Continental Army ordely book, 1776-1802.

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Continental Army ordely book, 1776-1802.

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Orderly book by Laurence Keene for the Samuel Miles' 7th Rifle Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line from May 16, 1776 until July 19, 1776, and then sporadically for the Colonel John Patton's Additional Continental Regiment from May 26,1777 to June 4, 1778. It was also used as an account book by an unidentified farmer in 1799 and an unidentified apothecary from 1800-1802.

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Patten, John, 1746-1800

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Major John Patten (April 26, 1746 – December 26, 1800) was a United States farmer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was an officer of the Continental Army in the American Revolution, a Continental Congressman, and a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as a United States Representative from Delaware. Born at Tynhead Court, near Dover in the Delaware Colony, Patten attended the common schools before engaging in agricul...

Miles, Samuel, 1740-1805

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Samuel Miles was a soldier, a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly, and mayor of Philadelphia. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1769. From the description of Papers, 1776-1802. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122489511 A native Pennsylvanian of Welsh Quaker stock, Samuel Miles served as a young man in the militia during the French and Indian War. Despite his youth, not yet being 20, Miles rose to the command of...

Keene, Laurence C.

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Bradley, Joseph P.,

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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. ...

United States. Continental Army. Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment, 7th.

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The 7th Rifle Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line was commanded by Colonel Samuel Miles (1740-1805) from March 13, 1776, until Miles was taken prisoner at the Battle of Long Island on August 27, 1776. From May-June 1776 the regiment advanced from Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania to Elizabeth, New Jersey on its way towards Long Island. Colonel John Patton's Additional Continental Regiment was formed in the spring of 1777, and camped at Middlebrook, New Jersey, engaging in the battles of Northern New Jerse...