Orderly books, 1779-1781.

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Orderly books, 1779-1781.

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Orderly books giving partial coverage of the period between June 20, 1779 and September 17, 1781. All contain general and garrison orders, but there are overlaps in date, indicating that they were kept by different units. The first two volumes (the second kept by Major Richard Platt) continue the series of orderly books for McDougall's Division, because McDougall took over the command of West Point at this time. The first volume contains general orders dated from Highlands, June 6, 1779 - June 19, 1779, and general and garrison orders dated from West Point, June 20, 1779 - August 21, 1779. The sixth volume (no. 89 in microfilm) contains general orders dated June 6, 1779 - August 8, 1779, and was reused for garrison orders August 14, 1780 - August 30, 1780; it may have belonged to Captain Robert Walker's company. The last volume has laid-in a leaf of accounts dated April 4, 1777, headed "Continental Congress in account with John Lawrence, paymaster of the 4th New York Regiment;" it also contains an estimate of the number and kinds of tents needed for a brigade consisting of four regiments. It also contains Washington's general orders for May 5, 1779 - June 20, 1779. The orders deal with courts-martial, uniforms, shortages of clothing, signals, hygiene in camp, and controlling the prices of milk, washing and bread.

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New-York Historical Society

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McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786

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Alexander McDougall (1732 – 9 June 1786) was a Scottish-born American seaman, merchant, a Sons of Liberty leader from New York City before and during the American Revolution, and a military leader during the Revolutionary War. He served as a major general in the Continental Army, and as a delegate to the Continental Congress. After the war, he was the president of the first bank in the state of New York and served a term in the New York State Senate. Born on the Isle of Islay, in the Inner He...

United States. Continental Army. Garrison (West Point, N.Y.)

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Walker, Robert, Captain.

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United States. Continental Army. New York Regiment, 4th

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Regiment organized between November 1776 and early 1777; disbanded January 1, 1781, and its remaining enlisted men incorporated into other New York regiments. During the period covered by these orderly books it was under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Weisenfels. It took part in Sullivan's Expedition in 1779. From the description of Orderly books, 1779-1780. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58770550 The 4th Regiment of New York was org...

United States. Continental Army

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Platt, Richard, 1755-1830

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