter from Cadet William H. Stokes to his cousin James Stokes provides a description of West Point grounds, buildings, and setting

West Point Music
"The Corps" is a companion piece to the "Alma Mater". Bishop H.S. Shipman, then Chaplain, wrote the words sometime around the USMA Centennial in 1902. The music, written in 1910, was composed by W. Franke Harling, Chapel Organist and Choirmaster, especially for the services of the closing of the old Cadet Chapel and the opening of the present Chapel on June 12, 1910.