Orderly books, 1778-1781.

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Orderly books, 1778-1781.

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Orderly books, 1778-1781. The first, dated September 21, 1778 - December 12, 1778, from Providence, R.I., contains General John Sullivan's headquarters orders, Brigadier General Glover's brigade orders, and a few regimental orders; it was kept by the adjustant, Captain Simon Larned. The second, dated October 7, 1780 - November 19, 1780, contains Washington's headquarters orders from Paramus and Totoway, as well as wing, division, brigade and regimental orders. It also includes an Act of the Continental Congress, erasing the name of Benedict Arnold from the register of officers of the army. Two typed copies are shelved with it. The third, dated July 31, 1781 - August 2, 1781, from Philipsburg, contains headquarters orders of Washington, division and regimental orders, including some accounts of courts-martial. It was kept by Simon Larned. The orders take up only 17 p. in a notebook of approximately 160 p., the remainder of which contains a diary, dated 1826-1827, made up of brief entries detailing farming activities and business transactions, presumably related to Larned family property in Massachusetts.

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Larned, Simon, 1753-1817

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Merchant, statesman, and Revolutionary War officer; resident of Massachusetts. From the description of Account books, 1782, 1803-1806, 1832-1839. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58759561 ...

Shepard, William, 1737-1817

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Born in Westfield, Mass. Served in the French and Indian War and with the Continental Army throughout the Revolutionary War. Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1785-1786; chosen major general of the 4th division of the Massachusetts Militia in 1786. From the description of General orders for the militia of the fourth division, 1786 Dec. 5. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 170581748 Army officer. From the description of Massachusett...

United States. Continental Army. Massachusetts Regiment, Fourth

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The 4th Massachusetts regiment was created on January 1, 1777 and served until November 3, 1783, under command of Colonel William Shepard (Jan. 1, 1777 - Jan. 1, 1783) and Colonel Henry Jackson (Jan. 1, 1783 - Nov. 3, 1783). From the description of Orderly book of the 4th Massachusetts Regiment, 1783, Sept. 28 - Dec. 4, West Point, N.Y., Brookline, Mass. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122499794 The regiment was created Janu...