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The Diary Of Colonel Israel Angell Commanding Officer, 2nd Rhode Island Regiment, Continental Army, Edward Field, Israel Angell, Norman Desmarais Jan 1899

The Diary Of Colonel Israel Angell Commanding Officer, 2nd Rhode Island Regiment, Continental Army, Edward Field, Israel Angell, Norman Desmarais

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This document includes the full text of Colonel Israel Angell's Diaries compiled by Edward Field and published in 1899. It also includes the text of three manuscript diaries from the collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, Massachusetts. These diaries were transcribed and digitized by Norman Desmarais and inserted in their proper location in Field's text. The diaries are organized here by the year of coverage rather than by the individual manuscripts as in Field's book. The five chronological sections of this combined text are also available as individual downloads in the supplemental materials section of this page.


Journal Of Oliver Boardman Of Middletown: 1777 Burgoyne's Surrender, Oliver Boardman Jan 1899

Journal Of Oliver Boardman Of Middletown: 1777 Burgoyne's Surrender, Oliver Boardman

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Covers the period from September 2, 1777 to the surrender of the British army under General John Burgoyne at Saratoga on October 19, 1777. It includes the terms of surrender.


Letter From W.D. "Pete" Bogan To His Mother Ella Bogan (Sc 1479), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1899

Letter From W.D. "Pete" Bogan To His Mother Ella Bogan (Sc 1479), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Letter written by W. D. Bogan, in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War, to his mother Ella Bogan, Franklin, Kentucky. It includes descriptions of battles in which he participated.


Journal Of Joseph Joslin, Jr. Of South Killingly, A Teamster In The Continental Service, March 1777 -- August 1778, Joseph Joslin Jan 1899

Journal Of Joseph Joslin, Jr. Of South Killingly, A Teamster In The Continental Service, March 1777 -- August 1778, Joseph Joslin

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Joseph Joslin, Jr. was a teamster contracted with the Continental Army. His journal covers his activities during the period of March, 1777 to August, 1778.