Major Carew
Irish
British army officer
Biography
Major Carew was an Irish officer serving in the British army during the American Revolution. He employed Joseph Corré as his personal cook. When Carew evacuated New York with British forces on November 25, 1783, Corré chose to remain behind rather than depart with him, going on to become host of the City Tavern.
Highlights
- An Irish officer in the British army who employed Joseph Corré as his cook before evacuating New York on November 25, 1783.
Source
Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), p. 99.
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