January 1777

Morris, William, fl. 1777-1793

Autograph document signed

Title: A provision return of Colo John Ely's regiment for January 17: 18 & 19: 1777

Lists pounds of bread, pork, and beef provided to various officers in John Ely's regiment. Also lists number of men under each officer. Dated January 17, 1777 - January 19, 1777.

GLC01450.143.10

January 18, 1777

Morris, William, fl. 1777-1793

Autograph document signed

Title: A provision weekly return of Colo John Ely's Regt for January 18th 1777

Lists pounds of bread, pork, and beef provided to various officers in John Ely's regiment. Also lists number of men under each officer. Signed on verso. Note on verso states that Morris received the articles mentioned.

GLC01450.143.11

11 March 1777

Buck, Justus, 1726-1807

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Reciept for bread]

Received thirty pounds bread for his company from "John Deshon Commissary."

GLC01450.143.12

11 March 1777

Chapman, Labeus, fl. 1777

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Provision return for fifty men in captain Buck's company.

GLC01450.143.13

12 March 1777

Grant, Oliver, 1754-1832

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

A provision return for sixty-six men under captain Oliver Grant in colonel John Ely's regiment.

GLC01450.143.14

12 March 1777

Buck, Justus, 1726-1807

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Provision return for one hundred men.

GLC01450.143.15

13 March 1777

Gates, Lebediah, fl. 1777

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Provision return for eighty men for captain Calkin's company.

GLC01450.143.16

13 March 1777

Nettleton, George, fl. 1777

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Provision return for thirty nine men in Oliver Grant's company.

GLC01450.143.17

13 March 1777

Buck, Justus, 1726-1807

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Provision return for Captain Buck's company containing one hundred men. Signed on verso. Veros also reads "100 Beefe, 75 Pork."

GLC01450.143.18

January 28, 1778

Dee, Daniel Davol, 1742-1823

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Bounty paid to Daniel Dee]

States that Dee receives half bounty for thirteen men, whose names are listed. Verso signed by Dee, saying he received the money. Also sworn to and signed by Oliver Ellsworth.

GLC01450.143.19

circa 1781

Ely, John, 1737-1800

Autograph document signed

Title: [Service record of John Ely]

Lists dates when Ely was commissioned, taken prisoner, paroled, recalled, and exchanged. States his service time totaled four years two months and twenty three days.

GLC01450.143.20

7 June 1783

Howell, Joseph, 1750-1798

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Account between John Ely and Connecticut]

Formal record listing money owed to Ely by Connecticut. Includes pay and reimbursement for expenses incurred during fighting.

GLC01450.143.21

5 May 1790

Howell, Joseph, 1750-1798

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Account betwee John Ely and Connecticut]

Formal record listing money to Ely by Connecticut. Includes pay of one dollar per day for time while he was captured, and reimbursement for expenses such as rations incurred during fighting. Includes conversion values between old currencies and new dollars. Signed twice by Howell as the General Commissioner for the Office of Army Accounts.

GLC01450.143.22

June 20, 1777

Elmer, Ebenezer, 1752-1843

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Hannah Seeley

Discusses army life. Says he enjoys writing her in his spare time. Tells her that "The movements of a rambling army...exposed to the dangers of leaded weapons...slaughter & bloodshed affor nothing but maloncholy scenes...too shocking for matter o communication to ladies." If she really desires details she should ask Mr. Machey. Army life is hard and the only reason "that soldiers themselves are anyways pleased with the life" is "owing to the animating drum and fife." He himself "can see or feel but little solid satisfaction in this way of life but that of serving my country." He has heard…

GLC01450.165.01

May 12, 1783

Elmer, Ebenezer, 1752-1843

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Hannah Seeley

Speaks of his desire to return to a peaceful life now that the war is over. "As we have now happily terminated a war which has raged for eight full years with every species of Horror, I contemplate the speedy return to the peaceful paths of domestic life with the greatet pleasure. To change the fatigues difficulties& dangers of a military life for the comfort & conveniences of peace must tast truly sweet to a [] susceptible of true satisfaction. Shall I be so fortunate as to exchange the wild banner of Mars for the mild bands of Hymen I may be blessed indeed." Speaks of his love for…

GLC01450.165.02

April 8, 1776

Hunt, Daniel, 1723-1807

Note signed

Title: to Simon Edgel

Note signed by twelve enlisted men asking Captain Edgel, spelled Edggall, to give all their pay to Lieutenant Ebenezer Hill. Signed by John Claflin, Daniel Hunt, Samuel Wheelock, Jesse Miller, Isaac Smith, Ebenezer Littlefield, John Fairbank, Ezra Bown, Joseph Mors, Eli Lealand, Joshua Hemenway, and Daniel Knowlton. All the men were privates, except Hunt who was a corporal, and Smith who was a fifer.

GLC01450.216.03

29 August 1776

Manuscript document

Title: [The account of the mens tool that are discharged in Capt Oliver Titcomb Company]

List of soldiers and the tools they have been given. All but one man listed given an ax, other tools include "spike gimblet," "adds," "chizel," and "caulking irons." Skenesborough, spelled Skeensborough in this document, is now Whitehall, New York. Titcomb was a lieutenant from Massachusetts.

GLC01450.229.01

16 April 1778

Gerrish, Jacob, 1739-1817

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Debt notice]

Informs the members of Oliver Titcomb's regiment that, while staying in Gerrish's regiment's barracks they caused six pounds sixteen schillings damage, and General Heath has ordered him to remove this money from their pay. Addressed to "Gentleman Soldiers," all the men belonging to Titcomb's regiment.

GLC01450.229.02

December 22, 1775

Parker, Jonas, ?-1775

Document signed

Title: [Receipt for Joseph Graves]

States that Graves is owed one pound sixteen ounces for "entertainement given to let Jonas Parker and his men in bringing prisoners" over his land. Signed by Parker as "Captain of the Gaurd." Verso dated 22 December 1775, but the document must have been written earlier since Parker died in April 1775. Verso also states that document was examined and signed by Abraham Mason, Thomas Durfee, Jon Webster, and Joseph Locke. Verso also bears a second signature from Parker. A later note signed "Everett" tells the story of Parker's death at the battle of Lexington.

GLC01450.237.01

April 24, 1778

Green, John, 1730-1793

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nathanael Greene

John Green asks Nathanael Greene to "give an order to my Quarter Master" for a list of items which his regiment is "much wanting." The list, written below includes "35 kettles, 230 H. Sacks, 22 N. Sacks & 280 Lanterns," and is signed by William Blodget.

GLC01450.237.02

27 March 1777

Brownell, William, fl. 1776-1777

Document signed

Title: [Military receipt]

Brownell, (possibly a captain or sergeant in the Revolutionary Army), states that Captain Joseph Shimbell received money "for Timothy Hopkins," and another sum "for which I promise to account for if they wont pay said Shimbell and if paid this order Shall Be your DisCharge for two guns."

GLC01450.444.02.01

June 1778

Hopkins, Timothy, 1751-1816

Autograph document signed

Title: [Document asserting Hopkins' promise to pay Levi Rounds]

Hopkins, member of a Scituate organized to collect funds for the payment of soldiers, promises to pay Rounds.

GLC01450.444.02.02

June 1778

Hopkins, Timothy, 1751-1816

Autograph document signed

Title: [Document asserting Hopkins' promise to pay Levi Rounds]

Hopkins, member of a Scituate committee organized to collect funds for the payment of soldiers, promises to pay Rounds.

GLC01450.444.02.03

5 June 1778

Hopkins, Timothy, 1751-1816

Autograph document signed

Title: [Document asserting Hopkins' promise to pay Abner Hopkins]

Hopkins, member of a Scituate committee organized to collect funds for the payment of soldiers, promises to pay Abner. On verso, Abner signs with his mark, attesting that Timothy paid him 28 October 1778.

GLC01450.444.02.04

5 June 1778

Hopkins, Timothy, 1751-1816

Autograph document signed

Title: [Document asserting Hopkins' promise to pay Stephen Whitman]

Hopkins, member of a Scituate committee organized to collect funds for the payment of soldiers, promises to pay Whitman. On verso, Whitman signs, attesting that Hopkins paid him 28 October

GLC01450.444.02.05