Israel Shreve Revolutionary War letters, 1768-1894.

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Israel Shreve Revolutionary War letters, 1768-1894.

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This 76-item collection mainly consists of letters written to and from Colonel Israel Shreve between the years of 1776 and 1793, with the bulk of the correspondence taking place between the years 1777 and 1780. Most of the correspondence is between Shreve and other officers in George Washington's Continental Army, and was written while Shreve was Colonel of the Second Regiment of New Jersey during the Revolutionary War. The collection is divided into two series, one of the Colonel Israel Shreve Correspondence, and one of Miscellaneous materials, including other correspondence. Typed transcriptions of these items are available in the bound book The Shreve Papers 1776-1792, which is located in the collection file. A set of photocopies of the Israel Shreve holdings of Rutgers University is also available for use. The Rutgers collection includes letters to and from Shreve, as well as documents pertaining to him, which are contemporary with those of this collection. There are 340 photocopied items total.

.5 linear ft.

University of Houston, M.D. Anderson Library

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University of Houston, M.D. Anderson Library

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Shreve, Israel, 1739-1799

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Revolutionary War soldier, of Gloucester and Burlington Counties, New Jersey; married his second wife, Mary ("Polly") Cokely [or Cokley?], in 1773; was commissioned lieutenant colonel, Second Battalion Infantry, New Jersey Continental Line, upon its organization in November 1775 and subsequently participated in the Quebec Expedition; was commissioned colonel of the Second Battalion upon the Jersey Line's reorganization in November 1776 and was later wounded at the Battle of Brandywine; fought at...

Washington, George, 1732-1799

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United States. Continental Army. New York Artillery Regiment, 2nd

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Regiment created January 1, 1777, under the command of Colonel John Lamb; continued until June 17, 1783, when all artillery regiments were consolidated into the Corps of Artillery. The regiment was also known as Sebastian Bauman's New York Corps. Sebastian Bauman sometimes took command in Lamb's absence, as did Ebenezer Stevens and George Fleming. From the description of Orderly books, 1778-1783. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58770246 ...