Order-books, 1775-1861.

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Order-books, 1775-1861.

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Collection of orderly books for: General William Smallwood of Smallwood's Brigade, 1778-1779; Colonel Daniel Morgan of the 11th Virginia Regiment, 1777; Col. Christian Febiger of the 2nd Virginia Regiment (kept by Francis Cowherd), 1778; Col. Christian Febiger of the 1st Virginia Battalion of 1781; Col. William Thompson of the Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion, 1775; Col. John Cadwalader of the 3rd Battalion of Philadelphia Association (kept by Capt. Sharp Delancy), 1776; Lt. Col. Thomas Bull of the 4th Battalion Chester County Associators (kept by William Armstrong), 1776; Col. John Bull and Col. Walter Stuart of the Pennsylvania State Regiment, 1777; Col. Anthony Wayne of the 4th Pennsylvania Battalion, 1776; Brig. Gen. Anthony Wayne (kept by Benjamin Fishbourne), 1778-1782, 1792-1794; Col. Henry Bicker of the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, 1778; an unidentified Regiment at Whitemarsh, Pa., 1777; Col. Nicholas Haussegger, Lt. Col. George Stricker, and Col. Baron de Arent of the Continental German Battalion, (kept by Capt. Charles Baltzel) ;1776-1778, 1780; an unidentified Regiment at Valley Forge, 1778; Col. Moses Hazen of the 2nd Canadian Regiment, 1778-1779; Col. Henry Bicker and Col. Walter Stuart of the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, 1778-1779; Maj. Nicholas Dietrich Baron de Ottendorf (kept by Capt. Anthony Selin), 1777; Col. Daniel Brodhead of the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment, 1778-1780; and Lt. Col. Calvin Smith of the 6th Massachusetts Regiment, 1782. Col. James Chambers of the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment, 1778-1780; Gen. Alexander McDougal, 1780; an unidentified unit [Militia], 1780; an unidentified [North Carolina] Regiment, 1777; Col. Elias Dayton of the 3rd New Jersey Regiment, 1780; John Ross, Brig. Gen. and Inspector of New Jersey Brigade, 1780; Elisha Williams, Adjutant to George Washington, 1776; 1st Regiment of Artillery, 1794-1809; Thomas Cadwalader and S. Anderson of Camp Dupont, 1814; 2nd Elite Corps of the Virginia Militia, 1814; and Gen. Robert Patterson, 1861.

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Baltzel, Charles

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McDougal, Alexander.

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Cadwalader, John, 1742-1786

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John Cadwalader was a land agent for the Penn family and a Revolutionary War soldier. Born in Philadelphia in 1742 to Dr. Thomas Cadwalader and Hannah Lambert, he was educated at the College and Academy of Philadelphia. He went into business with his brother, Lambert; both men held considerable wealth and social position in Philadelphia. Early in the conflict with Great Britain, Cadwalader became a member of the Philadelphia Committee of Safety and later was appointed Brigadier-General of the Pe...

Selin, Anthony, -1792

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Williams, Elisha, active 1762

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Delany, Sharp, 1736-1799

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Sharp Delany was the Captain of an unidentified company of the 3rd Battlion of the Pennsylvania Militia in 1776. From the description of Orderly book, 1776. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122489232 ...

United States. Army

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Smallwood, William, 1732-1792

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Army officer. From the description of Papers of William Smallwood, 1780. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71071024 Born in Charles County, MD., William Smallwood, a delegate to the Maryland Assembly in 1761, was wounded in the Battle of White Plains and became Brigadier General in 1776. He served as Major General from 1780-1783 and began three terms as Govenor of Maryland in 1785. From the description of Orderly book, 1778-1779. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania)...

Fishbourne, Benjamin, -1819

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Benjamin Fishbourne was Captain of the 4th Pennsylvania Battalion from 3 January 1777-31 December 1782 and Aide-de-Camp to General Anthony Wayne from 1779-1783. From the description of Orderly book, 1778, 1782 (bulk). (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122590607 Colonel Benjamin Fishbourne commanded the Fourth Pennsylvania Regiment during the Revolution and served as aide-de-camp to General Anthony Wayne. He later settled in Sa...

Bull, Thomas, 1744-1837

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Dayton, Elias, 1737-1807

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Revolutionary general. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Chatham [N.J.], to General Hand, 1782 Jan. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270517668 Revolutionary War Army officer. From the description of Papers, 1759-1783. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70954594 ...

Cowherd, Francis, 1753-1833

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Francis Cowherd, from Orange County, was a lieutenant in the second Virginia Regiment during the revolutionary war. He later became a major in the militia, coroner for the county and a state tax collector. From the description of Certificate of exchange as prisoner of war, Charlestown [South Carolina], 1781 February 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122323252 Francis Cowherd was a lieutenant in the Second Virginia Regiment during the revolutionary war. He later...

Ottendorf, Nicholas Dietrich, Baron de

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Stuart, Walter, 1920-

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Stricker, George, 1732-1810

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Brodhead, Daniel, 1736-1809

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Born in 1736 in Marblehead, New York, Daniel Brodhead served as a colonel in the Revolutionary War, commanding the Western Department from his headquarters at Fort Pitt from 1779 to 1781. In the years preceding the outbreak of war, Brodhead operated a gristmill and worked as a deputy-surveyor for the colony of Pennsylvania. Disturbed by the passage of the Coercive Acts in 1774, Brodhead represented Berks County at a protest congress held in Philadelphia. In 1776, he was commissioned as an office...

Morgan, Daniel, 1736-1802

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Morgan was a frontiersman who prospered as a Virginia farmer. His military career began when he served as Captain of one of the two Virginia rifle companies, and led Arnold's march to Quebec (1775). He rose to the rank of brigadier general in 1780, serving until July, 1781 when he retired to "Saratoga," his estate near Winchester, Va. He commanded militia troops during the Whiskey Insurrection of 1794, and was elected to the Fifth Congress as a Federalist representing Virginia. From ...

United States. Continental Army

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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. ...

Smith, Calvin N.

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Patterson, Robert Leet

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Robert Patterson was editor of the Presbyterian Banner of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. From the description of Robert Patterson papers, 1879-1880. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122608175 ...

Ross, John, 1752-1796.

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Armstrong, William Park, 1874-

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Born in Fremont, NE. Attended Tulane University and University of Minnesota. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 1963 and the Colorado Senate in 1965. Elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1973; served as a United States Senator from 1984-1991. From the description of Papers, 1980-1989. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 70046717 William Armstrong was a 2nd Lieutenant of Lewis' Pennsylvania Battalion of the Flying Camp (or mobile ...

Haussegger, Nicholas, 1729-1786

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Chambers, James, 1920-1989

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Horn player; member of the All-American Youth Orchestra. From the description of Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Nov. 17, 1979 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155862203 ...

Hazen, Moses, 1733-1803

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Army officer. From the description of Papers of Moses Hazen, 1780. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132127 From the description of Papers of Moses Hazen, 1780. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81173451 From the description of Papers of Moses Hazen, 1780-1783. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455961 ...

Cadwalader, Thomas, 1779-1841

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Thomas Cadwalader was a Lieutenant Colonel of a Cavalry regiment during the War of 1812. Later he was Major General of the 1st District of the Pennsylvania Militia. From the description of Orderly book, 1814. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122625371 ...

Bicker, Henry, -1801

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Febiger, Christian, 1746-1796

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Christian Febiger was a colonel with a Virginia regiment during the Revolution. From the description of Letterbooks, 1778-1786. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122441747 ...

Thompson, William, 1736-1781

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Colonel William Thompson commanded the Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment from June 25, 1775 to March 1, 1776, when the command passed to Col. Edward Hand. This regiment was reorganized during the winter of 1775-76 into the 1st Continental Regiment of Pennsylvania. From the description of Orderly book, 1775. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122540463 Continental Army officer. From the description of William Thompson correspondence, 1775 July 6. ...

Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796

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Anthony Wayne was a soldier and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1780. From the description of Receipt book, 1785-1792. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122540852 Wayne was one of the great generals in the Revolutionary War. Here he was an Indian fighter. From the description of DS, 1795 November 16 : Greenville. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 14283513 U.S. representative from Geor...

Anderson, Samuel, 1773-1857

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