Orderly book, 1759.

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Orderly book, 1759.

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Orderly book, April 24, 1759 - August 25, 1759. Contains general and regimental orders dated from Albany, Oswego, in camp besieging Fort Niagara, and various other places in New York State which the regiment passed through on the Niagara Campaign. Includes material on courts-martial. Probably kept for Goose Van Schaick; blank spaces in the book were used for writing practice by other members of the Van Schaick family.

1 v. (106 p.)

New-York Historical Society

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Great Britain. Army. New York Regiment of Provincials.

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Van Schaick, Goose, 1736-1789

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American soldier. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Mount [Fort?] Johnson [N.Y.], to General Hand, endorsed [1778 Nov. 15]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574148 Soldier and commander of the 1st New York Regiment, 1776-1783, best known for his April, 1779, expedition against the Onondaga. With 558 men, Van Schaick left Fort Schuyler (formerly Fort Stanwix) and marched to the Onondaga country. Suffering no casualties, his forces kil...