Sabine, Lorenzo. The museum is cash only. They first saw combat on 27 August, in the Battle of Long Island. RG 9026.001 Prints and EngravingsRevolutionary War. Many of these letters relating to the Revolution may also be found in George Herbert Rydens The Letters of Caesar Rodney, 1756-1784 (see bibliography section). He was educated at a free grammar school in Bury St. Edmunds and later in Switzerland, where he became proficient in six languages. Lists of certificates issued for depreciation of pay for Revolutionary War service, NH and PA, n.d. Records relating to pensions and claims for pay, n.d. 93.6 The Picket Post, miscellaneous issues, 1949-1973. In Buff and Blue: Being Certain Portions From the Diary of Richard Hilton. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1981. A letter from Allen McLane concerning the attachment of his company to the Delaware Regiment, and correspondence from Arthur Lee at the height of the Lee/Deane controversy in 1779 may also be found. MMXXIII Delaware.gov, Revolutionary War Records, Committee of Inspection and Observation, 1775-1777, Revolutionary War Records, Continental Congress, 1776-1778, Revolutionary War Records, Loyalist Records, 1775-1783, RG 9200M10.000 Allen McLane Papers, 1777-1821, RG 9200R01.000 George Read Papers, 1764-1782. . 2. 1. The unit first saw action in September of that year, defeating a Hessian regiment in an ambush. Battle of Brandewyne on the 11th September, 1777. 1777. These include letters concerning Committees of Correspondence, news of the war, the establishment of a hospital in Virginia, the conduct of army physicians, an account of the Delaware Regiments attack on loyalists at Mamaroneck, New York, the use of smallpox vaccine, Tiltons appointment as a hospital physician and surgeon, reports on sick and wounded, and Tiltons resignation from the Delaware Regiment in 1776. "'-'^f kTili'T'''" jiiMEiifirsT "nv>Y^?r^n mtr^ ^T. Delaware Regiment log, North Carolina, 1780, 28. VHS, 19 minutes. The 1820 Pension Roll (covers 19 states and 3 districts) is available online. Louder Calloway and John Stevens(on), 1829, 62. 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. 16mm motion picture. Robinson refused to appear before the committee, which warned revolutionaries not to deal with him but seems to have taken no other action. . This record series contains various types of Revolutionary War records, including companies muster rolls, accounts, lists of pensioners, depreciation records, correspondence, pay rolls, returns, indictments for treason, and petitions. At the same time its farmers, businessmen, and sailors provided supplies to keep the American army in existence. 1777. History of Delaware, 1609-1888, 3 vols. The Continental Powder Mill on French Creek . Neuenschwander, John A. box and 2 v.). OfficiallyGeneral Artemas Wardheld the post of Washingtons second-in-command. Every Person Placed on the Pension List of 1820, Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, Military Records: Pre-WWI Pension Applications, Pamphlet Describing M804: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application Files, Report from the Secretary of War, in Obedience to Resolutions of The Senate of the 5th and 30th of June,1834, and the 3rd of March, 1835, in Relation to the Pension Establishment of the United States: Volume One, National Archives and Records Administration, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Revolutionary_War_Pension_Records_and_Bounty_Land_Warrants&oldid=5095927, "Index to Revolutionary War Pension Applications in the National Archives". Director: John Sturges | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Michael Wilding, George Sanders, Anne Francis Votes: 730 5. Kent County (transcripts and photostats), 1775-1776, 3. WebRevolutionary War Battles The Trenton-Princeton CampaignThe Battle of BrandywineThe Monmouth CampaignReconnaissance of New YorkThe Yorktown Campaign Congress created the Continental Army on June 14, 1775, and John Adams nominated George Washington to serve as the army's Commander-in- Chief. Kent County, (transcripts, photostats, originals), 1776, 4. In June 1776, an attack on Whigs in Kent County was narrowly averted. The National Archives has pension applications and records of pension payments for veterans, their widows, and other heirs. Coughlan, Margaret N. Creating Independence, 1763-1789: Background Reading for Children. This is a wrenching tale. Delaware Becomes a State. National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. #15: Revolutionary activities and Coochs Bridge, by M. Dunn, 3. Philadelphia: J. Crissy, 1839. The Story of Caesar Rodney and His Immortal Ride. On 19 October Cornwallis surrendered. Soldiers awaiting depreciation certificates, 1779-1780, 21. #88: Continental EmissionUnited States account of taxes paid by Delaware, 7. Painting by Horace Carpenter, 1917-1919. He worked to fortify Fort Moultrie, but feared it wouldnt hold against an attack, so he suggested the soldiers remove to the city. . Edward Kearney, letter to the governor of Delaware, n.d. 2. Washington, D.C.: Office of Publications, National Park Service, 1975. Dickinsons correspondence from 1779 includes letters from colleagues, commentary on current events, and letters from Caesar Rodney regarding war-related matters. R-48: Papers from the New York Public Library, 1774-1804. 3. St 1779-80, c 29 (Jan. 13, 1780) authorized the treasurer to issue notes (called depreciation notes; see: Massachusetts. (15), An important state responsibility during and after the war was establishing pensions for veterans. 8. They often show the unit the veteran served in, when they served and may list battles in which a veteran fought. Another volume, also not published, Pension Rolls and Correspondence, contains information on pension applicants. Fires in 1800 destroyed the earliest Revolutionary War pension application records. David Finney papers, re: Loyalists, 1779, 9. Soundings . These five were reinterred at Arlington between 1892 and 1907. and Daniel Jester, 1832, 69. Generally, catalog entries are written in the same language as the original record they describe. By October Delaware had supplied roughly 460 out of a requested 600 men, commanded by Colonel Samuel Patterson. Correspondents include General Charles Lee, John Hancock, Benjamin Rush, and General George Washington. Philadelphia: Swedish Colonial Foundation, 1953. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1954. After the loss of Forts Washington and Lee in November, the American army withdrew from New York into New Jersey, with British troops in pursuit. Although primarily Revolutionary War pensions, this series includes a few War of 1812 pensions. State treasurers accounts with Edward Pole, 1807, Revolutionary War Records, AccountsForfeited Estates, 1771-1790 (13 folders), 7. A photostat of the proceedings details a call for delegates to an expected colonial congress, and the forming of the New Castle County Committee of Correspondence. Governors Register, State of Delaware Volume I: Appointments and Other Transactions . Clark, Raymond B., Jr. Maryland Revolutionary Records: How to Find and Interpret Them. A catalogue of the muster rolls, pay rolls, and miscellaneous papers pertaining to the Delaware troops in the Revolutionary War: Collected in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1908, Revolutionary War Records, Miscellaneous, 1765-1787 (3 folders), 1. These records contain a variety of primary and secondary material. 5. tim-thompson Delaware State Code Photostats. Weblee depreciation list revolutionary war. Wilmington: Historical Society of Delaware, 1940. Photostat. Revolutionary War Bounty Land Warrants Used in the U.S. Military District of Ohio and Relating Papers (Acts of 1788, 1803, and 1806)" (NARA M829) collection contains warrants issued to veterans of the U.S. Fiore, Jordan D. Days of History: 200 Years Ago, Revolutionary Era. While some colonies (now states) had taxes that were gathered specifically in support of the War, Connecticut did not. . 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. The Delaware Blues also continued their service. ". New York: Alfred Knopf, 1958. Photostat. RG 1111.000 Legislative Papers, 1776-1783. Newman, Harry Wright. This is balanced against deductions for itemized amounts received, e.g., gratuity money raised by state lottery (for 1780 payment), clothing and small articles provided; bounties; and wages already received. The "U.S. 4. The sixth volume listed here, containing miscellaneous Revolutionary War items, was collated but remains unpublished. #321a: The Declaration of Independence, translated into ten languages, 15. Muster roll, Delaware Regiment, Second Battalion, 1780, 30. U.S. There are appointments and commissions of officers and soldiers of the army, marching orders, and supply requests. Uploaded by Through the Years with Aunt Clara. R-90: Gail Stuart Rowe, Power, Politics, and Public Service: The Life of Thomas McKean (Ph.D. dissertation, Stanford University, 1969). Valley Forge Historical Society. Royal Raiders: The Tories of the American Revolution. The fort held. Payment to Captain McClements company soldiers, 1792-1793, 23. These records are arranged alphabetically by subject heading and thereunder chronologically. WebThe Depreciation Lands were divided into five districts, encompassing present-day Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, and Lawrence Counties. Commission issued by the Vice Admiralty Court, Bermuda, against American shipping, to Robert Burton, 1782, 6. Its soldiers participated in many of the important battles of the war, and fought with bravery. Help Center Millwood, New York: KTO Press, 1978. The history of the schooners, the exploits and adventures is a story itself. 2. RG 1115.0 Votes and Proceedings of the House of Assembly 1776-1783. Davis, Burton. Peden, Henry C., Jr. New York: The Outlook Company, 1903. [Delaware Bay and Chesapeake Bay (Clinton map #259)]. Officer rosters, regiment returns, pay rolls, muster rolls, casualty reports, list of officers and men to be struck from muster rolls, reports to the President of Delaware State, lists of prisoners of war, list of discharges, inspection reports, passes. Marshall, John. R-77: Settlement of Delaware Revolutionary War Claims with the United States, 1776-1787; Account Book of the State Auditor of Delaware, 1784-1800. Caesar Rodneys Arrival at Independence Hall, 1776. WebMap of donation and depreciation lands in western Pennsylvania. Lafayette to Washington (photostat), 1781, 29. Letters concerning Allen McLane (photostat), 1781, 30. Rodneys papers include his will, administrative and legal papers, and letters. Thomas Lightfoot and Thomas Cockayne, 1777, 5. Schlesinger, Arthur M. Prelude to Independence: The Newspaper War on Britain, 1764-1776. On 31 December, the end of the enlistment term, only six men, officers included, remained. WebThe American Revolutionary War inflicted great financial costs on all of the combatants, including the United States, France, Spain and the Kingdom of Great Britain.France and . Valley Forge Landmarks. Matters of business include Delawares separation from the British Crown and a call for a constitutional convention, an order for the arrest of Thomas Robinson, the making of a new state seal, provisions for the defense of the state, calls for days of fasting or thanksgiving, raising and payment of troops, punishments for treason, appointment of delegates to the Continental Congress, legislation against impressment, the Declaration of Independence, a report on the disaffection of Sussex County residents, money for the clothing of troops, currency issues, rations for the families of soldiers, the state schooner Delaware, the procurement of arms, Frances place in peace negotiations, adjustment of depreciation scales, relief for the widows and children of Delaware troops, and a tombstone for Colonel John Haslets gravesite. 7. Photostat. Receipts were not always dated or signed. 30 Camp a head of Elk . A Rising People: The Founding of the United States, 1765-1789. 1820). Washington, D.C.: Rare Book Shop Publishing, 1914. Especially notable among Officer rosters, muster rolls, regiment returns, pay rolls, provision and forage accounts, enlistment returns, certificates of service, depositions before justices of the peace, assignments of pay, receipts for pay, etc., from various soldiers.