Papers, 1770-1798.

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Papers, 1770-1798.

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This collection of manuscripts represents almost exclusively letters of Greene in the period 1775 to 1780. While there is little on Greene's famous southern campaign against the British in 1780-1781, his letters, generally addressed to his lifelong friend, Samuel Ward (1756-1832), contain material on his earlier war experiences, including participation in the siege of Boston, the political climate in the period 1775-1777, the Continental Army in New Jersey and Valley Forge, and much on family, personal, and economic affairs.

1 folder (67 items)1 folder (8 items) ; oversize.

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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. ...

Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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Ward, Samuel, 1756-1832

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Samuel Ward was born in Westerly, Rhode Island in 1756, and graduated from Brown University in Providence in 1771. He accompanied Benedict Arnold in the attack on Quebec and was aid-de-camp to General Washington. Ward eventually rose to Lieut. Colonel in the First Rhode Island Regiment. He also became a distinguished merchant, settling first in New York and then East Greenwich, Rhode Island where he died in 1832. From the description of Samuel Ward collection, 1781-1831. (Mystic Seap...