Military records
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Commission, Benedict Arnold as Major General, 1777 May 2
D.S. 1 page. Commission for Benedict Arnold to serve as Major General, signed by John Hancock.
Document, Discharge Certificate for Caleb Legg by Paul Revere, 1779 April 24
Paul Revere writes a discharge certificate for Caleb Legg. Autograph document, signed. 1 page.
Enlistment Form, 1776 January 26
D.S. 1 page. 25 men signed or made their X to enroll for 3 months of service in the "American Army." Document signed, partially printed.
Enlistment form, 1775 October
D.S. List of 21 names of soldiers enlisting in the Continental Army for 1 year. Scituate, Massachusetts.
Enlistment form, 1779 June 9
D. 3 pages. Enlistment form. Descriptive list of 100 recruits from Massachusetts Bay enrolled in Continental Army for nine months. It lists hometown, country, age, stature, complexion, and time of arrival. Two men stand out: Charles Ralf, an Indian and Cato Brewer, a "Negro".
List, "State of Captain Samuel Camp's Company", 1777 April 21
2nd Company 1st Regiment Connecticut Militia--Lists categories for Capt. Camps's 42 men, shows which soldiers are sick, absent, discharged, dead, or deserted. Return - Connecticut Militia.
Military Instructions, Stephen Hopkins to Col. Christopher Harris, 1755 June 14
Stephen Hopkins, Governor of Rhode Island and signer of the Declaration of Independence, writes to Christopher Harris during the French and Indian War, ordering a Colonel to take forces to Albany and join Major General William Johnson for a campaign against the French at Crown Point. Autograph document, signed. 2 pages.
Military Order, Brigadier General Caesar Rodney to unknown, 1777 January 21
Caesar Rodney, signer of the Declaration of Independence, writes to an unknown recipient, ordering "that the Guard be strengthened with a Captain and twenty four men to be furnished from all the Troops now in town proportion to their numbers". Autograph letter, signed. 1 page.