While extensive, this list is not complete; please check the card catalog for references to states or particular persons. 5. RG 1922.004 DARBCMotion Picture Collection, 1976-1981. 17. Declaration of Independence, mounted reproduction on wood. McLanes company annexed to Delaware Regiment ( document photograph), 1779, 23. Washingtons Army in Delaware in the Summer of 1777 (address by John P. Neilds). Social Media, Built by the Government Information Center Pension receipts are a record of military pensions paid to veterans. Brown, Wallace. . R-36: John C. Powell, John Dickinson, Penman of the Revolution (Ph.D. thesis, University of Iowa, 1938). Sabine, Lorenzo. Delaware Becomes a State. Edward Roche to James Booth, from Valley Forge (photocopy), 1778, 25. After 1776, it appears that the coats were slightly longer with still red facings and turnbacks. Hardy, Minerva Spencer. 18. 13. Abraham Wiles and Major Hitchens, letter from H. Ridgely, 1820, 55. (Wikimedia) Commission issued by the Vice Admiralty Court, Bermuda, against French shipping, to Robert Burton, 1782. 28. Ford, Paul Leicester, ed. . . These records include muster rolls of Delaware troops throughout the American Revolution, letters from the Continental Congress to Delaware, and letters to and from Caesar Rodney, John McKinly, and Thomas McKean. It is best to consult the lists following groups of documents. Passages from the Remembrancer of Christopher Marshall. (Cambridge, Mass. Ann Arbor: University Microfilms, 1975. Many of these letters relating to the Revolution may also be found in George Herbert Rydens The Letters of Caesar Rodney, 1756-1784 (see bibliography section). Letters from George Read, informing of Dickinsons selection to the Delaware General Assembly, and Charles Thomson regarding national finances, also date from 1780. 1. Additional names can be found in the General ReferenceBiography database. The acquisition included ten acres, several outbuildings, and the Cooch family's ancestral home, a three-story structure built circa 1760. 15. Liberty and Independence: The Delaware State during the Revolution. 7. 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. Blank forms and circulars are also included. Main, Jackson Turner. . [Revolutionary War sites in New Castle, Kent, and Sussex Counties]. The Picket Post, miscellaneous issues, 1949-1973. Dickens, Charles W., ed. 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. (Original painting in Delaware Public Archives.). . The British captured Delawares president John McKinly and seized many public records. Citizens were required to take an oath of allegiance or declaration of fidelity to the new nation or the Delaware State and abandon all loyalty to the King of Great Britain. 5. 1782. 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. 1777-1780 Georgia Line. Dover: Public Archives Commission of Delaware, 1932. Sir Henry Clintons Map of Valley Forge and Vicinity. The Story of Caesar Rodney. 1. Pyle, Katharine. Before the Revolution: Yankee Doodle Comes to Delaware. RG 1325.147 State Reports Collection, Proceedings of the Convention of the Delaware State, 1776 (reprinted 1927). B. Lippincott and Co., 1870. [Campaigns of 1776 and 1777]. Ash, Mollie Howard, comp. Robert Wilcox petition, surgeon of the Second Delaware Regiment of Militia, 1780, 32. : Picton Press, 1998. Thomas Rodney and General Cadwalader conversation, 1776, 16. Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania. Delaware Society of the Cincinnati charter (photostat), 1783. : Riverside Press, 1903. 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. Proceedings and correspondence, Kent County Committee of Correspondence (transcripts from Historical Society of Delaware), 1774-1775, 7. 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 . Position of the Division under Lt. Gen. Knyphausen at Cecil Church, Sep. 1777. 1777 (6). Once upon a Time in Delaware. Access the United States, Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 records. New Haven: H. E. Selesky, 1987. Oaths of Allegiance show the oath taken, name of person sworn before, date of oath, and signature of person taking the oath. Encampment of the Army on Landing the 26th Aug. 1777. 1777 (4). Caesar Rodney letters (photostat), 1776, 15. Valley Forge Landmarks. Clark, Raymond B., Jr. Maryland Revolutionary Records: How to Find and Interpret Them. Recommendation for William Millan (photostat), 1776, 7. Captain Allen McLanes company of dragoons recruited in Delaware, and gained a id for themselves, whether on horseback or as infantry. Public Meetings New York: New York Historical Society, 1926. Inquiry re: George Williams veteran status, 1830, Revolutionary War Records, Council of Safety, 1775-1776 (4 folders), 1. Wayne, 1806). 4. Virtuitis Praemium: The Men Who Founded the State Society of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania, 2 vols. Millwood, New York: KTO Press, 1978. R-50: James B. Jackson, A History of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Neills Second Delaware Regiment of Militia in the War of the American Revolution, 1959. Sandersons Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence. Brooklyn: Historical Printing Club, 1891. . 31. Settling of depreciation of pay to Delaware Regiment, 1786, 20. http://www.1stDelawareRegime 1st Delaware Regiment | Newark DE Painting by Horace Carpenter, 1917-1919. Privacy Policy 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. 7. Vindication of Col. David Hall (photostat), 1790, 41. 1775-1782. Oyer and Terminer, Cheney Clow and others, treason, 1775-1782, 4. Yorktown Sesquicentennial Pageants: 1931. 1. The Yorktown Sesquicentennial Celebration, 1781-1931: Its Purpose and Plans. Members were elected during alternate years for three year terms. . 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. Color and black & white prints. Publication. Loyalists were active along the Delaware, and the need for a schooner for protection against Loyalist forays is raised in Dickinsons correspondence. Landmarks of the Revolution. 1915 painting by Stanley Arthurs. Providence: Brown University Press, 1965. (12), A regiment of Delaware militia was called into service alongside the Continental Army in the summer of 1780. The committees were kept busy throughout the Lower Counties. Battle of Cowpens, Conflict between Cols. 5. Alexander Wylly (Georgia) to Samuel White, Speaker of the House, Massachusetts (photocopy), 1765, 2. Caesar Rodneys Ride: Wilmington, Chester, Marcus Hook and Penns Landing, (reel 2) helical scan videotape, ca. Wilmington: Delaware Daughters of the American Revolution, 1940. Daniel Ferguson: Revolutionary Soldier. Typescript, 1942. 11. John Booker, Virginia troops (Buckner Regiment), 1776, 10. To George McCall, for making cartridges, 1778, 14. Fiore, Jordan D. Days of History: 200 Years Ago, Revolutionary Era. Cities & Towns The Third Company, commanded by Captain Robert Kirkwood of the Blues, consisted mainly of Delawareans. . Pay roll for Col. Samuel Pattersons officers, 1789, 40. Link To This Page Contact Us Thomas Lightfoot and Thomas Cockayne, 1777, 5. This Congress asked each colony to establish Committees of Inspection to enforce the boycott of English goods. 16mm motion picture. RG 9200T03.000 Tilton-Conrad Papers, 1782-1783 (1 box). . 2. James Tilton letters folder contains a typescript copy of a letter from Tilton referring to George Washingtons resignation as commander of the Continental Army. New Castle County meeting (transcripts from American Archives), 1774, 2. Their term of service ended 3 November 1780.(13). The Battle of Camden (August 16, 1780), also known as the Battle of Camden Court House, was a major victory for the British in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War.On August 16, 1780, British forces under Lieutenant General Charles, Lord Cornwallis routed the numerically superior U.S. forces led by Major General Horatio Gates about four miles north of Camden, South Carolina . Dickens, Charles W., ed. RG 1922.000 Delaware American Revolution Bicentennial Commission (DARBC)Administrative Records, 1969-1977. 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. George Washington and Delaware. Invalid pension claims (list of sources), 1778-1856, 9. The enlistment, provisioning, clothing, and payment of troops proved a constant concern. National Archives and Records Administration Category: Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783 A Committee of Correspondence was formed in October 1773 to communicate with other colonies. Dickinson was a member of Congress, a militia colonel, and President of Delaware and of Pennsylvania during the Revolution. Kent County, resolutions of the Council (photostats), 1776, 4. Hancock, Harold B. Adams, Randolph G. British Headquarters Maps and Sketches Used by Sir Henry Clinton . The Delaware Loyalists. N.p., 1903. McGregor, Samuel. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1897. Lafayette to Washington (photostat), 1781, 29. Letters concerning Allen McLane (photostat), 1781, 30. Delawares loyalty to Great Britain was tested when Parliament passed the Stamp Act in 1765 and the Townshend Acts in 1768. Some Letters of and Concerning Major William Peery. Coughlan, Margaret N. Creating Independence, 1763-1789: Background Reading for Children. 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. . The following is a list of maps located in the map collection, and maps found in the vertical file collection. R-57: Index of the Journal and Order Book of Captain Robert Kirkwood, 1777-1791. Despite Delawares small size, small population, and divided citizenry, the state played an important role in the struggle for independence. Francis Freeman, 1820 (African American Revolutionary veteran), 46. A Brief Sketch of Captain Joseph Davis and Lieutenant William Jones of the Pennsylvania Line. Correspondence includes reports from the Treasury Department to loan agents concerning payment or inquiries about discrepancies, letters from the Navy Department after 1812, instructions on the issuing of money to heirs of pensioners, charts for determining payment, statements certifying the guardians of heirs, instructions on the payment of half-pay pensioners, and instructions on determining eligibility. Many soldiers and officers were drawn from Delawares militias. 1965). New York: George Moore, 1890. Anderson, Enoch, 1753 or 4-1824. . 3. New York: Hawthorn Books, 1975. 11. Verification of pensions for Jacob Caulk, Edward Whaley, Joseph Williams, Benjamin Lane, Charles Hamilton and John Alexander, 1818, 29. Includes portraits of notable Delawareans from the Revolutionary period. Second Seminole War. (11), 1778 saw the American army ending its winter encampment at Valley Forge with a new sense of discipline and purpose; the British evacuated Philadelphia, shifting their focus to the south. Jones, Gilbert S. Valley Forge Park: Historical Record and Guide Book. To the Delaware Pilots, copy. Loyalists in Delaware (transcript), 1790, 33. Franchise Tax The General Assembly selected the four members, two by the House, and two by the Council. This includes instructions for payment, statements certifying that an individual was the heir of a pensioner, and letters from physicians certifying disability. Photostat. Elected Officials He was instrumental in improving care for the sick and wounded by redesigning the military hospitals used by the Americans. Folder 3 contains a journal of marches from Morristown, New Jersey through the Kirkwood companys southern campaign, 1780-1782. RG 1105.001 Proceedings of the Privy Council, 1778-1792. 30. The folder also include chronologies of the Revolution written after the war. On Pale Rider! Its members included Thomas McKean, Caesar Rodney, George Read, John McKinly and Thomas Robinson. You may want to start by searching for a person's Military Service Records and Pension and Bounty Land records. A Guide to Revolutionary War Records in the Delaware Public Archives, RG 1800.099 Delaware Archives (A series of 13 manuscript boxes, 1 volume of original records and 3 published volumes), RG 1800.066 Revolutionary War Records (3 boxes), RG 1800.109 Revolutionary War Oaths of Allegiance, 1777-1784 (1 Box), OTHER SERIES CONTAINING REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS, RG 9200T02.000 Tilton Papers, ca. These books include rosters, muster rolls, histories, diaries, and other documents listing Pennsylvanian troops. [Area of Chester County in Pennsylvania, including Valley Forge and a Continental powder mill], n.d. 12. An Allen McLane folder, with articles on efforts taken in the 1960s to restore his burial place, is among the four American Revolution folders. In 1774, Rodney, McKean, and Read were selected by the Assembly to represent Delaware at the Continental Congress. Land claim bonus for Levin McGee by John McGee, 1779, 27. . 1976. #48: Delaware constitutional convention, 27 August-21 September 1776, 5. Washington, D.C.: Rare Book Shop Publishing, 1914. Samuel McMastersJames Tilton correspondence (American Archives transcript), 1774-1775, 3. 8. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1954. Transparency Delaware Archives, 3 vols. Ten thousand men were requested, but no more than a few thousand were ever on hand. Documents; Records; Time-Line; Regiments. With the coming of war and changes in government, loyalists in Delaware moved beyond letter-writing and verbal comment. London: Crowell-Collier Press, 1970. 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. 14. Contains photographs taken to document Bicentennial celebration events and photos used in Commission publications. 17. Citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Gen. William Alexander, Lord Stirling. Wilmington: Public Archives Commission of Delaware, 1911. 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. Samuel Shute journal extracts (transcript), 1781, 34. These loyalists, or Tories, opposed the Whig cause. Claims settlements include disbursements for prisoners of war, Commissary Department, transportation, Hospital Department, Quartermasters Department, and depreciation of pay. Another letter from that year deals with political factions in Pennsylvania. 1. Also includes additional records of payments for recruiting bounties for the Flying Camp, and records of bounties paid for raising Continental reinforcements at the request of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Harry Wright Newman, 1938. Its soldiers participated in many of the important battles of the war, and fought with bravery. Contains copies of letters written on public business. 1777. . 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. 3. 8. Catharine Meritt, re: William Dowdle, 1837, RG 1800.111 Military Pension Receipt Books, 1817-1829 (1 Box). 24. 3. . List of Continental officers who died in service/invalid pension applicants, 1777-1793, 3. . #405: Aitkens Register account of Delaware, 1774, 20. from the report of Secretary of War . Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution.