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Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786. Papers, 1777-1780

Title: Nathanael Greene Papers 1777-1780

Nathanael Greene was one of the leading commanders in the Continental Army, and the only officer George Washington saw as capable of leading in his absence. Greene served as a field commander, member of Washington's staff, Quartermaster General, and commander of the Army in the Southern Theater. Greene was born on July 27, 1742 in Potowomut, Rhode Island to a Quaker family, who believed that their children would learn more from manual labor then from attending school. Lacking a formal education Greene was very intelligent and taught himself to read, developing early on a love of books - particularly military history and theory. It was through reading, not experience, where Greene learned his knowledge of military science. Between 1778 and 1780 he reluctantly served as Quartermaster General, and was able to drastically improve supplying the Continental Army. Greene ended his military career leading the American Southern army to victory over the British. Greene died in Georgia in June 1786. The Papers of Nathanael Greene come from Greene's tenure as Quartermaster General of the Continental Army between 1778 and 1780. The collection primarily consists of Greene's correspondence with officers in the quartermaster department, officers in the Army (including George Washington), and members of the Continental Congress; relating to the operation of the Quartermaster Department with requests for supplies, forage, and money. In addition, there is also correspondence between officers of the Quartermaster Department. The content of the letters provide a detailed account of the logistical obstacles that Greene and his subordinates faced in trying to keep not only the Quartermaster Department but the Continental Army running. The papers do not contain any material relating to Greene's military service or private life either before or after his tenure as quartermaster general.

ArchivalResource: 4.0 Linear feet

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Davis, Charles G. Military papers, 1762-1944.

Title: Military papers, 1762-1944.

Correspondence, account book, commissions, orders, regulations, memoranda, notes, tables, schedules, discharges, pension papers, invoices, and other papers, relating to service in the Civil War, World War I, Normandy invasion, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Essex County, N.J., Military Commissioners, New Jersey militia, and New York militia. Includes records of Company I, 29th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. Persons represented include Daniel Blue, Charles Stuart Boggs, Oscar Bullus, William Colfax, Charles G. and William C. Davis, James DeVoe, William H. Emmons, Peter Low, William M. McKissack, Jedediah Swan, Benjamin Tappan, James C. Van Dyke, George Washington, William Watson, and Clyde Winterton.

ArchivalResource: 112 items, 6 v., and 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28411971 View

New Jersey. Militia. Regiment, 2nd. Records, 1814-1815.

Title: Records, 1814-1815.

This collection contains the records of the Second Regiment of the New Jersey Militia from the years 1814 to 1815, including muster rolls, pay rolls, receipt rolls, and other financial records pertaining to the regiment. The commanding officers of the regiment that are mentioned in the records are John Seward (Lieutenant Colonel), John Anderson (Major), Jonathan Brown (Major), and Benjamin Rosenkrans (Major).The company commanders within the regiment that are mentioned in the records (all with the rank of captain) are George Beardslee, Joseph Budd, Benjamin Coleman, John Darcy, William Dunn, Daniel Kilburn, Vancleve Moore, Robert Perrine, Alexander Reading, Charles South, William Swayze, Thomas Teasdale, William Vliet, and Abraham Webb. Other officers mentioned in the records are Hampton Dunham (Surgeon), David Heath (Ensign), John Hull (Ensign), Peter Measurrall (Ensign), Benjamin Ogden (Lieutenant), Reuben Randolph (Ensign), Samuel Roub (Ensign), Ebenezer Smith (Adjutant), Moses Stiles (Lieutenant), Safety Stout (Ensign), David Thompson (Paymaster), and Silas Young (Lieutenant).The records are divided into two series; the first series contains the muster rolls for the Second Regiment, the second series consists of the regiment's financial records.

ArchivalResource: 0.08 linear feet (61 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52717734 View

Autograph File, C

Title: Autograph File, C

The Autograph File is an alphabetically arranged collection of single letters, manuscripts, and drawings received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made.

ArchivalResource: 14.5 linear feet (29 boxes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01426/catalog View

New Jersey. Militia. Regiment, 2nd. Records, 1814 Sept.-Dec.

Title: Records, 1814 Sept.-Dec.

Muster rolls, payrolls, paymaster and subsistence accounts of the 2nd regiment of Gen. William Colfax's brigade.

ArchivalResource: 77 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70954891 View