Orderly book, recorded at Providence, January through August 1779

Document

Document Metadata

Document Group

Orders

Document Date

1779-01-01

Document End Date

1779-08-08

Title

Orderly book, recorded at Providence, January through August 1779

Description

Previously cataloged under Zabdiel Carew. Donated to the RIHS by John Howland, 1845. Also includes court martials, Colonel Sheppard's Arrangement, Colonel Biggelow's Arrangement, Colonel Vose's Arrangement, General Washington's orders for March 12th 1779. Attributed to Colonel Robert Elliott's Regiment of Artillery but is more likely to be inclusive of Stark's Brigade.

Document Year(s)

1779

Document Month

01 - 08

Document Day

01 - 08

Notes

Not indexed

Document Type

orderly book

Regiment and Company Information

Regiment Officer

Col. Robert Elliott

Regiment Officer Rank

Col

Catalog Information

Call Number

MSS 673 Sub-group 2 Series 3 Sub-series F Box 2 Folder 143

Series Number

3

Series Name

Rhode Island State Troops

Sub-Series

F

Sub-Series Name

Regiment of Artillery

Box Number

2

Folder Number

143

Item Identifier

1462

Previous Citations

Old item #

none

Old RIMP vol #

none

Old RIMP pg #

none

RIMP Description

TRANSF FROM MSS 9001-C; attributed to Elliott's Regiment, but may be inaccurate

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