Col. Moses Little orderly books, 1775-1777.

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Col. Moses Little orderly books, 1775-1777.

Orderly books kept for Col. Moses Little during the Revolutionary War, 1775-77, at Prospect Hill, Cambridge, Mass. during the Siege of Boston, and in New York City, New York. Includes division orders from Gen. Israel Putnam and Charles Lee, brigade orders from Gen. Nathaniel Greene, regimental orders from Col. Little, and general orders from George Washington's headquarters in White Plains, New York. Orders pertain to the status of troop health, care of the wounded, deployment, supplies, health and hygiene, discipline, recruiting, picketing, and guard and fatigue duties. Also includes muster rolls, list of furloughs, discharges, desertions, accounts, and receipts for clothing, guns and pay.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7756562

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Little, Moses, 1724-1798

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United States. Continental Army. Continental Regiment, 12th.

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Lee, Charles, 1741-1782.

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Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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Revolutionary War officer. From the description of Papers, 1778-1786. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19593641 Army officer. From the description of Nathanael Greene papers, 1775-1785. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979865 Nathanael Greene was a major general in the Continental Army. He was promoted to Quartermaster General in 1778. From the description of Papers, 1778-1780. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat ...

Putnam, Israel, 1718-1790

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Army officer. From the description of Letters of Israel Putnam, 1774-1783. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449456 From the description of Papers of Israel Putnam, 1762-1773. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84298278 Putnam is best known as a Revolutionary War general, instrumental to the success of the Battle of Bunker Hill. He was a resident of Pomfret, Connecticut. From the description of Israel Putnam letters, 1778-1782. (Hartford Public Library). Worl...