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Journal And Letters Of Rev. Henry True, Henry True Jan 1900

Journal And Letters Of Rev. Henry True, Henry True

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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.


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.


Revolutionary Defences In Rhode Island, Edward Field Jan 1896

Revolutionary Defences In Rhode Island, Edward Field

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This is a digitized version of Edward Field's Revolutionary Defences In Rhode Island: An Historical Account of the Fortifications and Beacons Erected During the American Revolution, with Muster Rolls of the Companies Stationed Along the Shores of Narragansett Bay. It includes the full text of the book along with illustrations and drawings of the various fortifications in the colony during the American War for Independence.


Journal Of The Campaign At New York, 1776-7, Benjamin Trumbull Jan 1879

Journal Of The Campaign At New York, 1776-7, Benjamin Trumbull

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This journal covers the New York campaign in 1776 and 1777.


Captain William Coit, P. H. Woodward Jan 1879

Captain William Coit, P. H. Woodward

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This is a brief biography of Captain William Coit. It serves as an introduction to the Orderly Book of Moses Fargos for the use of William Coit's company which is the 4th Company and 6th Regiment under Colonel Samuel Holden Parsons.


Journal Of Simeon Lyman Of Sharon Aug. 10 To Dec. 28, 1775, Simeon Lyman Jan 1879

Journal Of Simeon Lyman Of Sharon Aug. 10 To Dec. 28, 1775, Simeon Lyman

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Covers the period Aug. 10 to Dec. 28, 1775.


Moses Fargos -- Orderly Book, Moses Fargos Jan 1879

Moses Fargos -- Orderly Book, Moses Fargos

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This is the orderly book of Moses Fargos for the use of William Coit's company which is the 4th Company and 6th Regiment under Colonel Samuel Holden Parsons. It covers the period of April 23, 1775 to August 7, 1775 and includes General George Washington's commission to William Coit.


Journal Of Ensign Nathaniel Morgan, April 21 To Dec. 11, 1775, Nathaniel Morgan Jan 1879

Journal Of Ensign Nathaniel Morgan, April 21 To Dec. 11, 1775, Nathaniel Morgan

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Covers the period April 21 to Dec. 11, 1775.


A Concise Journal Or Minutes Of The Principal Movements Towards St. John's Of The Siege And Surrender Of The Forts There In 1775, Benjamin Trumbull Jan 1879

A Concise Journal Or Minutes Of The Principal Movements Towards St. John's Of The Siege And Surrender Of The Forts There In 1775, Benjamin Trumbull

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Covers the period July 26 to November 3, 1775.


Journal Of Bayze Wells Of Farmington: May, 1775 -- February,1777, At The Northward And In Canada, Bayze Wells Jan 1879

Journal Of Bayze Wells Of Farmington: May, 1775 -- February,1777, At The Northward And In Canada, Bayze Wells

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Covers the period May, 1775 to November, 1777 and the capture of Fort Ticonderoga and the siege of Quebec.


Memoir Of The Indian Wars, John Stuart Jan 1763

Memoir Of The Indian Wars, John Stuart

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