Thomas Patterson's Second Company account book, 1776-1778.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Thomas Patterson's Second Company account book, 1776-1778.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53072948

This account book was kept by Captain Thomas Patterson's Second Company, Third New Jersey Continental Regiment from February 11, 1776 to May 14, 1778. The account book contains soldiers' accounts consisting of entries for the date, type of transaction, and cost. The soldiers received cash with which they bought shirts, shoes, liquor, and stockings. There is also an account entitled Negro (Cuff) who bought stockings, shoes, a coat, a jacket, breeches and sundries.

0.3 linear feet (1 v.)

New Jersey Historical Society Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7664329

New Jersey Historical Society Library

Related Entities

There are 5 Entities related to this resource.

United States. Continental Army. New Jersey Regiment, Third

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fj77nf (corporateBody)

United States. Continental Army

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66m6x5k (corporateBody)

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. ...

United States. Continental Army. New Jersey Regiment, Third. Thomas Patterson's Company.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6w73mq9 (corporateBody)

The Third New Jersey Continental Regiment was authorized on January 10, 1776 and assigned to the New York (later the Middle) Department. The regiment was organized from February 7 until May 18, 1776 at Elizabethtown, New Jersey, and consisted of eight companies, including Thomas Patterson's Second Company, under the command of Colonel Elias Dayton (1737-1807). The regiment fought in the following campaigns: Lake Champlain, Northern New Jersey, New York (1777), Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelph...

Patterson, Thomas Leiper, 1816-1905

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gq81q8 (person)

Thomas Leiper Patterson was a Maryland lawyer and engineer; he was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1853. From the guide to the Thomas Leiper Patterson papers, 1834-1964, 1834-1964, (American Philosophical Society) Thomas Leiper Patterson was a Maryland lawyer and engineer, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1853. From the description of Papers, 1834-1964. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 12244048...

Dayton, Elias, 1737-1807

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6610xr2 (person)

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 ...