Orderly books, 1780.

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Orderly books, 1780.

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Two manuscript orderly books: v. 1 January-23 April and v. 2 23 April-26 July 1780 of the 2nd Canadian Regiment, kept by Hawkins with headquarters at Morristown. It contains division and brigade orders with lists of camp, main guard and fatigue details and detachments and decriptions of court martials.

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Hazen, Moses, 1733-1803

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Hawkins, John, active 1635

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Epithet: of Add MS 34729 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000303.0x000120 John Hawkins was a Sergeant Major in the 2nd Canadian Regiment of the Continental Army under the command of Colonel Moses Hazen from January 1 1776 to June of 1783. It acquired the name of "Congress' Own Regiment" since Congress itself was responsible for its supplies and maintainence. From the description of Orderly books, 178...