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Revolutionary Defences In Rhode Island

Edward Field — Wed, 30 May 2007 10:38:18 PDT

This is a digitized version of Edward Field's Revolutionary Defences In Rhode Island: An Historical Account of the Fortifications and Beacons Erected During the American Revolution, with Muster Rolls of the Companies Stationed Along the Shores of Narragansett Bay. It includes the full text of the book along with illustrations and drawings of the various fortifications in the colony during the American War for Independence.

The Life of Col. Seth Warner with an account of the controversy between New York and Vermont from 1763 to 1775

Daniel Chipman — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 08:02:42 PDT

This is a biography of Seth Warner, a leader of the Green Mountain Boys, by one of Warner's contemporaries.

Journal of Oliver Boardman of Middletown: 1777 Burgoyne's Surrender

Oliver Boardman — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:11:16 PDT

Covers the period from September 2, 1777 to the surrender of the British army under General John Burgoyne at Saratoga on October 19, 1777. It includes the terms of surrender.

Journal of Bayze Wells of Farmington: May, 1775 -- February,1777, At the Northward and in Canada

Bayze Wells — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:11:11 PDT

Covers the period May, 1775 to November, 1777 and the capture of Fort Ticonderoga and the siege of Quebec.

Journal of Joseph Joslin, Jr. of South Killingly, a Teamster in the Continental Service, March 1777 -- August 1778

Joseph Joslin — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:09:58 PDT

Joseph Joslin, Jr. was a teamster contracted with the Continental Army. His journal covers his activities during the period of March, 1777 to August, 1778.

Captain William Coit

P. H. Woodward — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:21:43 PDT

This is a brief biography of Captain William Coit. It serves as an introduction to the Orderly Book of Moses Fargos for the use of William Coit's company which is the 4th Company and 6th Regiment under Colonel Samuel Holden Parsons.

Journal of Ensign Nathaniel Morgan, April 21 to Dec. 11, 1775

Nathaniel Morgan — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:21:43 PDT

Covers the period April 21 to Dec. 11, 1775.

Journal of Simeon Lyman of Sharon Aug. 10 to Dec. 28, 1775

Simeon Lyman — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:20:37 PDT

Covers the period Aug. 10 to Dec. 28, 1775.

A Concise Journal or Minutes of the Principal Movements Towards St. John's of the Siege and Surrender of the Forts there in 1775

Benjamin Trumbull — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:19:48 PDT

Covers the period July 26 to November 3, 1775.

Journal of the Campaign at New York, 1776-7

Benjamin Trumbull — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:18:15 PDT

This journal covers the New York campaign in 1776 and 1777.

Moses Fargos -- Orderly Book

Moses Fargos — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:20:48 PDT

This is the orderly book of Moses Fargos for the use of William Coit's company which is the 4th Company and 6th Regiment under Colonel Samuel Holden Parsons. It covers the period of April 23, 1775 to August 7, 1775 and includes General George Washington's commission to William Coit.

A British Fusilier in Revolutionary Boston

Frederick Mackenzie — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:45:18 PDT

Memoir of General John Cropper of Accomack County, Virginia

John Cropper — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:44:13 PDT

Covers Jan. 1779 to Aug. 1779 and includes letters to 1821.

Journal of Du Roi the elder, lieutenant and adjutant, in the service of the Duke of Brunswick, 1776-1778

August Wilhelm Du Roi — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:33:07 PDT

Covers the period 1776 to 1778: Canada, the New York campaign, and Burgoyne's invasion of New York

Journal and Letters of Rev. Henry True

Henry True — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 06:56:19 PDT

Memoir of the Indian Wars

John Stuart — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 06:41:59 PDT

Journal of the Southern Expedition, 1780-1783

Norman Desmarais — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 06:34:54 PDT

Covers the period 1780-1783

The French Gazette

Norman Desmarais et al. — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 06:19:57 PDT

The French Gazette is an English translation of the Gazette Françoise, the French newspaper published in Newport, RI by the French fleet that brought the Count de Rochambeau and 5800 French troops to America in July, 1780. The newspaper intended to translate various news items printed in American newspapers to keep the officers and men abreast of political events in this emerging nation. It is the first known service newspaper published by an expeditionary force. The French facsimile edition is also available elsewhere on this site.

Documents relating to the revolutionary history of the state of New Jersey

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 06:19:56 PDT

This collection of newspaper articles about New Jersey during the American War for Independence is also known as the New Jersey Archives.

The Diary of Colonel Israel Angell Commanding Officer, 2nd Rhode Island Regiment, Continental Army

Edward Field et al. — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 05:34:51 PDT

This document includes the full text of Colonel Israel Angell's Diaries compiled by Edward Field and published in 1899. It also includes the text of three manuscript diaries from the collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, Massachusetts. These diaries were transcribed and digitized by Norman Desmarais and inserted in their proper location in Field's text. The diaries are organized here by the year of coverage rather than by the individual manuscripts as in Field's book. The five chronological sections of this combined text are also available as individual downloads in the supplemental materials section of this page.