Orderly book Sept.-Dec. 1775.

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Orderly book Sept.-Dec. 1775.

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Though not a period of concentrated military action, these months included the British landing at Lechmere Point (9 Nov.), the inquiry into the conduct of the spy Dr. Benjamin Church, the arrival of the Congressional Committee (Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Lynch, and Benjamin Harrison), the siege of Boston, and the surrender of Montreal (13 Nov.) In addition, the diary records daily paroles, countersigns, officers of the day, disciplinary actions (including courts martial) for such offenses as petty theft, insubordination, and fraudulent enlistment practices, discharges, and supply shortages.

diary 1 v. ([108] p.) ; 22 cm.

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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. ...

Church, Benjamin, 1734-1778

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Physician, poet, author, and traitor; b. Newport, R.I.; graduate of Harvard, 1754; lived in Boston and Raynham, Mass.; after correspondence with British was intercepted in 1775, he was tried by court martial. Continental Congress resolved on Nov. 6, that he should be imprisoned at Norwich, Conn., but because of illness was removed to Massachusetts and put on parole; allowed to sail from Boston in May 1776 for London but ship never heard from again; family was pensioned by the Crown. ...

Prescott, William, 1726-1795

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Bancroft, Edmund, d. 1777.

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Initially a non-commissioned officer in Col. William Presscott's Regiment (May-Dec. 1775) and therefore likely a participant at Bunker Hill, Bancroft became an Ensign in the 7th Continental Infantry in 1776, and eventually First Lieutenant in the 15th Massachusetts before he died in service. From the description of Orderly book Sept.-Dec. 1775. (Society of the Cincinnati Library). WorldCat record id: 27645597 ...