Valley Forge Landmarks. For printed depreciation notes paid to soldiers see (M-Ar)1599X, above. Newark : University of Delaware Press, 1986. Petitions include officers requesting payment, former President McKinlys request for reimbursement, and persons convicted of treason seeking leniency. The materials are ordered in a rough chronological fashion. Westminster, Md. State Employees Lewes meeting, examination of American grievances (transcripts from American Archives), 1774, 6. Resolves 1891, c 100 authorized publication under the secretary's direction of data derived from the indexing of this and related records (i.e., Muster rolls of the Revolutionary War ((M-Ar)57X), as cited below), For orders and warrants submitted by soldiers petitioning for depreciation payment see: Massachusetts. Parliament bill relating to Delaware (transcript), 1775, 3. 22. . 1. . To the Delaware Pilots, copy. Colonel John Haslet first commanded the Delaware Continental regiment. Correspondence includes reports from the Treasury Department to loan agents concerning payment or inquiries about discrepancies, letters from the Navy Department after 1812, instructions on the issuing of money to heirs of pensioners, charts for determining payment, statements certifying the guardians of heirs, instructions on the payment of half-pay pensioners, and instructions on determining eligibility. New York: American Heritage Publishing Company, 1958. The Legislative Council, consisting of nine members, three from each county, served as the upper house of the General Assembly. A Distinguished Son of Chester County, Bulletins of the Chester County Historical Society, 1902-03. In August and September of 1776 a convention specifically arranged for that purpose drafted a constitution. . Depreciation Certificates of Delaware Regiment, 1783-1799, 18. . He was educated at a free grammar school in Bury St. Edmunds and later in Switzerland, where he became proficient in six languages. General Court. Butterfield, L. H. Letters of Benjamin Rush. Duplicate of pamphlet found in the McKinly folder in General ReferenceBiography, and in the Research Room library. . Adams, Randolph G. British Headquarters Maps and Sketches Used by Sir Henry Clinton . Another letter from that year deals with political factions in Pennsylvania. Lefferts, Charles Mackubin. He believed that Americans would not trust a man who has no property among them.. Maryland Revolutionary Records. Munroe, John A. 24. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1974. Report of the Valley Forge Park Commission. 2. 14. 6. Moore, George H. John Dickinson . Encampment of the Army on Landing the 26th Aug. 1777. 1777 (4). In the early months of 1777 two Delaware companies joined Washingtons army. Taking into account rank and length of service, auditors estimated how much each soldier should receive, issuing depreciation certificates because the currency had been devalued so severely.(16). of the Sums Charged in the General . Maximilien Robespierre. This includes instructions for payment, statements certifying that an individual was the heir of a pensioner, and letters from physicians certifying disability. The Nehemiah Tilton papers folder contains photostats of two letters from 1782 dealing with current events and Delaware politics. The microfilm may be scheduled for future scanning. The Americans regrouped and in a series of battles turned the tide against the British. 1. Clarification of eligibility was verified by Congress in some cases to ensure that Massachusetts would ultimately be reimbursed for these charges by the federal government, Later adjustments were made for pay owed for 1780, with Resolves 1780, Jan 1781 Sess, c 216 (Mar. 15. Delaware Memorial at Valley Forge. Be the first one to, Rolls of the soldiers in the revolutionary war, 1775 to 1783, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Goodrich, John E. (John Ellsworth), 1831-1915, Vermont -- History Revolution, 1775-1783 Registers, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). 11. 5. Battle of Coochs Bridge. Delaware Conservationist XXI (Winter 1977-78): 11-16. Motor Travel, May 1925, June 1925. Charles Lee born February 6, 1732 in Dernhall, Cheshire, England. 1781 (2). Transparency Claims settlements include disbursements for prisoners of war, Commissary Department, transportation, Hospital Department, Quartermasters Department, and depreciation of pay. Philadelphia: J. Its soldiers participated in many of the important battles of the war, and fought with bravery. Acts of Congress concerning hospitals are also included (typescript copies). Receipts were not always dated or signed. Contains photographs taken to document Bicentennial celebration events and photos used in Commission publications. 16mm motion picture. It must have a determinable useful life. Exiles in Virginia: With Observations on the Conduct of the Society of Friends During the Revolutionary War. Thomas Lightfoot and Thomas Cockayne, 1777, 5. Daniel Ferguson: Revolutionary Soldier. Typescript, 1942. Records from the DARBC include administrative files pertaining to the celebration of the bicentennial of the American Revolution, as well as photographs, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, and speeches by the Governor related to the celebration. (N.p., n.d). George Washington and Delaware. #321a: The Declaration of Independence, translated into ten languages, 15. Verification of pensions for Jacob Caulk, Edward Whaley, Joseph Williams, Benjamin Lane, Charles Hamilton and John Alexander, 1818, 29. Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1988. This guide, indicating and describing the scope of the Revolutionary War holdings at the Delaware Public Archives, will assist the researcher in finding both original and secondary source material. . He recovered, and helped take part in the last few battles in the Conquest of Canada. Haslets men again guarded the rear of the army as the Americans crossed the Delaware into Pennsylvania. Also contains a draft of A Declaration of Rights and Fundamental Rules, and the Delaware State Constitution. The folder also include chronologies of the Revolution written after the war. N.p., 1903. (8), Few in the Delaware regiment took part in Washingtons attack on Trenton, or in the battle of Princeton. Index to Maps of the American Revolution in Books and Periodicals. Ihr Schreiner & Schlosser in Steinperf und Dillenburg Petitions, accounts and resolutions may be found, as well as communications and correspondence from the President and the Vice President of the Assembly and state officials. (12), A regiment of Delaware militia was called into service alongside the Continental Army in the summer of 1780. RG 1325.147 State Reports Collection, Proceedings of the Convention of the Delaware State, 1776 (reprinted 1927). WebOther information on the site includes histories of Union and Confederate regiments, links to descriptions of significant battles, and selected lists of prisoner-of-war records and cemetery records. Baltimore: Read-Taylor Press, 1925. WebRevolutionary War graves found between 1900 and 1987, which include the name of the patriot and the cemetery in which the headstone is found. Pay roll for Col. Samuel Pattersons officers, 1789, 40. . Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1935. Primary sources take the form of original documents, transcripts, and photostats. Delaware avoided the violence that occurred in other colonies, while joining in resistance against the acts. . Carte de la Baye et Riviere de Delaware . Beach, John W. The Cape Henlopen Lighthouse. This article is to be continued in a future These records are arranged alphabetically by subject heading and thereunder chronologically. These documents, available on microfilm, consist of legislation passed by the General Assembly. Pyle, Katharine. Alexander Wylly (Georgia) to Samuel White, Speaker of the House, Massachusetts (photocopy), 1765, 2. Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1976. Folder 1 contains company reports, and journal entries from 1775, 1779, and after the Revolution. An index to the journal and order book found among the Kirkwood papers. The records are arranged by pension act, then by pension agency, #864: Proceedings of the Convention of the Delaware State, August 1776, RG 9270.002 General Reference Collection Biography. Reports available are arranged by state; they give name, rank, regiment, description of wounds, and disability; they also give information regarding pension, place of residence, and physical fitness. . Resolves 1840, c 21 directed the state secretary as record keeper for the Commonwealth to care for all records relating to military service by Massachusetts forces during the Revolutionary War. R-75: Thomas Rodney Journal, 1786-1797. Contains correspondence of John Dickinson, including letters to Caesar Rodney, Thomas Rodney, and others. Neuenschwander, John A. #15: Revolutionary activities and Coochs Bridge, by M. Dunn, 3. The letter folders, containing both photostats and originals, are a mixture of personal and official correspondence. Pitz, Henry C. The Brandywine Tradition. (11), 1778 saw the American army ending its winter encampment at Valley Forge with a new sense of discipline and purpose; the British evacuated Philadelphia, shifting their focus to the south. Citizens were required to take an oath of allegiance or declaration of fidelity to the new nation or the Delaware State and abandon all loyalty to the King of Great Britain. Proceedings of the Assembly of the Lower Counties on Delaware, 1770-1776, of the Constitutional Convention of 1776, and of the House of Assembly of the Delaware State, 1776-1781. Only after 1822 do we find correspondence from individuals other than government officials or loan officers. Locations Directory Dickinson, John, with introduction by R.T. H. Halsey. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1933. Early Sea Fights of the American Revolution. S.A.R. Includes portraits of notable Delawareans from the Revolutionary period. Position of the Army Near Aikens Tavern. 1777 (8). Commission, John Carr, ensign, Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment, 1777, 14. Colonel Samuel Pattersons Battalion, flying camp. Office of the Secretary of State. Clark, Murtie June. Pension Receipts 1821-1822 (2 folders), RG 1315.006 Revolutionary War Veterans Accounts with the United States Government, 1776-1787. The American Heritage Book of the American Revolution. 8. A Map of the Country from Raritan River in East Jersey to Elk Head in Maryland . Those who refused were ineligible to hold office, vote or serve on juries. Books relating to the American Revolution may be found in the Research Room. Caesar Rodneys Ride: Wilmington, Chester, Marcus Hook and Penns Landing, (reel 2) helical scan videotape, ca. The Assembly consisted of twenty-one members, seven from each county, elected annually. Charging at four in the morning, the Americans won without firing a shot. _____ (2023-03-02). More commonly known as a day book, the waste book contains initial recordings of daily receipts and disbursements. [Part of the modern counties of Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware, Chester, and Lancaster in Pennsylvania, New Castle in Delaware, and Cecil in Maryland. Ground Chosen and Entrenched by Washington to Fight Howes Army. (Price & Price, 1777). #96: Nicholas Way, loan to state, 1776, 8. Revolutionary War between 1789 and 1833. Record types contained in this RG 1111.006 Council of Safety Minutes 1775-1776. General Charles Lee was a leader during the American Revolution. John Dickinson: A Great Worthy of the Revolution. National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. Uniforms of the American, British, French and German Armies in the War of the American Revolution, 1775-1783. WebA depreciation in the value of paper money resulted in an inflationary situation. The commissary accounts detail provisions for prisoners of war apparently taken at Yorktown, listing general comments, regiments, number of rations, and amount of alcohol supplied. It is best to consult the lists following groups of documents. . 17. 12. Entries for each account include disbursements for prisoners of war, the commissarys department, transportation, the hospital department, quartermasters department, contingent expenses, forage department, and for arms, ammunition, and ordnance stores. George Read to President of Congress, (transcripts, photocopies), 1778, 2. Letters of Marque and Reprisal, 1778-1780, 5. The first pension law based on service was passed in 1818, but it was later amended to make eligible only those soldiers unable to earn a living. . 28. Caesar Rodney letters (photostat), 1776, 15. War Captain in Virginia. In a 1777 letter to George Read, Dickinson wrote that he was unable to serve as a delegate for Delaware in the Congress. . : Picton Press, 1998. The second folder includes letters from correspondents such as General Light-Horse Harry Lee and George Washington, returns of Lees partisan corps, to which McLane was attached for a time, troop returns, and pay rolls from this period. Vols. . 1776, regarding rumored changes in the Constitution, a list of members of the Council, Correction and Addenda to the published Minutes, resolutions for opening subscriptions for Continental Loan Office certificates, and acts regarding payment, clothing and supplies for Delawares troops. . The summons was The pension act of 1832 allowed pensions again based on service and made widows of veterans also eligible to receive pension benefits. National Archives and Records Service. On April 7, 1778, the Legion left the 1st CLDs and became known as Lee's Legion. A Compleat Plan of Part of the Province of Pennsylvania East and West Jersey 1778. The 1818 Pension Roll (covers 24 states and one district) is available online. It must not be excepted property. (10), The war had come to Delaware. Robinson refused to appear before the committee, which warned revolutionaries not to deal with him but seems to have taken no other action. Charlottesville: Published for the Friends of the John Dickinson Plantation by the University Press of Virginia, 1983. Delawares contributions to American independence did not end with the war. [Area of Chester County in Pennsylvania, including Valley Forge and a Continental powder mill], n.d. 12. 16mm motion picture. Samuel Patterson to Caesar Rodney (transcript), 1776, 13. Selesky, Harold E. A Demographic Survey of the Continental Army that Wintered at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1777-1778. A camera icon indicates items that are digitally available online. With Haslets death, Colonel David Hall was given command. Personal Recollections of Captain Enoch Anderson . R-48: Papers from the New York Public Library, 1774-1804. 2. John Hills. Color print. Topics of correspondence from 1776 includes the appointment of generals, the purchase of arms, Dickinsons reservations regarding the Declaration of Independence, and Dickinsons service with his troops in New Jersey. (1970). The following is a list of maps located in the map collection, and maps found in the vertical file collection. Rodneys papers include his will, administrative and legal papers, and letters. Notes of Thomas Rodney on accounts for troops, 1776, 7. Haslets men defended Chattertons Hill, retreating only as the American forces did. The Loyalists in Revolutionary America 1760-1781. Camp Near Carsons Tavern; The 2nd of Sept. 1777. 1777 (6). Washington, D.C.: Harry Wright Newman, 1938. The Council of Safety supervised county Committees of Inspection and Observation and militias, and was responsible for raising the first Delaware regiment commanded by John Haslet. Letter from David Hall, Council of Safety (photocopy), 1776, 8. Ryden George H[erbert]. Fiore, Jordan D. Days of History: 200 Years Ago, Revolutionary Era. Although they did not participate in any battles, members of the Delaware militia unit witnessed the hanging of Major John Andr on 2 October 1780. Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition grand prize certificate, 1926. James Tilton letters folder contains a typescript copy of a letter from Tilton referring to George Washingtons resignation as commander of the Continental Army. Correspondence from 1783 can be found in Box 3 of the Dickinson papers. In Buff and Blue: Being Certain Portions From the Diary of Richard Hilton. from The New England Quarterly IV, no. Kremer, Bruce J. John Hanson of Mulberry Grove. Learn how and when to remove this template message, Lee's Legion Remembered: Profiles of the 2nd Partisan Corps (.pdf), North West Territory Alliance Congressional Forces Lee's Legion 5th Troop Reenactors, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lee%27s_Legion&oldid=1083158522, Cavalry units and formations of the United States Army, Military units and formations established in 1776, Military units and formations of the Continental Army, Articles needing additional references from June 2009, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 17 April 2022, at 10:50. American Philosophical Society. Manuscript Map. The Blues saw little action the remainder of 1779 and they wintered at Morristown, New Jersey. Matters were not helped by inflation. Manuscript Sources in the Library of Congress for Research on the American Revolution. 4. Peckham, Howard H. Guide to Manuscript Collections in the William Clements Library. Brunhouse, Robert L. The Counter-Revolution in Pennsylvania, 1776-1790. 4. Declaration of Commission, Light Infantry Company of Dover, 1976. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1942. WebYou may depreciate property that meets all the following requirements: It must be property you own. Instead, he submitted a plan to Howe in a letter, detailing a way to defeat Washington. RG 1111.000 Legislative Papers, 1776-1783. These records are meeting minutes of the Assembly, the lower house of the General Assembly, from the years 1776-1783. BY JACOB DOLSON COX, A.M., LL.D. He delayed in responding to messages from Washington; he procrastinated in moving his troops when called to meet Washington. Bushman, Claudia L., Herbert B. Hancock, and Elizabeth Moyne Homsey, eds. 1. Bellas, Henry Hobart, ed. Many of these articles were part of a series featured in the Wilmington Morning News, Looking Back 200 Years, which ran in 1975 and 1976. RG 1922.000 Delaware American Revolution Bicentennial Commission (DARBC)Administrative Records, 1969-1977. Caesar Rodney Ride, event poster 1976. In 1778, Dedication of State House/Independence Festival 76, event poster, 1976. 1976. New Haven: H. E. Selesky, 1987. WebCape May County Battalion. Roebuck letter from Alexander Stuart at Lewes, 1776, 17. Public Archives Commission of Delaware. Photostat. 16. The American Revolutionary War inflicted great financial costs on all of the combatants, including the United States, France, Spain and the Kingdom of Great One folder of photostats includes instructions to generals, transcripts of letters to state officials, correspondence with his brother Thomas on subjects of the day, letters to the General Assembly regarding acts of Congress, and a letter of 4 July 1776 regarding Rodneys vote on the Declaration of Independence. bosch b22ct80sns01 ice (Dover: Public Archives Commission of Delaware, 1932). Wilmington: Delaware Daughters of the American Revolution, 1940. Jones, Gilbert S. Valley Forge Park: Historical Record and Guide Book. Its members included Thomas McKean, Caesar Rodney, George Read, John McKinly and Thomas Robinson. A casualty return from the battle at Eutaw Springs, September 1781 may be found, as well as a transcript of correspondence between General Henry Clinton and General Benjamin Lincoln before Lincolns surrender of Charleston in 1780. A list of the names of pensioners, under the act of 18th of March, 1818, whose names were struck of the list by act of 1st May, 1820, and sequently restored. Accounts not paid by Philip Barratt and Isaac Carty, n.d. 4. 9. Correspondence includes missives from Delawares Council of Safety, military correspondence, a list of loyalist prisoners taken by Haslets regiment at Mamaroneck, New York, reports on the course of the war from officers to various Delaware officials, and communications between Delaware leaders. Lafayette to Washington (photostat), 1781, 29. Letters concerning Allen McLane (photostat), 1781, 30. Lists of Delinquents from the Various Militia Companies. Haslets men fought bravely at Brooklyn Heights that day, although the American forces were defeated. Baltimore: Southern Book Company, 1955. These records contain a variety of primary and secondary material. The letterbook shows date, name of addressee, matters under consideration, and signature of Eleazer McComb. ), with time of service, length of enlistment, remarks (dead, deserted, invalid; residence; company commander); additional less complete version (also missing p.1-2) with page references, Volume list (see also 1885 report (p. 32)), Agency history record (CStRLIN)MASVAH0029-A/(OCoLC)145429236 describes the history and functions of the Office of the Secretary of State, Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives, Massachusetts Office of the Secretary of State, The ArchiveGrid website uses HTTP In the Read, George folder are photostats of letters relating to the Stamp Act crisis, and letters written during Reads service in the Continental Congress referring to Lexington and Concord, and other news of the war. Other reimbursements and deductions to be included were detailed on preliminary forms in Resolves 1780, Apr Sess, c 191, May 18, 1781. Burnham, Smith. FamilySearch makes every effort to enable access dependent on decisions of record custodians and applicable laws. He was instrumental in improving care for the sick and wounded by redesigning the military hospitals used by the Americans. Louder Calloway and John Stevens(on), 1829, 62. 7. 5. A Committee of Correspondence was formed in October 1773 to communicate with other colonies. United States, Pennsylvania - Military history - Revolution, 1775-1783, The Pennsylvania magazine of history and biography - v. 28 (1904) - v. 28, no. 2. . John Montressor journal extracts (transcripts), 1777, 16.
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