John Dickinson: A Great Worthy of the Revolution. 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. 3. MMXXIII Delaware.gov, Revolutionary War Records, Committee of Inspection and Observation, 1775-1777, Revolutionary War Records, Continental Congress, 1776-1778, Revolutionary War Records, Loyalist Records, 1775-1783, RG 9200M10.000 Allen McLane Papers, 1777-1821, RG 9200R01.000 George Read Papers, 1764-1782. Thomas Lightfoot and Thomas Cockayne, 1777, 5. 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. Life and Correspondence of George Read. With Haslets death, Colonel David Hall was given command. These records are arranged alphabetically by subject heading and thereunder chronologically. 10. Oaths of Allegiance show the oath taken, name of person sworn before, date of oath, and signature of person taking the oath. 3. It was the worst defeat suffered by the American Army during the Revolutionary War. Siebert, Wilbur H. Loyalist Troops of New England. Repr. Princeton: Princeton University Press for the American Philosophical Society, 1951. RG 1325.147 State Reports Collection, Proceedings of the Convention of the Delaware State, 1776 (reprinted 1927). These records may include date and amount of disbursement, name of recipient and pension period, and signature of recipient. 1. List of Continental officers who died in service/invalid pension applicants, 1777-1793, 3. They arrived in Delaware on 17 January 1783. . R-53: Letters of Dr. John McKinly, 1773-1778. Washingtons Official Map of Yorktown (Washington: National Archives, 1952). Delaware Society of the Sons of the American Revolution - Maj Robert Deposition re: David Parker enlistment, 1780, 29. Volumes IV and V of the Archives, dealing with the War of 1812, are not listed here. The vast majority of items are published in the first three volumes of the Delaware Archives: Military. Murfin, James V. National Park Service Guide to the Historical Places of the American Revolution. Through the Years with Aunt Clara. . 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. RG 1315.009 Auditors Letterbooks, Eleazer McComb, 1784-1792. A variety of articles dealing with the American Revolution may be found in publications such as Delaware History as well. 10. Colonel Samuel Pattersons Battalion, flying camp. Anderson, Enoch, 1753 or 4-1824. . This Congress asked each colony to establish Committees of Inspection to enforce the boycott of English goods. Privacy Policy 10. 11. Harry Schenawolf, in his Revolutionary War Journal article "Battle of Mamaroneck . . (Delaware State Museums, 1995). 1. These loyalists, or Tories, opposed the Whig cause. Colonel John Haslet to General Rodney (transcript), 1776, 7. 2. Other topics of correspondence include the depreciation of paper money, Delaware legislation under consideration, and Continental Congress public abuses committee business. 8. (Wilmington: Historical Society of Delaware, 1896). Depreciation certificates were issued to soldiers to be redeemed at a later date, as Continental currency by 1780 was worthless. . [Area of Chester County in Pennsylvania, including Valley Forge and a Continental powder mill], n.d. 12. On 31 December, the end of the enlistment term, only six men, officers included, remained. Heitman, Francis Barnard. A Compleat Plan of Part of the Province of Pennsylvania East and West Jersey 1778. Carte de la Baye et Riviere de Delaware . Rules and articles, Delaware Troops, n.d. 2. I & II. Delaware Troops in the Revolution. Muster roll, Delaware Regiment, Second Battalion, 1780, 30. Lt. Hunter of His Majestys Navy. (Valley Forge, 1943). Atlas to Marshalls Life of Washington. Business First Steps, Phone Directory 9. Although primarily Revolutionary War pensions, this series includes a few War of 1812 pensions. Atlas of the American Revolution. Orderly Book of the Maryland Loyalists Regiment . Dover: Henlopen Publishing Company, 1970. . 4. After an attack to ravage Staten Island they marched south to oppose the British invasion of Delaware. The First Seminole War. 2. Wilmington : Historical Society of Delaware, 1896. The 1st Delaware Regiment would see combat for the first time at the Battle of Long Island on August 27, under the command of Brig. 8 talking about this. (Delaware Society of the Sons of the Revolution, 1943). S.547 - First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act Corporations Box 6 contains photostats of Tilton correspondence from throughout the Revolutionary period. 198th Signal Battalion(First Delaware) Authorized 9 September 1775 in the Continental Army as the Delaware Regiment (also known as Haslet's Regiment) Organized 13 January 1776 to consist of the following companies under the command of Colonel John Haslet: Captain Joseph Stidham's Company - New Castle County. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1963. In the booklet for 1786, correspondence originates in Wilmington and concerns settling military accounts from the Revolutionary War. This includes instructions for payment, statements certifying that an individual was the heir of a pensioner, and letters from physicians certifying disability. The only possible escape route was to cross under heavy fire, a marshy area about eighty yards wide called Gowanus Creek. Delaware, resolutions of the Council, 1776, 3. Weather & Travel, Contact Us 1814. Duplicate of pamphlet found in the McKinly folder in General ReferenceBiography, and in the Research Room library. Additional information appears on supplies delivered, clothing purchased, quartermasters certificates taken up in taxes, and accounts of monies received from the Delaware State. Pabst, Anna C. Smith, comp. The compensation of soldiers was a concern due to the collapse of the currency system. [1] The regiment would see action at the Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Monmouth and the Battle of Rhode Island.The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1781, at West Point, New York. The committees were kept busy throughout the Lower Counties. Moore, George H. John Dickinson . McGregor, Samuel. Minutes and other papers (American Archives transcripts, photostats), 1775-1776, 2. Dover: Public Archives Commission of Delaware, 1926. (Whitford, Pa.: Stephen Moylan Press, 1958). A number of Delawareans, no matter how much they disliked taxation, remained loyal to Great Britain. Also available on Reference Reel R-77. Battle of Brandewyne on the 11th September, 1777. 1777. As a number of loyalists left Delaware at this time, much of their property was seized. Return of errors in the printed register of certificates issued by John Pierce, late Paymaster General, 1789, 22. 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 . Declaration of Independence, mounted reproduction on wood. The records show dates of meetings, names of members in attendance, and matters under consideration such as appointments to committees, committee reports, petitions of local inhabitants, appointments of military officers, drafting of rules and regulations for the military, and complaints against certain officers. Maryland Records: Colonial, Revolutionary, Colonial and Church, from Original Sources, Vol. Theophilus Park to Rodney (photostat), 1776, 11. 5. Revolutionary War Records, Accounts, 1776-1807 (23 folders). Correspondence re: Dover Light Infantry (photostat), 1776, 5. Hancock, Harold B. Commission, John Carr, ensign, Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment, 1777, 14. 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. Original letters discuss state and national affairs of the 1780s, and loyalists in Delaware in 1776. (1943). Boulder: Colorado Associated University Press, 1978. Plan du Camp . Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1972. Delaware avoided the violence that occurred in other colonies, while joining in resistance against the acts. 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. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Personal narratives. http://www.1stDelawareRegime 1st Delaware Regiment | Newark DE E-mail / Text Alerts 1st Delaware Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia Federalist Delaware, 1775-1815. Smith, Charles Page. The Assembly did not recognize Continental or state currency as legal tender after 1781. 3. On 3 September 1777 they were met at Coochs Bridge on the Christina Creek, just south of Newark, by about 700 American troops led by Brigadier General William Maxwell. Munroe, John A. A Plan of Part of the Province of Pennsylvania . 13. 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 An index to the Kirkwood journal and order book may be found in RG 9270.000, Reference Reel R-57. 1778. Completing their service at Dobbs Ferry on 7 October, Neills men were sent home from Philadelphia on 22 October. Books relating to the American Revolution may be found in the Research Room. Dr. James Tilton was a physician and patriot who served with Haslets regiment and then as a surgeon to the Continental Army. 0:22 In his memoirs, Enoch Anderson, a freshly minted lieutenant in the First Delaware Regiment, described his rude introduction to Gen. John Dagworthy, a no-nonsense veteran of decades of. The 1st Delaware Regiment is a 501(c)3 nonprofit living history group. Adjusted and allowed claims, 1792-1796, 12. A number of letters dating from 1774 deal with events in America and England. . 2752 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2752 To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Rhode Island Regiment, in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War. 2. The flag is a Delaware militia flag that's in the Delaware Historical Society's collection. RG 9200R01.000 George Read Papers, 1764-1782 (3 folders). 1858. 18. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1974. State treasurers accounts with Edward Pole, 1807, Revolutionary War Records, AccountsForfeited Estates, 1771-1790 (13 folders), 7. (10), The war had come to Delaware. 20. Maryland Revolutionary Records. Clark, Murtie June. 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. Letters To and From Caesar Rodney, 1756-1784. ca. The following is a list of maps located in the map collection, and maps found in the vertical file collection. http://FamilySearch.org : 28 April 2023. Revolutionary War: Delaware Was First (Box 1 & 2). Eberlein, Harold Donaldson, and Cortlandt Van Dyke Hubbard. George Washington and Delaware. Photostat. Land claim bonus for Levin McGee by John McGee, 1779, 27. Washington, D.C.: United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission, 1932. These books include rosters, muster rolls, histories, diaries, and other documents listing Pennsylvanian troops. Petitions, accounts and resolutions may be found, as well as communications and correspondence from the President and the Vice President of the Assembly and state officials. 8. . 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. : Presidio Press, 1974. Although the conditions in Wilmington were better than at Valley Forge, Anderson "had the skin taken of his hands by the Frost." . Facsimile reproduction. Hundreds of New Castle County (transcripts from American Archives), 1775, 2. 4. XVII American Revolution Maps (vertical file). 3. Washington, D.C.: Harry Wright Newman, 1938. Elting, John Robert. Inquiry re: George Williams veteran status, 1830, Revolutionary War Records, Council of Safety, 1775-1776 (4 folders), 1. Andr, the British officer engaged in negotiations with Benedict Arnold, had been captured by American militiamen and hung as a spy. 10. The materials are ordered in a rough chronological fashion. Colonial Delaware: A History. Primary sources take the form of original documents, transcripts, and photostats. Records from the DARBC include administrative files pertaining to the celebration of the bicentennial of the American Revolution, as well as photographs, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, and speeches by the Governor related to the celebration. Whiteley, William G. The Revolutionary Soldiers of Delaware. of every person placed on the pension list . Social Media, Built by the Government Information Center RG 1111.021 Proceedings of the Freemen . Johnson, Amandus. Calhoon, Robert McCluer. from The New England Quarterly IV, no. #590: Robbery of the French treasury, 1783, 26. Delawares veterans were ordered home toward the end of 1782. Philadelphia: J. Crissy, 1832. Uniforms of the American, British, French and German Armies in the War of the American Revolution, 1775-1783. [Revolutionary War sites in New Castle, Kent, and Sussex Counties]. R-46.146.2: Delaware Papers, Colonial and Revolutionary Documents, at the Library of Congress, volumes I & II, III & IV. The enlistment, provisioning, clothing, and payment of troops proved a constant concern. List of contributions for relief of Boston (originals), 1774, 3. Commanded by Col.s Habersham's /Rae A Chart of the Delaware Bay and River. (Philadelphia, London, 1776). . 1. HOME | 1stDelawareRegiment 6. 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. The 1st Maryland Regiment (Smallwood's Regiment) originated with the authorization of a Maryland Battalion of the Maryland State Troops on 14 January 1776. 1820). : Delaware Society of Colonial Dames of America, 1911. Marshall, John. At the Battle of Camden in August 1780, the Blues and troops from Maryland saved the Continental Army from destruction. United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 FamilySearch Alexander Wylly (Georgia) to Samuel White, Speaker of the House, Massachusetts (photocopy), 1765, 2. Caesar Rodney letters (photostat), 1776, 15. 17. Help Center Position of the Army at New Garden. 1777 (9). In a 1777 letter to George Read, Dickinson wrote that he was unable to serve as a delegate for Delaware in the Congress. Newark: Curtis Paper Company, 1964. Only after 1822 do we find correspondence from individuals other than government officials or loan officers. Early Sea Fights of the American Revolution. S.A.R. From the autumn of 1777 through June 1778, the British purchased supplies in New Castle and Port Penn. Newark : University of Delaware Press, 1986. (Charing Cross: William Faden, 1784). Samuel Patterson to President of Delaware State, 1783, 31. 30. Documents; Records; Time-Line; Regiments. [French East Coast Map]. A Map of the Country from Raritan River in East Jersey to Elk Head in Maryland . Uniforms | 1stDelawareRegiment Record types contained in this collection include: Muster rolls Payrolls Strength returns Misc., personnel, pay, and supply records of American Army units Typescript copies of correspondence transcribed from Peter Forces American Archives series and the Papers of the Continental Congress may also be found. FamilySearch. In the booklet dated from 1784 to 1792, the correspondence originates in Dover and concerns, among other things, the settling of the accounts of the General Assembly for the Revolutionary War. the Queen's Rangers, were encamped six miles away, near the village of Mamaroneck. The Delaware Loyalists. Kent County, resolutions of the Council (photostats), 1776, 4. Orders on the State Treasurer to Pay Militia Officers, Arrangements . 18. When a soldier became too old or disabled he would request his pension. Strasburg, Va.: Shenandoah Publishing House, 1935. State Regulations . (Also contains information on the Delaware regiments of the Continental Army) General orders, muster rolls, returns of provisions, pay rolls, lists for depreciation of pay, a history of the Delaware line, commissary accounts, extracts from the Minutes of the Privy Council, recruiting accounts, exchange of prisoners of war, miscellaneous receipts and accounts, women members of the Delaware Regiment, extracts from the State Auditors journal, miscellaneous items. Transparency Approved on 20 September, the document created the Delaware State. 29. . [Major] Andres Journal . Painting by Horace Carpenter, 1917-1919. Haslets men defended Chattertons Hill, retreating only as the American forces did. 1. Clark, David Sanders. #223: Broad Creek meeting of 20 June 1775 to support new union among the colonies, 11. W. Dansey letter from Germantown camp (photostat), 1777, 23. Correspondence includes missives from Delawares Council of Safety, military correspondence, a list of loyalist prisoners taken by Haslets regiment at Mamaroneck, New York, reports on the course of the war from officers to various Delaware officials, and communications between Delaware leaders. Contains copies of letters written on public business. This database contains an index to Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution, 4 volumes. Motor Travel, May 1925, June 1925. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1935. 1. The 1st Delaware Infantry Regiment, later known as the 1st Delaware Veteran Infantry Regiment was a United States volunteer infantry regiment raised for Union Army service in the American Civil War. 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. On 8 September, the British marched through Newark enroute to Philadelphia. Those who refused were ineligible to hold office, vote or serve on juries. . Color print. John Hills. 1775-1783 (7 boxes), Proceedings of the Freemen . Biographical Sketches of the Generals of the Continental Army of the Revolution. the name . 30 Camp a head of Elk . 1976. A Committee of Correspondence was formed in October 1773 to communicate with other colonies. Wilmington: Delaware Society of the Sons of the Revolution, 1941. MacNeill, Henry T., and Aime Junkers MacNeill. 26. 1st Delaware Regiment - American Revoluntionary War Wiki Payment to Captain McClements company soldiers, 1792-1793, 23. Delaware Regiment log, North Carolina, 1780, 28. . Descriptive information for maps may be found in the Maps card catalog. Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.: N.p., 1966. . 4. Order: Troops to False Cape (American Archive transcript), 1776, 9. VHS, 19 minutes. 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 . This guide, indicating and describing the scope of the Revolutionary War holdings at the Delaware Public Archives, will assist the researcher in finding both original and secondary source material. Peery, Lynn. Commission of Francis Wade, Deputy Quartermaster General, 1779, 22. Brooklyn: Historical Printing Club, 1891. On Saturday, June 1, at 10:30 a.m. historian Charles (Chuck) Fithian will present a program at the Delaware Public Archives about this legendary military unit. . Pyle, Katharine. Adams, Randolph G. British Headquarters Maps and Sketches Used by Sir Henry Clinton . Contains correspondence of John Dickinson, including letters to Caesar Rodney, Thomas Rodney, and others. John Montressor journal extracts (transcripts), 1777, 16. 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. Script for Independence! . #25: Index of papers found in the New York Historical Society, re: Delaware, 4. Ross, Howard DeHaven. Delaware. The first Delaware regiment was no more. There are appointments and commissions of officers and soldiers of the army, marching orders, and supply requests. H.R.2752 - First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act While extensive, this list is not complete; please check the card catalog for references to states or particular persons. They have indexes to many of these records. The Delaware regiment took part in the battle of the Brandywine on 11 September as well as the battle of Germantown on 4 October 1777. 16mm motion picture. Revolutionary War Rolls Coverage Table FamilySearch Also available on Reference Reel R-77. . They first saw combat on 27 August, in the Battle of Long Island. Photostat. 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. RG 9200R08.000 Caesar Rodney Papers, 1773-1782 (1 box). Royal Raiders: The Tories of the American Revolution. Coughlan, Margaret N. Creating Independence, 1763-1789: Background Reading for Children. A rough chronological order is followed. Dickinsons correspondence from 1779 includes letters from colleagues, commentary on current events, and letters from Caesar Rodney regarding war-related matters. The Kings Friends: The Composition and Motives of the American Loyalist Claimants. 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. Philadelphia: L. J. Richards & Company, 1888. Rodney, George Brydges. In February, at the battle of Guilford Court House, 15 March 1781, the Delaware troops held their own against the British. As the morning progressed, the enemy began to encircle the Americans. At the same time its farmers, businessmen, and sailors provided supplies to keep the American army in existence. 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. Photostat. Samuel Patterson to Caesar Rodney (transcript), 1776, 13. 1781. They include transcripts and photostats as well as original documents. N.p., 1927. Robert Kirkwood documents from the collection of Helen and Paul Elm In the early months of 1777 two Delaware companies joined Washingtons army. Washington, D.C.: American Revolution Bicentennial Office, 1975. General Patterson, punching money and Continental Loan officer salary, n.d. 2. Stamp Act Congress (photocopies), 1765, 2. #96: Nicholas Way, loan to state, 1776, 8. Preparations for peace were a topic of discussion, as were soldiers pay and reimbursement for the medical services of Dr. James Tilton. Proceedings and correspondence, Kent County Committee of Correspondence (transcripts from Historical Society of Delaware), 1774-1775, 7. Nebenzahl, Kenneth. 1775. Sandersons Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence. (Valley Forge Historical Society, 1949). Delaware Infantry Regiment, 1st. . 1st Delaware Regiment | Newark DE - Facebook On 19 October Cornwallis surrendered. After Camden, the Delaware regiment was reorganized on two different occasions; first being divided into two companies, then being divided into three companies of light infantry with troops from Maryland. Box 2 contains a draft copy of the volumes comprising Francis T. Tiltons Dr. Dedication of State House/Independence Festival 76, event poster, 1976. The soldiers from tiny Delaware, fighting alongside the 1st Maryland Regiment, may well have prevented the capture of the majority of Washington's army, an event that might have ended the colonial rebellion then and there.