[Journal and account book related to the New York campaign of 1776].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

United States. Continental Army. Massachusetts Regiment, 6th.

Contributor:

Sawyer, William, 1753-1817.

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)

Series:

American history, 1493-1945.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Continental Army. Massachusetts Regiment, 6th.

United States.

Account books--New York (State)--New York.

Account books.

Manuscripts, American.

New York (N.Y.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

New York (N.Y.).

National Book Committee.

History.

Sawyer, William, 1753-1817.

Sawyer, William.

Account books--Massachusetts--Haverhill.

Manuscripts, American--New York (State)--New York--Facsimiles.

New York (State)--New York.

Massachusetts--Haverhill.

Genre:

Facsimiles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (150 unnumbered pages, bound)

Other Title:

Provision return of Col. Parks of Regt. of Artificers ... p. [1-4]

Provision return of Col. Brewers Regt. of Artificers p. [5-80]

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1776-1792]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The first part of the manuscript (p. [1-80]) consists chiefly of provision returns made by Quartermaster William Sawyer for Col. Parks [id est Parker] and then Col. Brewer, at New York, 16 Aug. 1776-18 Dec. 1776. There is also a return of the prisoners taken from General Washington, 1776. Entries from pages [81] onwards are William Sawyer's accounts,10 July 1780-21 July 1792, after he returned to civilian life in Haverhill, Mass.

Notes:

Ms.

Title from publisher's website.

On pages [2] of cover: William Sawyer.

Several pages are damaged, with loss of text.

Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, England : Adam Matthew Digital, c2014. (American history, 1493-1945. Module 1, Settlement, commerce, revolution and reform, 1493-1859)

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