ca. . 4. After Camden, the Delaware regiment was reorganized on two different occasions; first being divided into two companies, then being divided into three companies of light infantry with troops from Maryland. 2. Providence: Brown University Press, 1965. . Cecil County, Maryland Signers of the Declaration of Independence. 4. These records are arranged alphabetically by subject heading and thereunder chronologically. N.p. The Picket Post, miscellaneous issues, 1949-1973. Neilds, John P. Washingtons Army in Delaware in the Summer of 1777. In February, at the battle of Guilford Court House, 15 March 1781, the Delaware troops held their own against the British. 6. Johnson, Amandus. David Finney papers, re: Loyalists, 1777-1778, 7. 16. Hancock, Harold B. The First Delaware Regiment During The Revolutionary War Proceedings and correspondence, New Castle County Committee of Correspondence (transcripts, photostats, originals), 1774-1775, Revolutionary War Records, Committee of Inspection and Observation, 1775-1777 (4 folders), 1. Biographical Sketches of the Generals of the Continental Army of the Revolution. Duplicate of pamphlet found in the McKinly folder in General ReferenceBiography, and in the Research Room library. Carpenter and Walker of Port Penn, 1778, Revolutionary War Records, Committee of Correspondence, 1774-1775 (7 folders), 1. Robert Kirkwood documents from the collection of Helen and Paul Elm Material relating to the Revolutionary War includes communication with the Assembly, a letter from Kent County ca. The First Seminole War. Letter from John McKinly (transcript), 1776, 9. 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 . RG 9200R08.000 Caesar Rodney Papers, 1773-1782 (1 box). 1782. Liberty and Independence: The Delaware State During the American Revolution. Delaware Today, September 1975. The 1st Delaware Regiment would see combat for the first time at the Battle of Long Island on August 27, under the command of Brig. After the Boston Tea Party and the closing of the port of Boston, the Committee raised subscriptions for the relief of Boston. Photostat. Delawares contributions to American independence did not end with the war. Pay roll of invalid corps, commanded by James McLane, 1784-1785, 19. John Dickinson: A Great Worthy of the Revolution. 7. Folder 3 contains a journal of marches from Morristown, New Jersey through the Kirkwood companys southern campaign, 1780-1782. 1. 8 talking about this. Script for Independence! : Delaware Society of Colonial Dames of America, 1911. Samuel McMastersJames Tilton correspondence (American Archives transcript), 1774-1775, 3. Part of the II Corps it served in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. . Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1977. A catalogue of the muster rolls, pay rolls, and miscellaneous papers pertaining to the Delaware troops in the Revolutionary War: Collected in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1908, Revolutionary War Records, Miscellaneous, 1765-1787 (3 folders), 1. (D.A.R. Hancock, Harold B. Guthorn, Peter J. British Maps of the American Revolution. The first Delaware regiment was no more. List of contributions for relief of Boston (originals), 1774, 3. Rockaway, N.J.: American Faculty Press, 1975. The Delaware States Privy Council, created by the 1776 Constitution, worked with the President. Pyle, Katharine. Thomas Rodney and General Cadwalader conversation, 1776, 16. . Position of the Army Near Aikens Tavern. 1777 (8). This was true in Delaware as well. John Glover and the Marblehead Men of Massachusetts American Revolutionary War 1915 painting by Stanley Arthurs. . These records are meeting minutes of the Assembly, the lower house of the General Assembly, from the years 1776-1783. (1), The Stamp Act was repealed in 1766, and the Townshend Acts in 1770, except for the tax on tea. Pension rolls from 1790 through 1846 are included (although not for every year inclusive). Chicago: Rand McNally, 1974. New York: George Moore, 1890. . Delaware Troops Leaving the Green, print of 1915 painting by Stanley Arthurs. Delaware Society of the Cincinnati charter (photostat), 1783. Texas Revolutionary War. 1775-1782. With the coming of war and changes in government, loyalists in Delaware moved beyond letter-writing and verbal comment. The only possible escape route was to cross under heavy fire, a marshy area about eighty yards wide called Gowanus Creek. The following is a list of maps located in the map collection, and maps found in the vertical file collection. Subjects include the Dover Light Infantry, time capsule placed in Willingtown Square, Rodneys Ride, Delaware Trust commissioned paintings, Separation Day celebration, the Old State House, and various local celebrations. Munroe, John A. Facsimile reproduction. (Also contains information on the Delaware regiments of the Continental Army) General orders, muster rolls, returns of provisions, pay rolls, lists for depreciation of pay, a history of the Delaware line, commissary accounts, extracts from the Minutes of the Privy Council, recruiting accounts, exchange of prisoners of war, miscellaneous receipts and accounts, women members of the Delaware Regiment, extracts from the State Auditors journal, miscellaneous items. The personal accounts date mostly from the 1800s. Box 2 contains a draft copy of the volumes comprising Francis T. Tiltons Dr. Lafayette to Washington (photostat), 1781, 29. Letters concerning Allen McLane (photostat), 1781, 30. Subjects of legislation include money bills, acts pertaining to the militia, punishment of treason, raising troops, punishment for desertion, the export of provisions overseas, pardon for those swearing allegiance to the state, the quartering of soldiers, ratification and amending of the Articles of Confederation, recovery of public debts, prevention of fraud within the quartermaster and commissary departments, suspending the use of Continental bills of credit as legal tender, protection of trade on the Delaware river and bay, and determining depreciation of pay. . Another volume, also not published, Pension Rolls and Correspondence, contains information on pension applicants. Motor Travel, May 1925, June 1925. An index to the Kirkwood journal and order book may be found in RG 9270.000, Reference Reel R-57. It is interesting to note that while the Kent and Sussex County delegations affirm their loyalty to the Crown, the New Castle County delegation does not. Henry Fisher and William Peery to John Hancock, 1777, 19. In June 1778 the regiment participated in the Battle of Monmouth Court House, as well as at Stony Point and Paulus Hook in the summer of 1779. The Americans regrouped and in a series of battles turned the tide against the British. Washington, D.C.: Office of Publications, National Park Service, 1975. Wilmington : Historical Society of Delaware, 1896. 1st Delaware Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia Original. Additional names can be found in the General ReferenceBiography database. 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). Primary sources take the form of original documents, transcripts, and photostats. Topics of discussion include the forming of the second Continental Congress, events in America and England, a letter from woman sculptor Patience Wright, preparations for war, and Dickinsons commission as colonel for a Philadelphia militia unit, all in 1775. Verification of pensions for Jacob Caulk, Edward Whaley, Joseph Williams, Benjamin Lane, Charles Hamilton and John Alexander, 1818, 29. Stevens, Thomas Wood. Mobile Apps (10), The war had come to Delaware. Many of the documents are noted as being true copies. The rolls may also list deserters and killed, ill, or discharged soldiers. Lists of Delinquents from the Various Militia Companies. 15. Entries show ledger number, account title, reason for disbursement (military, order of General Assembly, salaries, and services rendered to the state) or receipt (tax, fee, or fine collected), date of entry, totals, and reference to entry in a ledger. Loyalists remaining in the area staged raids on the Delaware coast, even as the British attacked area shipping. Rules and articles, Delaware Troops, n.d. 2. 1775-1783 (7 boxes), Proceedings of the Freemen . Baltimore: Southern Book Company, 1955. Franchise Tax Neagles, James C. United States Military Records: A Guide to Federal and State Sources, Colonial America to the Present. Dickens, Charles W., ed. List of invalid pensioners (photostat), 1790-1791, 10. . Elected Officials of the Sums Charged in the General . . Stamp Act Congress (photocopies), 1765, 2. Yorktown Sesquicentennial Pageants: 1931. Ford, Paul Leicester, ed. 3. Revolutionary War Bibliography. (N.p., n.d.). The Delaware regiment took part in the battle of the Brandywine on 11 September as well as the battle of Germantown on 4 October 1777. 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. At the same time in Sussex County, loyalists were reported as gathering in large groups in an attempt to seize control of county government, with at least five British warships sitting in Delaware Bay. Beach, John W. The Cape Henlopen Lighthouse. The Story of Caesar Rodney. These records may include date and amount of disbursement, name of recipient and pension period, and signature of recipient. In July 1775, the Sussex County Committee of Inspection suspected Thomas Robinson of expressing Tory sympathies. Phototstat. . Position of the Division under Lt. Gen. Knyphausen at Cecil Church, Sep. 1777. 1777 (6). George Washington and Delaware. Invalid pension claims (list of sources), 1778-1856, 9. 1976, RG 8005.046 Department of Public InstructionMotion Pictures Collection. Wilkes-Barre: Wyoming Historical and Geological Society, 1897. 1778. In Buff and Blue: Being Certain Portions From the Diary of Richard Hilton. Delaware Society of the Sons of the American Revolution - Battle of . of the Government, Votes and Proceedings of the House of Assembly, Votes and Proceedings of the Council of the Delaware State, Proceedings of the Convention of the Delaware State, Delaware Public Archives Motion Picture Collection, Delaware American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, Department of Public Instruction Motion Picture Collection, First settled in 1638, controlled in succession by the Swedes, Dutch, and finally the English, Delaware was a thriving colony in the years before the American Revolution.