John Nice family papers, 1764-1864.

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John Nice family papers, 1764-1864.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62512016

This collection includes military papers pertaining to the Revolutionary War; miscellaneous correspondence of legal and domestic character, most of these papers relate to the military career of Captain John Nice and include: muster and pay rolls of the 13th Pennsylvania Regiment, at Valley Forge, 1779; receipt book of noncommissioned officers and soldiers for pay and extras granted by Congress, 1778; military instructions, 1778; orderly book of Captain Nice, 1777; diary and notes of Captain Nice, describing military affairs in New York and Long Island, 1776; diary of Captain Nice, begun at Valley Forge, June to August 1778; lists of names of prisoners, and of enlistments, 1776. In addition, there are some family papers including correspondence, accounts, etc. 1788-1836; and the receipt book of Levi Nice, 1819-1863.

ca. 100 items. (0.4 linear ft.)

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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SNAC Resource ID: 7817301

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Nice, Levi

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United States. Continental Army. Pennsylvania Regiment, Sixth.

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Engle, Cornelius.

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Nice, John, -1806

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John Nice (b.1739) was the third of four children born to Winnard and Mary Nice of Germantown, Pennsylvania. Nice joined the army as a young man, and by the age of twenty-one had achieved the rank of captain. He married Sarah Engle in 1772, and the couple had seven children. Nice continued to serve through the Revolutionary War, and died in Philadelphia in 1806. From the description of John Nice family papers, 1764-1864. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 62512...

Engle family.

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Nice, Sarah, 1747-

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Nice family.

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Engle, Levi, 1761-1804

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Engle, Catherine, d. 1800.

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United States. Continental Army. Pennsylvania Regiment, Thirteenth.

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