Records, 1814-1816.

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Records, 1814-1816.

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This collection contains the records of the Second Light Infantry Regiment of the Pennsylvania Militia from the years 1814 to 1816, including muster rolls, pay rolls, receipt rolls, and other financial records pertaining to the regiment. The commanding officers of the regiment that are mentioned in the records are Louis Bache (Colonel), William Darlington (First Major), and John Sedan (Second Major). The company commanders within the regiment that are mentioned in the records (all with the rank of captain) are Jacob Grosh, William Holdgate, William McGlathery, Peter Nungesser, John F. Ruhe, George Schwenk, Titus Taylor, Christopher Vanartsdalen, and John G. Wessler. Other officers mentioned in the records are Richard D. Corson (Surgeon), Isaac Darlington (Lieutenant), John Duer (Ensign), Levi Evans (Lieutenant), Thomas Evans (Surgeon's Mate), John Supple (Ensign), and Jonathan Wynkoop (Paymaster). The records are divided into two series; the first series contains the muster rolls for the Second Regiment, the second series consists of the regiment's financial records.

0.17 linear feet (62 items)

New Jersey Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7658177

New Jersey Historical Society Library

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Grosh, Jacob.

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Supple, John.

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Pennsylvania. Militia. Light Infantry Regiment, 2nd

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Corson, Richard, 1918-

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Nungesser, Peter.

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Wynkoop, Jonathan.

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Taylor, Titus.

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Darlington, W. A. (William Aubrey), 1890-1979

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Pennsylvania. Militia. Regiment, 2nd.

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The Second Light Infantry Regiment of the Pennsylvania Militia was mustered into service in September 1814, and was a detached militia in service of the United States until the end of 1814. In October 1814, the Second Regiment was camped on the Delaware River at Marcus Hook, possibly to protect Philadelphia from a British invasion. While stationed there, the commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Louis Bache, was arrested and court-martialed on the charges of mutiny and insubordination, as well ...

Duer, John

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Bache, Louis, 1779-1818

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McGlathery, William

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Pennsylvania. Militia. Court-martial (Bache : 1814)

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Sedan, John.

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Holdgate, William.

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Vanderhoof, Cornelius

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Cornelius Vanderhoof (b. 1780) lived in Morris County, New Jersey where he was a laborer. In 1812, Vanderhoof enlisted for five years with the Fifteenth Infantry or New Jersey Regiment of the United States Army. From the description of Cornelius Vanderhoof military record book, 1812. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 53362342 ...

Evans, Thomas.

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Darlington, Isaac.

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Evans, Levi J.

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Wessler, John, 1864-1927

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Hart, C. H.,

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Vanartsdalen, Christopher.

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Scott, John M., -1839

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John M. Scott was a Captain in the Fifteenth Infantry Regiment (also known as the New Jersey Regiment) of the United States Army during and after the War of 1812. He was the original commissioner of the Morris Canal and Banking Company and was a director of that company in 1825. In 1832, he left the company and became the president of the Union Bank of Dover. From the description of John M. Scott letters, 1812-1818. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 5410505...

Ruhe, John F.

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Schwenk, George A.

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Kearny, Lawrence, 1789-1868

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Naval officer commandant; Norfolk, Va. and New York City. From the description of Lawrence Kearny sketchbook, 1817-1818. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557313 Frank Ellery was a nephew of William Ellery, a Deputy Governor of Rhode Island and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. From the description of Letter, July 9, 1818. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 18168900 Lawrence Kearny, the son of Elizabeth Lawrence and Michael Kearny, was b...