In June 1778 the regiment participated in the Battle of Monmouth Court House, as well as at Stony Point and Paulus Hook in the summer of 1779. This data collection contains an estimated 80,000 application files from officers and enlisted men who served in the Revolutionary War in all branches of the American military: army, navy, and marines. Once upon a Time in Delaware. Claims settlements include disbursements for prisoners of war, Commissary Department, transportation, Hospital Department, Quartermasters Department, and depreciation of pay. Dickens, Charles W., ed. Phototstat. 11. Brunhouse, Robert L. The Counter-Revolution in Pennsylvania, 1776-1790. 15. Rowe, Gail Stuart. Pabst, Anna C. Smith, comp. After 1776, it appears that the coats were slightly longer with still red facings and turnbacks. Ten thousand men were requested, but no more than a few thousand were ever on hand. Top Consequences of the Battle . Haslets men again guarded the rear of the army as the Americans crossed the Delaware into Pennsylvania. Delaware Troops Leaving the Green. Other accounts include the depreciation of pay to the Delaware Regiment. Civil War. . Jackson, John W. The Pennsylvania Navy: 1775-1781: The Defense of the Delaware. Conrad, Robert T., ed. 16mm motion picture. The 1st and 2nd Regiments went on to form the Legion of the United States in 1792 which later became the foundation of the United States Army in 1796. . Orderly book of Caleb Prew Bennett at the Battle of Yorktown, 1781. Offprint from Delaware History IV, no. . Livingston recruited men from Chambly, Quebec as early as September 1775 Oaths of Allegiance show the oath taken, name of person sworn before, date of oath, and signature of person taking the oath. The Legislative Council, consisting of nine members, three from each county, served as the upper house of the General Assembly. Preparations for peace were a topic of discussion, as were soldiers pay and reimbursement for the medical services of Dr. James Tilton. London: Crowell-Collier Press, 1970. Order: Troops to False Cape (American Archive transcript), 1776, 9. . George Washington and Delaware. Robert Kirkwood documents from the collection of Helen and Paul Elm An act of Congress established the First Delaware Regiment on December 9, 1775, and the ranks quickly grew to over 725 men. Sir Henry Clintons Map of Valley Forge and Vicinity. The Delaware Loyalists. . The Delaware Colony. 12th pennsylvania regiment revolutionary war - unbox.tw State Regulations New York: Hawthorn Books, 1975. Martin, Lawrence. After an attack to ravage Staten Island they marched south to oppose the British invasion of Delaware. Theophilus Park to Rodney (photostat), 1776, 11. Letters to His Wife from Dr. John McKinly. Typescript, n.d. Lodge, Henry Cabot, ed. 4. Newman, Harry Wright. They arrived in Delaware on 17 January 1783. . These records include lists of pensioners, correspondence about receiving a pension or payment of a pension, petitions to receive a pension, descriptions of military service, and affidavits supporting pension claims. Samuel McMastersJames Tilton correspondence (American Archives transcript), 1774-1775, 3. Francis Freeman, 1820 (African American Revolutionary veteran), 46. August 25 - British troops landed at Elkton Maryland, and marched into Delaware. Washington, D.C.: Harry Wright Newman, 1938. of the Government 1774. The 1st Delaware Regiment in the Revolutionary War. Some 300 of the 400 men from Maryland died, along with 31 of the men from Delaware. 13. 2. In 1774, Rodney, McKean, and Read were selected by the Assembly to represent Delaware at the Continental Congress. 16. Pyle, Katharine. the name . Providence: Brown University Press, 1965. The American Revolution | National Archives Delaware State Society of the Cincinnati. R-77: Settlement of Delaware Revolutionary War Claims with the United States, 1776-1787; Account Book of the State Auditor of Delaware, 1784-1800. Pitz, Henry C. The Brandywine Tradition. 2. The Lower Counties, as Delaware was then known, were technically part of Pennsylvania, though after 1704 the two colonies had separate legislatures. This convention of fifteen delegates met to protest the closing of Bostons port by the British. Position of the Army at New Garden. 1777 (9). Delaware Archives, 3 vols. Captain Jonathan Caldwell's . RG 1111.006 Council of Safety Minutes 1775-1776. 10. New York: New York Historical Society, 1926. Box 2 contains a draft copy of the volumes comprising Francis T. Tiltons Dr. Material relating to the Revolutionary War includes communication with the Assembly, a letter from Kent County ca. Motor Travel, May 1925, June 1925. Certificates of military service, 1784, 36. Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1977. A number of letters dating from 1774 deal with events in America and England. . Muster rolls may contain such information as a soldiers name, rank, age, birthplace, residence, occupation, enlistment date and location, muster-in date and location, mustering officer, term of enlistment, pay dates and amounts, and transfer and promotion data. 6. Moore, George H. John Dickinson . 5. Payment for delivery of provisions, ca. This record series contains various types of Revolutionary War records, including companies muster rolls, accounts, lists of pensioners, depreciation records, correspondence, pay rolls, returns, indictments for treason, and petitions. Catharine Meritt, re: William Dowdle, 1837, RG 1800.111 Military Pension Receipt Books, 1817-1829 (1 Box). Recommendation for William Millan (photostat), 1776, 7. In this arrangement, similar to that of other new states, the legislative branch was more powerful; as well as choosing the executive, it also nominated justices of the peace.(4). Ketchum, Richard M., ed. Philadelphia: J. Crissy, 1839. Rockaway, N.J.: American Faculty Press, 1975. Position of the Division under Lt. Gen. Knyphausen at Cecil Church, Sep. 1777. 1777 (6). Revolutionary War Records Overview The Military Association, 1775-1777 At the beginning of 1775, Pennsylvania, founded under Quaker auspices, differed from other American colonies in being totally devoid of military organization. Another folder of photostats contains correspondence of government and military officials to Rodney in his role as militia general and as President of Delaware State, a letter regarding the recovery of some public records taken during the British occupation of Wilmington, letters of Rodney to the president of Congress, and correspondence of Caesar and Thomas Rodney. As the morning progressed, the enemy began to encircle the Americans. 1. Robert Wilcox petition, surgeon of the Second Delaware Regiment of Militia, 1780, 32. Declaration of Commission, Light Infantry Company of Dover, 1976. During September and October, the British occupied Wilmington. Commissary and personal accounts are intermingled. Coleman, John M. Thomas McKean: Forgotten Leader of the American Revolution. : Riverside Press, 1903. Joshua Fisher. Box 6 contains photostats of Tilton correspondence from throughout the Revolutionary period. from the report of Secretary of War . General Assembly When a soldier became too old or disabled he would request his pension. ca. 1. Matters were not helped by inflation. 2. The Loyalists in Revolutionary America 1760-1781. 1976, RG 8005.046 Department of Public InstructionMotion Pictures Collection. . Delaware Society of the Sons of the American Revolution - Maj Robert Mexican War. Publication. 9. Records include miscellaneous accounts and receipts, muster rolls, pay rolls, and regiment returns, General Assembly resolutions, proclamations, and drafts, correspondence, Auditor of Accounts reports, documents regarding the treatment of suspected loyalists, and petitions for pardon from those suspected of aiding the British. Help Center It is best to consult the lists following groups of documents. (Whitford, Pa.: Stephen Moylan Press, 1958). Entries show date of entry, account heading, payee or payer, reason for disbursement, or receipts, amount of receipt or disbursement, and daily balances. Vindication of Col. David Hall (photostat), 1790, 41. #48: Delaware constitutional convention, 27 August-21 September 1776, 5. Its members included Thomas McKean, Caesar Rodney, George Read, John McKinly and Thomas Robinson. Delaware Regiments in the Continental Army - American Revolutionary War Report of the Valley Forge Park Commission. 1915 painting by Stanley Arthurs. 1781 correspondence includes the proceedings of the Hartford Convention, a letter regarding Delawares failure to send delegates to Congress, inquiries regarding Delawares troop quota, troop returns, letters from George Washington regarding a military hospital in Wilmington, and a petition congratulating Dickinson on his appointment as President of Delaware. Photostat. [Part of the modern counties of Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware, Chester, and Lancaster in Pennsylvania, New Castle in Delaware, and Cecil in Maryland. 30. : Presidio Press, 1974. (Charing Cross: William Faden, 1784). R-53: Letters of Dr. John McKinly, 1773-1778. (London, ca. These records have been published in two volumes edited by Claudia Bushman, Harold B. Hancock, and Elizabeth Moyne Homsey (see bibliography section). Invalid pension claims (list of sources), 1778-1856, 9. Atlas to Marshalls Life of Washington. Haslets men defended Chattertons Hill, retreating only as the American forces did. Dover: Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, 1976. Philadelphia: J. Original letters discuss state and national affairs of the 1780s, and loyalists in Delaware in 1776. The first volume of this work, in four bound typescript folios, covers the Revolutionary period and Tiltons role in the war, with reference to many original documents. The regiment would see action during the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, Battle of Camden, Battle of Guilford Court House, Battle of Eutaw Springs and the Battle of Yorktown. Thomas Lightfoot and Thomas Cockayne, 1777, 5. 21. The Americans were forced to retreat. : Picton Press, 1998. Those who refused were ineligible to hold office, vote or serve on juries. 32. . and Daniel Jester, 1832, 69. Descriptive information for maps may be found in the Maps card catalog. State Employees Access the United States, Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 records. New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1929. Colonial Delaware: A History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1942. Haslets Regiment (Delaware Blues), illustrations, 1776-1783, 12. of Militia Against the Delaware State, Memorials and Petitions in the General Assembly, Notes made by Elaezer McComb, Auditor of Accounts, while settling claims with the Commission on the part of the United States, List of . Muster Roll of the Late Delaware Regiment now the First Company in the Second Battalion of Col. William's Regiment of Infantry serving in the Southern Army of the United States for the Month of November 1780 . (Yorktown Sesquicentennial Association, Inc., 1931). Liberty and Independence: The Delaware State During the American Revolution. Delaware Today, September 1975. Requests for back pay/depreciation certificates, 1783, 35.
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