On 19 October Cornwallis surrendered. Texas Revolutionary War. 11. These records are a mixture of primary and secondary materials. 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. VHS, 19 minutes. [Area of Chester County in Pennsylvania, including Valley Forge and a Continental powder mill], n.d. 12. Those who refused were ineligible to hold office, vote or serve on juries. Folder 1 contains general orders, division and brigade orders, proceedings of court martials and courts of inquiry, company returns, muster rolls, musical notations, and a journal of marches from March through December 1777. Folder 3 contains a journal of marches from Morristown, New Jersey through the Kirkwood companys southern campaign, 1780-1782. Murfin, James V. National Park Service Guide to the Historical Places of the American Revolution. Serving under Light Horse Harry Lee, McLane and his men participated in the bayonet charge at Paulus Hook on 19 August 1779. : Raymond B. Clark, 1976. HOME | 1stDelawareRegiment . RG 1922.000 Delaware American Revolution Bicentennial Commission (DARBC)Administrative Records, 1969-1977. Peery, Lynn. The Lower Counties, as Delaware was then known, were technically part of Pennsylvania, though after 1704 the two colonies had separate legislatures. Caesar Rodneys Ride: John Dickinson, Dover, Smyrna, Odessa and New Castle, (reel 1) helical scan videotape, ca. Neilds, John P. Washingtons Army in Delaware in the Summer of 1777. Charlottesville: Published for the Friends of the John Dickinson Plantation by the University Press of Virginia, 1983. 16mm motion picture. Sabine, Lorenzo. They often show the unit the veteran served in, when they served and may list battles in which a veteran fought. 1777-1780 Georgia Line. Haslets men defended Chattertons Hill, retreating only as the American forces did. Brown, Wallace. 23. (14), During the war, the Delaware Assembly struggled to govern the state. Proceedings of the Assembly of the Lower Counties on Delaware, 1770-1776, of the Constitutional Convention of 1776, and of the House of Assembly of the Delaware State, 1776-1781. RG 1325.226 Delaware Public ArchivesMotion Picture Collection. Captain Robert Kirkwood reimbursement, 1788, 21. Committees of Correspondence throughout the colonies strengthened opposition to British policies embodied in measures like the Intolerable Acts, passed in the aftermath of the Tea Party.(2). The colony refused to use stamps, held protest meetings, sent delegates to the Stamp Act Congress, and boycotted British goods. Yorktown Sesquicentennial Pageants: 1931. A separate group of Delawareans led by Thomas Rodney were present at the battle of Princeton on 3 January 1777. Brandywine Conservancy commemorates its preservation of key Brandywine in 1776 and 1777. (Philadelphia: C.F. Adjusted and allowed claims, 1792-1796, 12. These records are arranged alphabetically by subject heading and thereunder chronologically. Martin, Lawrence. Soldiers awaiting depreciation certificates, 1779-1780, 21. [1] Organisation and Remusterings 90-Day Volunteers [ edit] Public Archives Commission of Delaware. State Agencies After the Boston Tea Party and the closing of the port of Boston, the Committee raised subscriptions for the relief of Boston. The compensation of soldiers was a concern due to the collapse of the currency system. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1963. 1976. Philadelphia: J. Crissy, 1839. State Regulations 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 . Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania. Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1977. They follow the proceedings of the Council prior to the colonies separation from the British Empire. 1 (1931): 108-147. 5. Significant Campaigns and Battles Wilmington: Delaware Daughters of the American Revolution, 1940. Photostat. Oyer and Terminer, Cheney Clow and others, treason, 1775-1782, 4. Haslet and his men managed to capture thirty-six men and a collection of weapons and blankets. Personal Recollections of Captain Enoch Anderson, An Officer of the Delaware Regiments in the Revolutionary War. A rough chronological order is followed. . The initial uniform of the 1st Delaware Regiment was that of a short blue regimental coat faced with red facings and turnbacks. Ten thousand men were requested, but no more than a few thousand were ever on hand. (Delaware State Museums, 1995). [French East Coast Map]. The Loyalists of Revolutionary Delaware. Revolutionary War Records: National and Local From Original Manuscripts. Typescript, 1966. RG 1115.0 Votes and Proceedings of the House of Assembly 1776-1783. Black & white print. Entries show date of entry, account heading, payee or payer, reason for disbursement, or receipts, amount of receipt or disbursement, and daily balances. #149: Revolutionary Warmilitary records, bounty warrants, HMS Roebuck, Delaware soldiers burial sites, Coochs Bridge, 10. Relations Between the Continental Congress and the Delaware Legislature 1776-1789. Typescript, 1941. Report of Capt. 6. : Delaware Society of Colonial Dames of America, 1911. 15. Smith, Charles Page. It is interesting to note that while the Kent and Sussex County delegations affirm their loyalty to the Crown, the New Castle County delegation does not. Harry Schenawolf, in his Revolutionary War Journal article "Battle of Mamaroneck . Depositions, re: military service, 1785, 37. 1st Delaware Regiment. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. Blank forms and circulars are also included. Once upon a Time in Delaware. Record types contained in this collection include: Muster rolls Payrolls Strength returns Misc., personnel, pay, and supply records of American Army units Cooch's Bridge, Delaware's Only Revolutionary War Battle The American Revolution | National Archives Entries for each account include disbursements for prisoners of war, the commissarys department, transportation, the hospital department, quartermasters department, contingent expenses, forage department, and for arms, ammunition, and ordnance stores. Neagles, James C. United States Military Records: A Guide to Federal and State Sources, Colonial America to the Present. Meeting of convention protesting the closing of the Port of Boston (listed as Meetings at New Castle, Dover, and Lewes, photostats), 1774, 5. A Plan of Part of the Province of Pennsylvania . Hamilton, Edward P. The Champlain Valley in the American Revolution. They include transcripts and photostats as well as original documents. 1781 (2). Delaware State Society of the Cincinnati. 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). Photostat. Clark, David Sanders. Stamp Act Congress (photocopies), 1765, 2. Battles. 5. . List of invalid pensioners (photostat), 1790-1791, 10. 5. McGregor, Samuel. Thomas Kitchin, Sr. Seat of the War in the Environs of Philadelphia . Regiment returns, expenditure accounts, supply requisition, receipt for supplies, officer rosters, receipt for pay, account voucher, list of pay rates, salary listing, Assembly resolution appointing commissioners of inspection, officer evaluations, commissioners reports, muster rolls, subsistence rolls. 2. Claims settlements include disbursements for prisoners of war, Commissary Department, transportation, Hospital Department, Quartermasters Department, and depreciation of pay. Facsimile reproduction. The Americans were forced to retreat. Regulations for American troops (2 military manuals), 1775-1782, 5. Letters to Caesar Rodney (transcripts), 1776, 6. Theophilus Park to Rodney (photostat), 1776, 11. Wilmington: Historical Society of Delaware, 1940. a Wilmingtown. 1777. Lafayette to Washington (photostat), 1781, 29. Letters concerning Allen McLane (photostat), 1781, 30. In 1782, Robert Morris issued circular letters on matters such as finances and the Bank of North America, Eleazer McComb wrote regarding the payment of troops, and much correspondence relating to the militia can be found. American Philosophical Society. Stevens, Thomas Wood. Notes of Thomas Rodney on accounts for troops, 1776, 7. #590: Robbery of the French treasury, 1783, 26. Dickens, Charles W., ed. In the Read, George folder are photostats of letters relating to the Stamp Act crisis, and letters written during Reads service in the Continental Congress referring to Lexington and Concord, and other news of the war. American Revolution 1st Battalion Flying Camp (1776) - RevWarTalk . Boatner, Mark Mayo. Topics of correspondence from 1776 includes the appointment of generals, the purchase of arms, Dickinsons reservations regarding the Declaration of Independence, and Dickinsons service with his troops in New Jersey. It is best to consult the lists following groups of documents. Delaware Infantry Regiment, 1st. 1 (1967): 9-11. 16mm motion picture. After the loss of Forts Washington and Lee in November, the American army withdrew from New York into New Jersey, with British troops in pursuit. Public Meetings Samuel Patterson to President of Delaware State, 1783, 31. 9. 1778. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1972. A Committee of Correspondence was formed in October 1773 to communicate with other colonies. 2. Cappon, Lester J. Atlas of American History: The Revolutionary Era, 1760-1790. 5. Each of the counties, New Castle, Kent, and Sussex, formed such a committee. Invalid pension claims (list of sources), 1778-1856, 9. Main, Jackson Turner. A photostat of the proceedings details a call for delegates to an expected colonial congress, and the forming of the New Castle County Committee of Correspondence. Sandersons Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence. Photostat. Relief panel by James E. Kelly, ca. Duplicate of pamphlet found in the McKinly folder in General ReferenceBiography, and in the Research Room library. Delaware Memorial at Valley Forge. Brumbaugh, Gaius Marcus. A Distinguished Son of Chester County, Bulletins of the Chester County Historical Society, 1902-03. 10. Haslets Regiment (Delaware Blues), illustrations, 1776-1783, 12. Many went home during the retreat through New Jersey; on 22 December, along with eight officers, 92 men were present and fit for duty. Hardy, Minerva Spencer. Camp Near Carsons Tavern; The 2nd of Sept. 1777. 1777 (6). 1. Delaware Society of the Cincinnati charter (photostat), 1783. The coat length was slightly shorter than a normal regimental coat in 1776. Philadelphia: G. W. Jacobs and Company, 1900. Personal Recollections of Captain Enoch Anderson . An Account of the First Naval Battle of the Revolutionary War. (New Bedford Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, n.d.). . Society of the Cincinnati membership certificate for James Tilton, 1787. (Wikimedia) San Rafael, Ca. New Castle County barracks on Christiana Creek, 1779, 25. The enlistment, provisioning, clothing, and payment of troops proved a constant concern. E-mail / Text Alerts 1, Baltimore: Williams and Williams Company, 1915; Vol. Manuscript Sources in the Library of Congress for Research on the American Revolution. 2. . Vindication of Col. David Hall (photostat), 1790, 41. Unveiling and Preservation of the Monument Erected on the Dover Green. (Wilmington: Delaware State Society of the Cincinnati, 1912). Related Topics:American Revolution, Delaware History, Early Delaware History, Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War Guide, Sons of the American Revolution, Delaware's Governor 1. Photostat. Certificate of military service, 1787, 39. A number of letters dating from 1774 deal with events in America and England. Although they did not participate in any battles, members of the Delaware militia unit witnessed the hanging of Major John Andr on 2 October 1780. Members were elected during alternate years for three year terms. 1820). . Mexican War. Through the Years with Aunt Clara. Amounts spent for clothing or provisions for companies or the regiment as a whole are among the items found in accounts. . David Finney papers, re: Loyalists, 1779, 9. Pension receipts are a record of military pensions paid to veterans. RG 9200R08.000 Caesar Rodney Papers, 1773-1782 (1 box). Dedication of State House/Independence Festival 76, event poster, 1976. To the Delaware Pilots, copy. 1st Pennsylvania Regiment (Revolutionary War) Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Military Records Pennsylvania in the Revolutionary War 1st Pennsylvania Regiment Brief History Also known as the Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion and Thompson's Rifle Battalion. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting . The Yorktown Sesquicentennial Celebration, 1781-1931: Its Purpose and Plans. Other accounts include the depreciation of pay to the Delaware Regiment. New York: The Outlook Company, 1903. Biographical Sketches of the Loyalists of the American Revolution, with an Historical Essay. A letter from Allen McLane concerning the attachment of his company to the Delaware Regiment, and correspondence from Arthur Lee at the height of the Lee/Deane controversy in 1779 may also be found. Documents; Records; Time-Line; Regiments. The Third Company, commanded by Captain Robert Kirkwood of the Blues, consisted mainly of Delawareans. ca. . Elkton: N.p., 1940. Vol Reel 0389 - American Revolutionary War Service Records; Soldiers--United States--Registers - Delaware, Hall's Regiment: Mc - Mi: Compiled service records of soldiers who served in the American Army during the Revolutionary war Photostats include acts of Congress pertaining to days of fasting, and business of the Council including the exporting of flour to other states and to Bermuda, complaints against Deputy Quartermaster General Francis Wade, the appointment of a deputy quartermaster, the state schooner Delaware, and efforts to regain state papers captured by the British. In September 1775 leaders from the three counties formed a Council of Safety to confirm the appointment of militia officers, draft militia regulations, and raise and supply troops, as requested by the Continental Congress. General Dagworthy and John Jones to Caesar Rodney (photostat), 1777, 22. (12), A regiment of Delaware militia was called into service alongside the Continental Army in the summer of 1780. Selesky, Harold E. A Demographic Survey of the Continental Army that Wintered at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1777-1778. A Map of the Country from Raritan River in East Jersey to Elk Head in Maryland . U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900. 2, Lancaster, Pa.: Lancaster Press, 1928. Pay roll of invalid corps, commanded by James McLane, 1784-1785, 19. Munroe, John A. Map with population figures for each state, along with numbers of troops serving in 1776, population of cities in 1776, and important battles of the war. 1777. #48: Delaware constitutional convention, 27 August-21 September 1776, 5. Wilmington: Public Archives Commission of Delaware, 1911. 1st Delaware Regiment - American Revoluntionary War Wiki Ross, Howard De Haven. Ryden, George H. Delaware Troops in the Revolution. The trial of suspects in the burning of the British revenue schooner Gaspee is the topic of correspondence from January and April 1773, and an October 1773 letter from Charles Thompson deals with the separation of powers in government. The George Washington Atlas. : Edward W. Cooch, 1940. John Glover and the Marblehead Men of Massachusetts Pension rolls and correspondence are interspersed. List of contributions for relief of Boston (originals), 1774, 3. (Multiple sections of a map of the mid-Atlantic states)]. At the same time in Sussex County, loyalists were reported as gathering in large groups in an attempt to seize control of county government, with at least five British warships sitting in Delaware Bay. A Compleat Plan of Part of the Province of Pennsylvania East and West Jersey 1778. : University Press, 1889). Matchette, Robert B. The Kelly records include a declaration of service, affidavits, and a declaration of proof for Kellys widow Elizabeth. Like most regiments of the Continental Army, the unit went through several incarnations and name changes. Originals of the Settlement of Revolutionary War Claims may be found in RG 1315.6, and of the Auditors Account Book in RG 1315.7. The government it formed consisted of a bicameral legislature, consisting of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, with a president and four-man Privy Council, both selected by the legislature, serving as the executive. Neuenschwander, John A. 10. Miers, Earl Schenck. Boulder: Colorado Associated University Press, 1978. [1] Photostat. Privacy Policy N.p., 1903. List of contributions for relief of Boston (photostats), 1774, 4. Elected Officials Black Camp insurrection depositions, 1780, Revolutionary War Records, Military Records, 1775-1908 (41 folders). The rolls include an index to names of pensioners, including death dates when known, and an index to correspondence between pensioners and government officials. Petitions for pay are found here, as are letters concerning Pennsylvania troops and the ongoing peace process. 1814. The 1st Canadian Regiment, an Extra Continental regiment, was raised by James Livingston to support Colonial efforts in the American Revolutionary War during the invasion of Quebec. Another letter from that year deals with political factions in Pennsylvania. The Auditors sundry accounts include the Council of Safety, congressional delegates, George Read, the United States, and various officers. Enlighten Me: Reuniting pieces of the First State's Revolutionary Whiteley, William G. The Revolutionary Soldiers of Delaware. 3. Joseph Reed wrote Dickinson, concerned over an error in Dickinsons Vindication. Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives. Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Henry Neill, the regiment served in northern New Jersey and along the Hudson River, serving as a garrison at Dobbs Ferry on the Hudson. Correspondents include General Charles Lee, John Hancock, Benjamin Rush, and General George Washington. [Coochs Bridge and Brandywine, from Plan General des Operation de lArmee Britanique . The 1st Delaware Regiment in the Revolutionary War. 3. Delawares loyalty to Great Britain was tested when Parliament passed the Stamp Act in 1765 and the Townshend Acts in 1768. The only possible escape route was to cross under heavy fire, a marshy area about eighty yards wide called Gowanus Creek. In September 1781, after the battle of Eutaw Springs, British general Cornwallis retreated to Yorktown, where Washington and his French allies besieged the British forces. Caesar Rodneys Arrival at Independence Hall, 1776. Return of errors in the printed register of certificates issued by John Pierce, late Paymaster General, 1789, 22. On Pale Rider! Pay roll for Col. Samuel Pattersons officers, 1789, 40. In May 1775, Kent Countys committee took action when the Pennsylvania Ledger published a letter from county resident Robert Holliday questioning Kent Countys revolutionary fervor. Military Uniforms in America: The Era of the American Revolution, 1755-1795. Correspondence from 1783 can be found in Box 3 of the Dickinson papers. On December 5, 2018, the State of Delaware announced that it had acquired the historic property at Cooch's Bridge, site of the only Revolutionary War battle to take place in the First State. . Caesar Rodneys Ride: Wilmington, Chester, Marcus Hook and Penns Landing, (reel 2) helical scan videotape, ca. Marshall, John. These records contain a variety of primary and secondary material. [Delaware Bay and Chesapeake Bay (Clinton map #259)]. A Rising People: The Founding of the United States, 1765-1789. The personal accounts date mostly from the 1800s. S.547 - First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act (5) Throughout the war, bands of armed loyalists organized on several occasions, only to be dispersed by the militia or Continental troops. Hancock, Harold B. Contains references to the Revolution, and poetic and prose descriptions of events at Trenton and Princeton in 1776-1777. United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 FamilySearch RecordsImagesFamily TreeGenealogiesCatalogBooksWiki Cite This Collection "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783." Database with images. Charging at four in the morning, the Americans won without firing a shot. ], ca. RG 9200R01.000 George Read Papers, 1764-1782 (3 folders). General Patterson, punching money and Continental Loan officer salary, n.d. 2. (1), The Stamp Act was repealed in 1766, and the Townshend Acts in 1770, except for the tax on tea. Wilkes-Barre: Wyoming Historical and Geological Society, 1897. Officer rosters, muster rolls, regiment returns, pay rolls, provision and forage accounts, enlistment returns, certificates of service, depositions before justices of the peace, assignments of pay, receipts for pay, etc., from various soldiers. August 25 - British troops landed at Elkton Maryland, and marched into Delaware. 2. Encampment of the Army on Landing the 26th Aug. 1777. 1777 (4). The Delaware Blues, as the regiment was sometimes known, some 750 soldiers, took part in the campaign for New York in the summer of 1776. Pension Rolls and Correspondence (1790-1846). 30 Camp a head of Elk . 1919. . Delawares contributions to American independence did not end with the war. U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 - Ancestry Map of the Original Thirteen Colonies (S. Augustus Mitchell, 1876). The First Two Years of War (1776-1778): On January 17, 1776, six months before the Declaration of Independence, Robert Kirkwood (at age twenty) was commissioned a First Lieutenant in Col. John Haslet's Regiment of Light Infantry (fore-runner of the Delaware Continental Regiment). R-57: Index of the Journal and Order Book of Captain Robert Kirkwood, 1777-1791. . 9. McLanes company annexed to Delaware Regiment ( document photograph), 1779, 23. Elting, John Robert. . John Booker, Virginia troops (Buckner Regiment), 1776, 10. Flower, Milton E. John Dickinson, Conservative Revolutionary. Delaware. 2. Second Seminole War. Dover: Henlopen Publishing Company, 1970. Washington passing through Wilmington on the way to the Battle of Brandywine. In the early months of 1777 two Delaware companies joined Washingtons army. New Castle County meeting (transcripts from American Archives), 1774, 2. Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait and Company, 1846. Delaware's Role in the Revolutionary War First settled in 1638, controlled in succession by the Swedes, Dutch, and finally the English, Delaware was a thriving colony in the years before the American Revolution. Voting & Elections R-36: John C. Powell, John Dickinson, Penman of the Revolution (Ph.D. thesis, University of Iowa, 1938). Only a few documents relating to the Revolution are found here: a letter from December 1765 regarding the Stamp Act crisis, and letters from December 1767, and January and April 1768 regarding Dickinsons Farmers Letters. Letters from Arthur Lee in February 1770 and January 1771 discuss the political situation in England. Exportation of wheat to French and Spanish fleets (photostat), 1780, 26. #302: Minutes of the Privy Council of Delaware, 1778-1792, 13. Material relating to the Revolutionary War includes communication with the Assembly, a letter from Kent County ca. R-89: Daniel Terry Boughner, Jr., George Read and the Founding of the Delaware State (Ph.D. dissertation, Catholic University, 1968). Instructions for enlisting men, signed enlistment form, muster rolls, officer lists, regiment returns, receipts, muster rolls, subsistence accounts. Chicago: Rand McNally, 1974. Officer rosters, regiment returns, pay rolls, muster rolls, casualty reports, list of officers and men to be struck from muster rolls, reports to the President of Delaware State, lists of prisoners of war, list of discharges, inspection reports, passes. Henry Fisher and William Peery to John Hancock, 1777, 19. Dickinson was a member of Congress, a militia colonel, and President of Delaware and of Pennsylvania during the Revolution. At the battle of Cowpens, 17 January 1781, Kirkwoods men and their comrades played a crucial role in the American victory. The 15th Massachusetts Regiment was raised on September 16, 1776, under Colonel Timothy Bigelow at Boston, Massachusetts, as part of Massachusetts contribution to the Resolve of 88 Regiments. Baltimore: Southern Book Company, 1955. http://FamilySearch.org : 28 April 2023. A Revolutionary War-era flag from the First State and the man who captured it are having a reunion of sorts. 1976. Cecil County, Maryland Signers of the Declaration of Independence. The man is William Dansey, a British Army officer, who captured that flag 242 years ago in September 1777 during fighting in the area shortly . Payment for delivery of provisions, ca. Militia Accounts, Accounts of the Lieutenants . . (London, 1777). Commissary and personal accounts are intermingled. 3. 4. Box 2 contains a draft copy of the volumes comprising Francis T. Tiltons Dr. They first saw combat on 27 August, in the Battle of Long Island. List of Maryland Military Units in the Revolutionary War Jones, Elias. of the Government, Votes and Proceedings of the House of Assembly, Votes and Proceedings of the Council of the Delaware State, Proceedings of the Convention of the Delaware State, Delaware Public Archives Motion Picture Collection, Delaware American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, Department of Public Instruction Motion Picture Collection, First settled in 1638, controlled in succession by the Swedes, Dutch, and finally the English, Delaware was a thriving colony in the years before the American Revolution. Hundreds of New Castle County (transcripts from American Archives), 1775, 2. Its members included Thomas McKean, Caesar Rodney, George Read, John McKinly and Thomas Robinson. Civil War. The General Assembly selected the four members, two by the House, and two by the Council. An Allen McLane folder, with articles on efforts taken in the 1960s to restore his burial place, is among the four American Revolution folders. . Entries show ledger number, account title, reason for disbursement (military, order of General Assembly, salaries, and services rendered to the state) or receipt (tax, fee, or fine collected), date of entry, totals, and reference to entry in a ledger. Photostat. . Delaware Society of the Sons of the American Revolution - Maj Robert The Sovereign States, 1775-1783. I & II. The Delaware First Regiment fought in every major battle of the Revolutionary War. Many of these articles were part of a series featured in the Wilmington Morning News, Looking Back 200 Years, which ran in 1975 and 1976. . RG 1120.9 Votes and Proceedings of the Council of the Delaware State 1776-1783. 18. Declaration of Independence, facsimile. Skinner, Mrs. G.S. Robinson refused to appear before the committee, which warned revolutionaries not to deal with him but seems to have taken no other action. At Long Island, the 1st Delaware Regiment (pictured here) fought alongside the Marylanders on the American right flank. Delaware troops were present here as well. In Buff and Blue: Being Certain Portions From the Diary of Richard Hilton. 1776, regarding rumored changes in the Constitution, a list of members of the Council, Correction and Addenda to the published Minutes, resolutions for opening subscriptions for Continental Loan Office certificates, and acts regarding payment, clothing and supplies for Delawares troops. John Dickinson: A Great Worthy of the Revolution. Valley Forge Landmarks. Pension Receipts 1821-1822 (2 folders), RG 1315.006 Revolutionary War Veterans Accounts with the United States Government, 1776-1787. Delawares Committees of Inspection also reported on suspected cases of speculation, discouraged dissent against the American cause, and encouraged the production of native goods such as wool. Includes portraits of notable Delawareans from the Revolutionary period. When a soldier became too old or disabled he would request his pension. A test act requiring a loyalty oath to the state government was instituted in 1777. About U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 This database is a collection of records kept by the National Archives listing men who fought for the colonies in the American Revolutionary War. Matters of business include Delawares separation from the British Crown and a call for a constitutional convention, an order for the arrest of Thomas Robinson, the making of a new state seal, provisions for the defense of the state, calls for days of fasting or thanksgiving, raising and payment of troops, punishments for treason, appointment of delegates to the Continental Congress, legislation against impressment, the Declaration of Independence, a report on the disaffection of Sussex County residents, money for the clothing of troops, currency issues, rations for the families of soldiers, the state schooner Delaware, the procurement of arms, Frances place in peace negotiations, adjustment of depreciation scales, relief for the widows and children of Delaware troops, and a tombstone for Colonel John Haslets gravesite.
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