John Kissam papers 1778-1823; 1864-1868

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John Kissam papers 1778-1823; 1864-1868

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The John Kissam papers (1778-1823; 1864-1868) principally include correspondence and orders to Major Kissam, a Loyalist, concerning the Queens County Militia during the British occupation of New York and Long Island during the American Revolution. The subjects relate mostly to the taking of property, especially wood-cutting; authorization for movements about Long Island and to New York; and meeting troop musters. There are a small number of post-war items concerning Kissam. The collection also includes election (1865) and discharge (1868) certificates for Corporal Platt Wiggins from the New York State National Guard and the August 1864 muster roll of Company K of the 12th Georgia Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America.

0.1 Linear feet; in 16 folders in one manuscript box

Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)

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Wiggins family

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Kissam, John

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John Kissam (1748-1828) was a farmer in Flower Hill, a village in Queens County (N.Y.) at the time, but becoming part of North Hempstead, Nassau County, in the twentieth century. During the American Revolution, Kissam was a Loyalist and was given the rank of major in the Queens County Militia on December 9, 1776, during the British occupation of New York and Long Island. On June 30, 1781, he was kidnapped from his home by revolutionaries and taken to Connecticut. He was paroled and ...

Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 12th

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Queens County (N.Y.). Militia.

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Hamilton, Archibald, d. 1795

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Archibald Hamilton and Oliver De Lancey were New York loyalists who served on the side of the British during the American Revolutionary War. Hamilton was appointed Colonel Commandant of the Queens County Militia in 1778. De Lancey commanded three battalions, collectively known as De Lancey's Brigade, beginning in September of 1776. The Brigade served in various parts of Long Island. From the guide to the Archibald Hamilton and Oliver De Lancey Revolutionary War order book, 1779-1780,...