Joseph Clift account book 1765-1812 1765-1801 Clift, Joseph account book
Related Entities
There are 3 Entities related to this resource.
Massachusetts. Militia
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rn6zj7 (corporateBody)
Ten companies comprised the 12th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia: five from Boston, one from North Bridgewater, one from Abington, one from Weymouth, one from Stoughton, and one from Gloucester. After organization was completed, the regiment was ordered to Fort Warren in Boston Harbor. Three months later it was sent to Harper's Ferry, Va., where it guarded the upper Potomac as part of Bank's division. From the description of Massachusetts Volunteer Militia records, 1861 [ma...
United States. Continental Army
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66m6x5k (corporateBody)
In response to the expansion of the Continental Army the number of staff was increased and reorganized in 1776. Changes included the creation of a new unit to supplement George Washington's personal staff. This special unit, the Commander in Chief's Guard, was formed on March 12, 1776 with Captain Caleb Gibbs (formerly adjutant of the 14th Continental Regiment and appointed Aid to Major General Greene) as commander. The unit protected Washington, the army's cash, and official papers. ...
Clift, Joseph, 1736-1828
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60m74nv (person)
Joseph Clift was born on June 22, 1736, the son of Deacon William Clift (d. 1750) and his wife Judith (d. 1782); he had 6 surviving siblings. During the Revolutionary War, he served as a captain of the local militia, and accompanied a regiment to Rhode Island. He and his wife, Mary, had at least one son, also named Joseph. He died in 1828. From the guide to the Joseph Clift account book, Clift, Joseph account book, 1765-1812, 1765-1801, (William L. Clements Library, Univ...
