Return of Captain Samuel Potter’s 1st South Kingstown Company, 2nd Kings County Regiment, Rhode Island State Militia, 6 November 1777

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Rolls / Returns / Abstracts

Document Date

1777-11-06

Title

Return of Captain Samuel Potter's 1st South Kingstown Company, 2nd Kings County Regiment, Rhode Island State Militia, 6 November 1777

Description

An account of the mens names that was present with me that belonged to my company and assisted in capturing the several vessels at Point Judith the 6th day of November AD 1777. Signed by Samuel Potter. The list is divided into "men that had guns" and "men without guns". There is a transcription of this return in MSS 629 sg12 William Davis Miller Papers, B 2, F 7.

Document Year(s)

1777

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return

Regiment and Company Information

Company Officer

Capt. Samuel Potter

Company Officer Rank

Capt.

Company Name

1st South Kingstown Company

Regiment Officer

Col. Charles Dyer

Regiment Officer Rank

Col.

Regiment Name

2nd Kings County Regiment

Catalog Information

Call Number

MSS 673 Sub-group 2 Series 4 Sub-series C Box 3 Folder 56

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Series Name

Rhode Island State Militia

Sub-Series

Sub-Series Name

Kings County Regiment

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Previous Citations

Old item #

515

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RIHSM 515