General Francis J. Lippitt
(19 July 1812 − 14 November 1902)
American lawyer, military man and writer. Served in the Mexican War and as Colonel 2nd Calif. Inf. and Bvt. Brig.-Gen. U.S. volunteers in the Civil War. Became an intimate friend of both Col. Olcott and H.P.B. in the very early days of The Theosophical Society. In 1888 published a pamphlet, Physical Proofs of Another Life, in response to the unsatisfactory Seybert Commission report on mediumship. A number of letters written by H.P.B. to Gen. Lippitt in 1875 were later published in H.P.B. Speaks, Vols. I and II. (BCW).
Some links:
- Quotes: Boris de Zirkoff
- CTD article in Russian: Липпитт, Фрэнсис Дж., генерал
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Lifetime: 1812-1902
Shortly: American lawyer, military man and writer. Served in the Mexican War and as Colonel 2nd Calif. Inf. a...