Society of the Cincinnati

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The Society of the Cincinnati is a hereditary organization founded in 1783 by officers of the Continental Army to preserve the ideals and fellowship of the American Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary society
nonprofit organization
patriotic organization
awards hereditary membership insignia
country United States
fieldOfWork historical research
patriotic education
preservation of Revolutionary War history
foundedAtLocation Newburgh, New York
foundedBy officers of the Continental Army
officers of the Continental Navy
hasLanguage English
French
hasMembershipClass hereditary member
honorary member
hasMembershipCriteria male-line descent from an eligible officer of the Continental forces or French forces in the American Revolution
hasMotto Omnia reliquit servare rempublicam
hasNotableMember Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
Henry Knox
hasOrganizationalStructure French society
general society
state societies
hasPart Connecticut Society of the Cincinnati
Delaware State Society of the Cincinnati
French Society of the Cincinnati
Georgia Society of the Cincinnati
Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati
New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati
New Jersey Society of the Cincinnati
Pennsylvania Society of the Cincinnati
Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati
Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New York
Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland
South Carolina Society of the Cincinnati
Virginia Society of the Cincinnati
hasSymbol eagle insignia
headquartersLocation Anderson House, Washington, D.C.
inception 1783
legalForm 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
mottoLanguage Latin
namedAfter Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
linked to: Cincinnatus
operates Anderson House museum
The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati
owns Anderson House
purpose to perpetuate the memory of the American Revolution
to preserve the ideals of the American Revolution
to promote fellowship among officers of the Revolutionary War
website https://www.societyofthecincinnati.org/

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Henry Knox memberOf Society of the Cincinnati
Society of the Cincinnati operates The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati
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Society of the Cincinnati hasPart Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New York
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Society of the Cincinnati hasPart Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland
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Society of the Cincinnati hasPart Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati
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Society of the Cincinnati hasPart Pennsylvania Society of the Cincinnati
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Society of the Cincinnati hasPart South Carolina Society of the Cincinnati
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Society of the Cincinnati hasPart Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati
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Society of the Cincinnati hasPart New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati
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Society of the Cincinnati hasPart Connecticut Society of the Cincinnati
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Society of the Cincinnati hasPart New Jersey Society of the Cincinnati
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Society of the Cincinnati hasPart Delaware State Society of the Cincinnati
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Society of the Cincinnati hasPart Georgia Society of the Cincinnati
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Society of the Cincinnati hasPart Virginia Society of the Cincinnati
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Society of the Cincinnati hasPart French Society of the Cincinnati
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Cincinnatus inspired Society of the Cincinnati
Cincinnatus hasPlaceNamedAfter Society of the Cincinnati
Aaron Ogden memberOf Society of the Cincinnati
James Wilkinson memberOf Society of the Cincinnati
William Duer memberOf Society of the Cincinnati
Anderson House, Washington, D.C. operatedBy Society of the Cincinnati
Anderson House, Washington, D.C. ownedBy Society of the Cincinnati
Anderson House headquartersOf Society of the Cincinnati
Anderson House operatedBy Society of the Cincinnati
Anderson House category Society of the Cincinnati
Anderson House headquartersOf Society of the Cincinnati
subject linked to: Anderson House museum
Anderson House operatedBy Society of the Cincinnati
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Anderson House hasCollection Society of the Cincinnati archives
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Anderson House ownedBy Society of the Cincinnati
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Charles Cotesworth Pinckney memberOf Society of the Cincinnati
Considérations sur l’ordre de Cincinnatus criticizes Society of the Cincinnati
Order of the Cincinnati hasPart Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New York
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Order of the Cincinnati hasPart Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Massachusetts
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Order of the Cincinnati hasPart Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Pennsylvania
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Order of the Cincinnati hasPart Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey
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Order of the Cincinnati hasPart Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Maryland
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Order of the Cincinnati hasPart Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia
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Order of the Cincinnati hasPart Society of the Cincinnati in the State of North Carolina
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Order of the Cincinnati hasPart Society of the Cincinnati in the State of South Carolina
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Order of the Cincinnati hasPart Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Georgia
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Order of the Cincinnati hasPart Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Order of the Cincinnati hasPart Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Connecticut
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Order of the Cincinnati hasPart French Society of the Cincinnati
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