William North
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William North was an American soldier and politician. He was a soldier in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and later served as a member of the New York State Assembly.
Portrait by Charles Willson Peale, 1785
Gen. William North's house in Duanesburg, built c. 1795
Benjamin Walker was a Continental Army officer, businessman, and politician who served in the American Revolutionary War and later served as a United States representative from New York.
William North
…in the 4th Massachusetts Regiment, served as North's personal servant while aide-de-camp to Baron Steuben. North and a fellow aide-de-camp, Captain Benjamin Walker, were formally adopted by Steuben and made his heirs. Some historians believe that these 'extraordinary intense emotional relationships' were romantic…
General George Washington Resigning His Commission by John Trumbull. Walker stands directly behind Washington.