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Jonathan Holman orderly book, 1776 July 30-September 20

1 pp 1776

Handwritten copy of orders (general, regimental, brigade, etc.) kept by Colonel Jonathan Holman of Sutton, Mass., commander of a regiment of foot stationed at Greenwich and Chelsea Camps in New York. Includes regulations concerning the disbursement of provisions, appointments and court-martials. Daily life in camp is described in orders regulating the conduct of the soliders. These are the best images possible, due to the condition of the original manuscript. The last pages in the volume were partially torn out and were therefore hard to scan. Blank pages in this item have not been scanned.

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Journal and account book

1 pp 1776

Brief journal and accounts kept by Capt. Walton. Blank pages in this item have not been scanned.

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Journal of Luke Drury

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Handwritten account of Drury's experiences in the Revolutionary War with Col. Sheldon's Light Dragoons. Includes an entry on the drowning death of Caleb Lamb in 1780, courts-martial, a list of students in his school at Grafton, Mass. in 1780, and notes concerning farming activities.

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Journal of Samuel Hawes

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Handwritten journal kept by soldier Samuel Hawes. Describes experience in the army including eyewitness accounts of the battles of Lexington and Concord and of Bunker Hill.

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Letter, 1776 December 22, Corryells Ferry (Lambertville), N.J., to William Perkins

1 pp 1776

Handwritten order directing Capt. Perkins to recruit men for the Corps of Artillery. States the type of person to be recruited and the terms of enlistment, which include money, clothing, and land.

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Letter, 1781 March 13, Boston [Mass.], [to] Major General William Heath, West Point

1 pp 1781

Letter from a committee (Putnam, Jameson, Brooks, and Peirce) conveying the action of the General Court with respect to the officers and men of the Massachusetts Line. Blank Pages in this item have not been scanned. Putnam commanded the defensive works around Boston in 1775 and later served under Gates against Burgoyne.

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Letter, 1782 January 11, Middletown [Conn.] to Capt. Moses Greenleaf, Newburyport [Mass.]

1 pp 1782

Parsons writes concerning personal matters such as health and the death of a "sister". He also comments, in a somewhat discouraged tone, on the course of the American Revolution. Parsons held the rank of Major-General (Connecticut) in the Continental Army at his retirement in April 1782 due to poor health. He was appointed Territorial Judge after the war, and drowned in the Ohio River 17 November 1789.

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Muster roll of Capt. Thomas Cartwright's Company

1 pp 1777

Handwritten muster roll by Deputy Muster Master Andrew Brown dated Dorchester 15th August 1777. Lists the names of the officers, sergeants, corporals, and privates in Capt. Thomas Cartwright's Company of Dorchester, Mass. Includes date of commission if an officer, date appointed for non-commissioned officers, date of enlistment for privates as well as columns for remarks, time, and no. Verso has signed affidavit by Capt. Cartwright and Second Lieut. Child that the muster roll represents the true state of the company. Caption title

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Notebook, ca. 1776

1 pp 1774

Handwritten lyrics to three Revolutionary War-era songs: (1) An ode on the battle of Bunkers hill, sung and acted by a soldier in a military habit, with his firelock &c. in the same measure with a sea piece entitled the tempest; (2) A military song by the army on General Washingtons victorious entry into the town of Boston; (3) The goddess of liberty. Also a handwritten transcription of the ode.

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Orderly book, 1775

1 pp 1775

Handwritten list of who was on guard and scout duty written in a small handmade book. Last page has roll of Capt. Luke Drury's company of Minutemen. Blank pages in this item have not been scanned.

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Private letters written during the war of the American Revolution

1 pp 1775

Handwritten copy of thirteen letters: two letters by Stephen Badlam dated 1775 June 25 (from Roxbury Camp) and 1776 May 14 (from "Shamble" [Deschambault near Quebec]) to Mary Badlam, Milton, Mass.; a letter by Lt. John Noyes dated 1776 July 7 written from Horns Hook to Capt. Ezra Badlam, New York; letter by Loammi Baldwin dated 1777 February 4 written from Woburn, Mass. to Capt. Ezra Badlam; two letters by Patience Badlam dated 1777 June 4 and 1777 June 11 both written from Dorchester, Mass. to Maj. Ezra Badlam, Albany, N.Y.; letter by Col Hay dated 22 June 1777 written from Fish Kill to Col Ezra Badlam; letter from J. Lansing for General Schuyler dated 10 July 1777 written from Head Quarters Fort Edward to Major Ezra Badlam; letter from G. Van Schaick dated 11 July 1777 written from Canajoharie to Major Ezra Badlam; letter by William Seber dated 17 July 1777 written from the House of Gossen Van Allstyne in Canajoharie to Major Badlam; letter by Gen Henry Glen dated 21 July 1777 written from Schenectady to Major Ezra Badlam; letter by Col John Bailey dated 1777 November 23 written from White Marsh Camp to Lt. Col. Ezra Badlam; and a letter written by Anna Gale dated 14 December 1777 written from Goshen to Col Ezra Badlam. Caption title. Communicated by John H. Blake.

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Return of a regiment of militia commanded by Lieut. Col. Samuel Pierce

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Statistical tables for June 10, 17, and 24 at Swansea, Mass., giving company-level tallies for various categories. Commanding officers are named, but not enlisted men

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Jonathan Holman orderly book, 1776 July 30-September 20

Journal and account book

Journal of Luke Drury

Journal of Samuel Hawes

Letter, 1776 December 22, Corryells Ferry (Lambertville), N.J., to William Perkins

Letter, 1781 March 13, Boston [Mass.], [to] Major General William Heath, West Point

Letter, 1782 January 11, Middletown [Conn.] to Capt. Moses Greenleaf, Newburyport [Mass.]

Muster roll of Capt. Thomas Cartwright's Company

Notebook, ca. 1776

Orderly book, 1775

Private letters written during the war of the American Revolution

Return of a regiment of militia commanded by Lieut. Col. Samuel Pierce