DeLancey Loyalists Orderly Book

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ORDERLY BOOK OF THE THREE

BATTALIONS OF LOYALISTS
COMMANDED BY
BRIGADIER
-
GENERAL OLIVER DE LANCEY

1776-1778
TO WHICH
IS
APPENDED A
LIST OF
NEW YORK LOYALISTS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK DURING THE WAR OF THE
REVOLUTION COMPILED BY WILLIAM KELBY
NEW YORK
PRINTED FOR THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
1917
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History of
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During the Revolutionary War. Edited by Edward F. De Lancey. With

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York, 1906. Price $2.00. III. Orderly Book, 1776-1778, of the Three Battalions of Loyalists Commanded by Brigadier General Oliver De Lancey. List of New York City Loyalists, 1775-1783, by William
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PREFACE
THIS
cations
volume, the third of the series of the publi of "The John Divine Jones Fund,"
contains an Orderly Book, 1776-1778, relating to the Battalions of Loyalists or Provincial Troops, raised for
the defence of
Long
Island,
dier General Oliver
De
and commanded by Briga Lancey, and mentions several
regiments of the
troops.
British
Army and
Long Island
other provincial
to the British in
in
Upon
British
the submission of
1776, Sir William
Howe, Commander
Chief of the
Forces
made
the following appointments which
were announced at Headquarters,
New York
Island,
September
Oliver
29, 1776, viz.:
De Lancey,
Esq., Brigadier General and Colonel
of the 1st Battalion;

Colonel;
John Harris Cruger, Esq., Lieut.
Captain Joseph Greene, late of the 4<Dth Regi ment, Major; 2nd Battalion, George Brewerton, Esq.,
Colonel;
Stephen
De Lancey,
Esq., Major;
Esq.,
Lieut.
Colonel;
Thomas Bowden,
3rd Battalion, Gabriel
Richard Hewlet, Esq., Lieut. A. Menzies, Esq., Major; A. Campbell, Esq., Colonel;
Ludlow, Esq., Colonel;
Major Brigade.
The above
officers
had
"offered
their
services
to
raise a Brigade of provincials of three Battalions of
500
men each
was
for the service of His
Majesty and the suppres
sion of the present unnatural Rebellion."

raised for the defense of
The Brigade
Long
Island with the under-
ix
PRE FAC E
standing they were not to leave the Island for any service The entire third Battalion consisted of elsewhere.
natives or Inhabitants of Queens County.
In the winter
of 1776-77 these battalions were stationed one at Oyster
Bay, one at Huntington and one at Brookhaven. In making out the commission for this Corps, after the
words "for the defence of Long Island" the words "and other exigencies" were added and in May, 1777, the ist and 2nd battalions were ordered to embark at Flush ing, L.I., and land at Morrisania from whence they pro
ceeded to Kingsbridge. The following month the ist battalion returned to Long Island while the 2nd battalion
remained at Kingsbridge.
at
In the Spring of 1778 the forts which had been erected Huntington and Brookhaven were ordered to be de
stroyed much to the dismay of the Inhabitants of Long Island who were thereafter harassed by raiding parties of the Americans coming from the Connecticut shore.
The
ist
and 3rd battalions then encamped near New-
town,
L.I.
When the Southern campaign was organized the ist and 2nd battalions of De Lancey's Brigade were sent in
November 1778
ments
all
under the
to ^Georgia, with several other Regi command of Lieut. Col. Archibald
Campbell where they served until the evacuation of Georgia and South Carolina by the British. The 3rd battalion was stationed at Lloyd's Neck where
they remained until the evacuation of New York City. All three battalions disbanded in Nova Scotia. This Orderly Book covers the period from September
June i, 1778, and relates mainly to the and 3rd battalion of De Lancey's Brigade and their vice on Long Island.
1776, to
1st
ser
the orderly book September 29, 1776 telling of the organization of the Brigade, appears
earliest entry in
The
PREFACE
after the date of
XI
May
12, 1777, in
the original and con

a
sequently
is
so printed.
list
The Orderly Book is followed by York Loyalists or Adherents to the

the City of
tion,
of the
New
in
British
Crown
New
York, during the
War
of the Revolu
compiled by William Kelby, late Librarian of

Historical Society.
The
New York
Mr. Kelby for years had made a study of the Loyalists, with a view of publishing a volume, with notes, but his death on July 27, 1898, prevented the completion of the work. The list is from contemporary manuscripts
and newspapers covering the period 1776-1783, and
alphabetically arranged.
is
Orderly Book
British
De
Lancey's Brigade
Army, 1776-1778
Orderley Book
Brigade
DeLancey's
British
Army,
17761778
OYSTER BAY 4 th Feb y 1777 B: O:
FINDING d
co wish at
is
the impossibility of the men of the I st Battalion dining together with that Convenincy
Any
Stated time for want of several Utensils
here by Ordered that they divide themselves into two Messes & the I st to dine at One Oclock, the Second
it
greater attention to Cleanliness are not only required but are essential to health The Barracks in Gen 1 are reported to want
at
Mess
two o Clock
Regularly
&
fresh
&
Clean Straw an unpardonable neglect
this.
OYSTER BAY
8 th
Feb y 1777
Ordered that the Officers Commanding Companies make

the Weekly States in Writing of there Companies
OYSTER BAY
tive
pay th y Companies Commencing the 13 Feb and ending th the 19 following A Serj. 35: a Corp 2: 6 A Drum' B Gen 1 2:6 a private 2: New York Currency DLanceys Orders OYSTER BAY 15* Feb^ 1778 That the Officers & n Soldiers of the I st Batt be all Present on the Parade on
1
12 th Feb y 1777 cers of Companies are to make
The Commanding
offi
Lists of their respec
Thursday the 2O Inst. with their Arms & Accoutre ments the Officers Commanding Company are to have Muster Rolls of their Companys that they Command Accounting for every absent Man those on furlough
th
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
are to be Called in
Also Accounting for Deserters the
Day of Desertion or Death or any other Incident as that 1 that they day the Inspector Gen will review the Men
be Intitled to a Bounty of 5 Dollars The Officers Likewise to furnish me with Rolls where the Soldiers have
may
been Quartered before they received Provisions from the Commissary General giving an Account & the Names of
Persons on
is
whom
the
men were Quartered

d d
n
this
Order
that they be by the 2 & 3 Batt on Fryday the 21 st That the Quarter Mas* of the Three Battalions make returns of
to be Observed
ready to be Inspected
the the
Arms & Accoutrements accounting for Deficiencies & way they happened with the Numbers they have
received, for the
Men
that have been Mustered that a
Demand may be made to Compleat It is OYSTER BAY i8 th Feb ry 1777

that
all Officers doing
the Generals Orders
Duty
at Oyster
Bay do not Exceed
half a Mile in the Distance of their Quarters from the
Town
OYSTER BAY Feb y 19 th 1777 Bay The Commanding Brigadier Gen DLanceys Orders officers of Companies Immediately to make a return of the Arms they have Received by what Accidents they
of Oyster
1
were Lost
what are Irreparable belonging to the I st Batt n that a True State of the Arms may be Exactley r Known That Patterson Dep y Comm^ to furnish
&
the Sick with fresh Provisions as their Health
much
Depends on
Inst.
.
it
&
none has been Issued Since the 15 th

feb Batt n Orders to prevent in
OYSTER BAY 24 th
future the Soldiers having their

places in
Arms about in Different Town by which means the Arms are not only
It
is
Abused but Carried of by Deserters

the
Ordered that
men
after
Parade be March back by their Respective
Officers to their Barracks
&
when
releived
March
in like
OfP of y e Guard manner his Guard to their

that the
respective Barracks.
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778

OYSTER BAY
25
th
1
Gen DLanceys Orders It is Feby to Gen DLancey that the Soldiers Barracks reported & Officers Quarters are 111 Supplyed with fuel by Neglect of not having a Sufficient Magazine of Wood he there fore Orders the Quarter Master of the Batt n to use the
1
utmost Industry to have a Speedy & Large Supply of Wood brought in that there may be no future Complaint of the Kind and It is his Order that the Officers & Sol
diers
do not Suffer the Fences of the Inhabitants to be
Destroyed as they Shall answer for the Disobedience

of this Order
HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK Jan y

is
1
Appointed Inspector Gen North America with Provincial Rank Troops of L* Colonel he is to be observed as Such and all Appli Re cations from the Corps are to be made to him
77
Alex Innis
in
3O of y Pro
e
th
vincial
Inspector Gen from each Provincial Corps Signed by the Command* OYSTER BAY Officer on the I 8t & 15 of each Month
turns
to
be Regularly made
to
the
B.. O Ordered that the Officers March 77 Commanding Companys do this day make returns of
d 3
the
Number
of
Men
that are for Sick
Want
the
as
Arms
to
excepted of the Batt n which are so
Respective Companies of Cloathing Unfit for Service the OYSTER BAY 5 th March B..O: All
in
their
much out
of order
be irreparable here to be Delivered in to the Quarter Master to be Carried to New York there to be mended or Exchanged
OYSTER BAY March 12 th 1777 B:O That the Officers make up the Accounts of their Companies & Settle
with their
respectively from the time of their Ind listment to the 24th of Feb ry Last. 23 March 1777
men
who is able to Carry Arms attend punctually to Morrow at 12 OClock on the Parade that all officers Command* Com th panies make up their Accounts to the 24 of this Month
B..O
Ordered that every
man
of the
st
Batt n
ORDERLY BOOK
Batt n
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
inclusive in the Course of to
March 77
morrow OYSTER BAY 24th Orders That the Officers Com

h
Immediately w the size of their men that one General Return may be made out of them for the Inspector General who means
manding Companies
furnish the Adj*.
n Immediately to send to the Batt their Cloathing Com-
That the Officers Comm8 Com panies go Early to morrow Morning to Huntington & Call on Cap*. Moore the Paymaster for the Pay due to
pleat for each
Man
their
Companies with whome they are to Settle Imme HEAD QUARTERS N YORK diately up to this day March i6 th For his Majesties Provincial Troops The
in Chief being desirous that the provincial Forces should be put on the most respectable Footing & according to his first Intention to be Composed of
Commander
his
all
Majestys Loyal American Subjects has Directed that Negroes Mulattoes & other Improper Persons who
this
have been admitted into

Discharged
ticular Orders
in future
Corps
may
1
The
The
Inspector
Gen
be Immediately will receive Par

the Officers of
on the Subject to Prevent such abuses

Genl. Expects that
ts
all
the several Provincial
Reg do Immediately repair to their Respective Regiments those on the Recruiting Service Excepted & that they do exert themselves in Disciplining those men who have Chearfully stept forth
in
Defence of True Liberty
&
the Constitution of their

respects a very
Country.
erals
New York
is
in
many
It
is
Im
Gen
proper place for Recruiting.
therefore the
Pleasure that only one Carefull Officer with one 1 Serg* one Corp & two privates from each Corps do remain in this City to receive such Men as Come to
ts Return of the Names Join their Respective Reg of the Officers & Men appointed for this duty to be sent It has been represented to to the Inspector General
.
the
Gen
that
men who have
already Ingaged or wish
to serve in particular Corps are Inveigled to Inlist in other Corps if Just Complaint of this nature is again made the men will be ordered to Join the Regiment they
intended to serve in
the Person
&
every Expense incurred
fall
Upon
manding
without
Com Inveigled or Imposed on them officers of Corps are not to Discharge men
who
obtaining Leave from the
first
Commander
fit
in
Chief
&
they are to be particularly Careful not to admitt

in every respect
any Recruits who are not

diate Service as
it is
for
imme
of great importance that the recruits from each Corps be very exact and Regularly trans mitted to the Inspector Gen 1 the I st & 15 th of each
Corps will be Ex tremely attentive of this part of their duty in future forms of Returns may be had at y e Inspt r Gen ls office
month
Commanding
Officers
of
The Officers on Duty in Town to Call at the Insp r Gen 18 every Monday & Thursday at two OClock to receive such Orders as the Gen may have for their The Companies to make out Mus respective Corps
1
ter Rolls
immediately of the Mustered since Last muster

Desires
Men
B..O..
that has not been
OYSTER BAY 28 th March 77

Officer
The Commanding
that a groce return may forewith be given in by each Captain or Officer Commanding Companys Specifying the Ballances for & against the men
of their respective Comp y to the 24 th of this Month agreeable to a former Order that Directions may be
d given for the paying of s Ballances of forming Milatary accounts must be
& as the Mode New to some of

Com-
the Officers of the Batt n
It
is
Desired that each
panys Account Book

Field Officers.
may
be Left at the
Com8
Officers
Quarters for the purpose of being Inspected by the

All Orders to be read
Orderly Officers
or
Dayley to the Soldiers by the by the Adj* as shall appear most
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
meet to the Commanding Officer on the Parade and such orders as the men have not been made acquainted with
to be paid to them The Quarter Master from each Officer Commanding Companies Three pence for each Blanket Coat & three pence for
a retrospect
is
will receive
every pair of Trowsers

tive
made
for the
Men
of their respec
as
Companies
in
Order that the
Money
the
soon as
in
Collected
may
be distributed
among
Taylors
Proportion to the Work they have done in Said Coats & Trowsers
Making up
As the
Rum
allowed by his Majesty to his Troops in

is
these Quarters
full
Sufficient
for
them
It
is
Ex
pected from the Inhabitants that they will not sell to a soldier Rum under any pretence whatever as the Cer
tain
Consequences are involving men into Scrapes
&
Leading them into Disgrace unfitting acts of Disorder they otherwise would avoid to Pre
for
them
Duty &
vent this Evil effectually
It
is
Expected that
to their
all
Officers
will
&
Soldiers as
fail
Soon
as
it
Comes
Knowledge
not
Immediately to give Notice to the
Commanding
presume to
be Dealt with
Officer of the Person or Persons
who
shall
act Contrary to this Order that they
may
according to their Demerits
OYSTER BAY 6 th Ap 1777

1
B.
The Commanding
of their
officers
of Companies See the
men
nished with
Respective Companies immediately fur Razors, Combs, Shoe Brushes and other
matters requisite to keep the men always in a decent & respect6 soldier Like Condition which is not only
expect
d
but Required under the Severest penalty

April
I
st
OYSTER BAY
1777.
Battalion Orders
Several of the Soldiers running into Egregious Blunders 1 respecting apart of his Excellency Gen Howes late Order

for
his
Majestys
Provincal
Troops
Officers
Com
the
manding Companies meaning of Said Orders

the Parade
are to Explain to their
Men
Major Greene Ordered the

do not attend
d
Adj* to Signifie to the Officers that they
&
field
of Exercise according to a former
Order from L*
Orders
Coll.
Cruger
OYSTER BAY
Ap B:
1
The Commanding
plaints
of
the
having received frequent Com Unwarrantable Conduct both of the

Officer
Officers
Commis d & nonCommis d
of the Batt n taking
the Inhabitants Horses without any Authority: It is required & Expected in future for the Honor of the Corps & the Peace & Quiet of the People That no Officer or
use of any Horse or Carriage belonging to the Inhabitants upon any Pretence whatever without the Knowledge & Approba
Officer will Impress or
Non Com d
make
tion
of the
is
Commanding
Officer
The
Serg*
of the
Guard
Peremptorily Ordered whenever a firelock is Discharged by any of the Gentry on their Post Immedi
1
Detach a Corp & two Privates to the Post where the alarm was given to Enquire of the Cause of it, that
ately to
the
Main Guard & Men may
if
Necessary be made
& for Neglect of this Instantley Acquainted with it. the Serg* Of the Guard will be answerable the Duty
same
to be reported the
Next Day
to the
Commanding
Officer
GEN ORDERS NEW YORK

1
8t
3i
March 1777
for the provincial
No man
is
to
presume to Recruit
Corps without a Warrant and no Warrant to be granted Dis but by permission of the Commander in Chief from the provincial Forces to be Signed by the charges
Commanding
officers of Regiments being field officers and Counter Signed by the Inspector General by per
mission of the
Commander
in
Chief
As the Com-
10
ORDERLY BOOK
in
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
issue as
mander
Chief
is
Determined to
few Orders
and Only Such as he Shall judge Absolutely Neccessary, he does expect that the Strictest Attention and most Implicit Obe
as possible to the provincial Forces
dience paid to Such Orders and Regulations as he may The Inspec Independently their duty to Give Out 1 tor Gen has moved from the Corner of Duke Street
find
to the
House Lately Occupied by Major Byrd Broadway Near the Exchange
in the
OYSTER BAY 7 Ap 1 1777
The Commanding Offr Orders

I
st
that the
Women
of the
Batt n draws provisions half Rations According to Gen 1 Howes Orders Children half D
OYSTER BAY 9 th
directs
April 1777
Reg Orders
officers
r
Major Greene
that
the
Commanding
Shall
hand over to the
Q M
of Companies immediately after the
8 parade this forenoon the new Cloathing, Arms, Accou of the respective men of their Companies that were
yesterday Transferred to Captain Curies [Curtis ?] for His Majestys Sea Service, taking a Receipt for the Same, r and the r is to make in Consequence a Return of
Q M
he shall receive, in Order that the proper Num ber of Cloathing & a may be Accounted for 12 th Ap
Such
as
1778 Colonel Cruger Orders (the Officers Commanding Com panies) may be Acquainted they have not Complyed
with the Orders of the 29 th March.
OYSTER BAY
It
is
i6 th April 1777
requested of the officers that they Attend more than they do to their Serjiants in making out their
Morning Reports which

ful to
are never without errors
Shame
be Seen
Serjiants are ordered to give in every
Morning
to thear Officer
Commanding
the
Company

when the offr will be responsible OYSTER BAY 17 th Ap 77 B:O8
1
II
the Report a copy of which they give in to the Adj* for the Errors
Order
all
Agreeable to a former the off" of the Batt n are to Attend the parade
Mornings
&
Evenings and at
least
one
ie8
offr to
every
Comp
As
y to
attend their respective
Comp
at Exercise
OYSTER BAY
i8 th April 1777
it is to be presumed that the Violation of all Orders from the Commanding Officer proceeds from Ignorance rather than Design the most favorable Construction is
the
put on a procedure directly contrary to An Order of d 3 Instant, which Order is directed to be made imme
diately
known
to the Officers
& Men
OYSTER BAY 20
April 1777 B:
rs
Notwithstanding that the Major has repeatedly forbid the evil of Gambling amongst the men he yet finds
to
his
great
displeasure that that visious
practice
is
frequently put in execution which too often has proved the distruction of Many good Soldiers, he therefore or
ders that no
man
Shall be guilty of the like in future
and
Should any Non Commissioned officer Connive at disobediance of this Order he Shall be tryed for Contempt
of the
Same and punished
agreeable to the Sentence of
a Court Martial
OYSTER BAY GEN ORDERS 22 nd

1 1
April 1777
The Commanding Officers of the three Battalions of Gen De Lanceys Brigade will Immediately Order the Captains or Commanding Officers of Companies, to make out fair Rolls of their Compan ya from the dates of the ist Inlistment to the 24th Instant. Including the Re
cruits since the last
all
Muster the
Jan ry accounting
for
Contingencies, of Deaths: Desertion & Discharged and by whose Order, and to what service turned over
12
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEY^S BRIGADE
Navy, or Royal Artillery which are as soon as Possible to be given to B r Gen De Lancey, and Exact Copys to be kept Ready for the Commis ys of Musters who
for the
1
will
be soon here for a new Muster
The
Soldiers taken
into the Navy & Artillery are to be returned as part of the Strength of each Company though not to be Mus tered for Pay for the time they were Delivered over to
Every Commanding Officers of Com panies is to make out A Return of what Arms, Accoutraments, Ammunition, Camp Kettles, Canteens Blankets
Other Service
&
fit
how they have been expended and what

for Service.
is
Cloathing hath been Received by them Accounting still remains
It
recommended
to the Officers to take
all
Possible
care that the Soldiers Cloathes be kept clean and Sol dierlike, that the Barracks be kept in good Order &
frequently supplyd with fresh Straw to preserve the Health of the Men & particularly the Hosp to be kept
1
clean and free from any foul Stench, and that an Officer
for the
Day
see this put in Execution
The Surgeons
are to
make
.
reports of the Sick with their
Distemper they have for the Sick

diately return of
all
&
return
what Medicines and Necessaries

. .
The Deputy Commissary
of Provisions
must Imme
species of Provisions
now
in Store
with the Condition they at present are in to
B Gen
r
De Lancey B:O: The

Maneuvers
Officers
Servants are to attend the Field
Exercise once each
&
Necessary Dismiss the Drill by Order of the Adjutant
Day
until Perfected in the
B: O: 23 d April 1777
GEN ORDERS NEW YORK ye

!
2O th April 1777
vices to
Governor Tryan having been pleased to Offer His Ser Command the Provincial Troops in this Prov-

ince, is
13
appointed to that Command with the Rank of Major General of Provincial Forces and is to be Observed n th as such Capt Wemys of the 4<D Regim* is appointed
Aid de
1
Lieu* Bird i6 th Major Gen Tryon Reg* is appointed Supernumeray Aid de Camp to Major Gen Tryon to be Observed as Such
Camp
to
The Accounts
of such
Men
as
were Trans-
fered from the Provincial Corps to the Artillery are to

is forthwith to be comply'd with and given in to the Commanding Officer in Order that the Accounts may be forwarded to Head Quarters
be settled Immediately B: O: The above Orders
B:O: 26 th April 1777 GEN DE LANCEYS ORDERS OYSTER BAY ye

1
24
th
APRIL
1777.
Ens n Samuel Glover of Capt n Smiths Comp y in y e I st Batt n having Apply 'd to resign his Command; and is not for the future to be Obeyed as an Officer in the said
Battalion
appearing from the report of the Captain of the Day that an Order of the 7 th February last is either totally
It
forgot or Neglected It
Officers,
is
from
whom &
ordered to be published to the more Attention is expected in
future, that their Barracks
may no
longer be suffered
to
want both Wood
Straw
A
O:
Complaint too frequently made

1
Upon the requisition of the Commissary Gen of Forage You will be pleased to Detach a Captain Two Subalterns & Sixty Rank and File, to Cover and Con
duct a Foraging Party from the East end of Long Island and this shall be your sufficient Authority for so doing
Signed T; Paterson
Adj*
Gen
14
ORDERLY BOOK
I
st
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
OYSTER BAY
G: O:
this
May
1777
the
Having
th
received
Commander
in
Chiefs
Order of the 28
April, You'l
Order a Detachment from
of one Capt n & Twenty Rank & File to March to Huntington with four Days Provisions for Sixty Men to be Joyned by two Subalterns & Forty Rank & File
which Colonel Brewerton
will
Order to be ready
&
to
March & Joyn to conduct and cover a foraging Party to the East End of Long Island, where Provision will
be in readiness for the use of y e above
Command
Waggons
sufficient to carry four

is
,
Days Provisions must

ready be prepared for
rx
Immediately when the Party

that service
.
c ^r Signed Oliver
Ue T Lancey B< Gen
In consequence of the above Order Capt n
March
of His
to
Morrow Morning
y to
th
Raymond Twenty Rank &
will
File
Comp
Huntington to take the
Command
of
two Subalterns
to His
& forty Rank & File there Own Men & Proceed according to
in addition
the Orders
of the
Commander in Chief ORDERED that a return of all the Effectives of the I 8t Batt n be Immediately made for the purpose of drawing
the remainder of Cloathing for the Battalion Orders
For His Majesty's Provincial Forces

of Provincial Corps are Immedi ately to Transmit to the Inspector Gen A Return of the Officers to Whom they have granted Warrants, and
1
The Commandants
now Recommended
of their Warrant, the
Commissions Specifying the Date of Men raised by each, their former Service and in what Corps, Forms of the return will be sent by the Inspector to each Batt n and
for
Number

the
15
Commander
recommended
for
bear the Strictest
no Persons are whose Characters will not Examination

in Chief expects that
Officers
. . .
return to be given in to the Inspector Gen 1 of the Arms Ammunition & also the Blanketts, Camp Kettles
&
Canteens of each Battalion as soon as possible

r
John Bowen Esq is appointed Captain in the Prince of Wales Royal American Volunteers; Commanded by
April 1777 Part of y Order of 29 March 1777 Repeated As the Commander in Chief is determined to Issue as
e
Gov Brown
r
to bear date
th
st
and only such as he shall Judge absolutely Necessary he does expect that the strictest attention and most implicit Obedience be paid to such Orders and regulations as he
as possible to the Provincial Forces,
few Orders
may
find indespensably his
duty to give out

Signed
J. P.
Adj*
Gen
HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK

for His
io th
May
1777
Orders
Four Companies of Majestys Provincial Corps r are to embark on Tuesday next at Gov Browns Corps Flushing Early in the morning and Land at Morisania
where they
will receive further
Orders
Six Companies of the Same Corps now at New Town march at the Same time to the ferry opposite Bar run Island where they will immediately Embark & land at
The
will
Morrisannea there they
will
Receive further Orders

at the
Major Starks Corps
will
march
Same time from
and Cross Brookline Ferry and March to Kings Bridge where they will Receive further
their present Quarters
Orders
The
8t
Battalion of the
B Gen DeLanceys Corps

r
1
will
march from Oyster Bay on Tuesday the 13 th Instant and Arrive at Flushing on Wednesday the 14th Quarter ing at the most Convenient place between Oyster Bay
l6
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
Flushing On Tuesday night, they will Embark on th Thursday the 15 and Cross to Morrisania, where they l The 2 d Batt n of B r will Receive farther Orders
&
march on Wednesday the 14 th DeLanceys Corps from Huntington for Flushing where they will arrive on Thursday the 15 th Quartering at the most convenient
will
& Flushing on Wednesday This Batt n will embark on Fryday the i6 th and night, land at Morrisania where they will receive farther Orders
place between Huntington
The
several Corps will take

will
all
their
Baggage with them

Island will
and they
destination
find
Camp
Equipage at their place of
The Corps remaining on Long
give all the assistance in their power for His Majestys r r Gen or his Deputy Service to the Signed /
Q M
J.
Pater son Adj*
Gen

r
1
Brig Gen DeLanceys Brigade be in Readiness to March at Signed / J. Patterson A. Gen

1
Orders 7th May 1777 of Provincal Troops to

a
Moments warning
1
Gen DeLanceys Orders OYSTER BAY 12 th May 1777 d Colonel Ludlow with the 3 Batt n will march from Hunt
ington to Oyster Bay tomorrow morning so Early as to be there at 8 oClock to Relieve the Guards at that
post and to take Care the Magazine of provision be Secured and to Occupy this post until he receive further
Orders from the Commander
Lancey
into
Chief or Brig r Gen DeColonel Brewerton when he Marches with the

in
1
2 d Batt n will take the Rebell officers
who were taken
Custody for Breach of Parole and give them in Charge to Col Fanning or officer Commanding his Corps, that he may Report them to the Commander
1
in
Chief
Lieu* Colonel Cruger will be ready to march at 8 oClock
According to
Orders
This Batt n must take 4 days

provision
.and as
17
must the 2 d Batt n when they March 4 Waggons must be taken for each Batt n on their March
be carried over to Morrisania for the service of the Batt n

r
Paterson the
Dy
Commissary of provisions must
1 y Acquaint the Commiss Gen with the quantity of pro vision in the Magazine and make a Return to me of the Quantity of all Species now in Store
HEAD QUARTERS N: YORK ISLAND

The
to
Sep 29
th
1776
their Service
following Gentlemen having

a
offered
raise
500 men each
Brigade of provincials of three Battalions for the Service of His Majesty & the Sup
in
pression of the present unnatural Rebellion
The Commander
pointments
Oliver
Chief has
r
r
made
1
the following ap
at
DeLancey Esq Brig Gen & Colonel of the i r n Batt J: H: Cruger Esq Lieu* Colonel Cap* Greene th 2 d Batt n George Brewerton late of the 4<D Reg* Major r r L* Colonel Esq Colonel Stephen DeLancey Esq r d n Thomas Bowden Esq Major 3 Batt Gab Ludlow r r d A: Esq Colonel Rich Hewlet Esq Lieu* Colonel r A: Campbell Esq r Major Brigade Mengies Esq Major
1
Gen DeLanceys Orders OYSTER BAY

1
23
Novr
Bay
1776
to
fall in
All the officers of the Brigade at Oyster
to Exercise Constantly with the men till further Orders The Gen 1 future Orders that the officer of the picquet
shall visitt the
Advanced Guard picquets Main Guard
the Sentinels annexed there to three times in the night at Such hours as he may think most Advisable making
a Report the following morning the periods of his Visit ing, and it is positively directed that the prisoners Shall be kept constantly in the room with the men of the
&
Guard
&
that no prisoner shall be permitted to pass out
l8
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
Same but under
a
or be Suffered to quit the Guard, by Leave of the
man
of the of
Non Commissiond
officer
the Guard,
missiond officer
Any Non
sume
for
to Report the Same to the Non Com returns with his prisoner Commissiond officer or Soldier who shall pre
who
is
when he
to Disobey this or any other Orders Shall be tryed
& punished accordingly; be Observed as a standing Order in the Brigade r 4th Decem 1776 B: O: as it is more than probable that many of our Soldiers never have hjeard nor seen the
Contempt of the Same
this to
Articles of
War & that some of them are Ignorant of the severe penalties to which they may subject them selves by breach of said Articles it is thought expedient & is Accordingly Ordered, that the Articles of War be
review
5
read once a Week on the Parade to the Men CAMP AT KINGSBRIDGE 23 d May 1777 B: O: A
of the mens Cloathing on Sunday Evening next at O Clock to be on the Parade

Officers
Commanding Companies
to the 24
th
will
Make up
see
their
Mens Accounts
Instant
them
Immediately furnished with three sufficient Shirts two good pair of Stockings & two good pair of Shoes and
then pay them whatever Ballance the above period
may
be due them to
HEAD QUARTERS N: York

Gen Orders
1
2i 8t
May
1777
arisen
As some inconveniences have
from
the want of a proper regulation of Rank between the Regular and Provincial Troops, and as Rank cannot be
in the Latter as
it is
in the former, the result of long
services
and considerable expence The Commander in Chief has been pleased to direct that all Brigadiers of
Provincial Forces
Under
his
Commission
all
shall take
Rank
as youngest Colonels in the Line;
Colonels as young
est Lieu* Colonels; all Lieu* Colonels as
Youngest Majors,

and
all
19
Ranks
Inferior Officers as youngest of their respective as Established by His Majesty's regulations of
Decem r 1760 The Commander in Chief
the 17 th
has been pleased to appoint L* John Wallin of the Marines to be Brigade Major of Provincial Forces
His Excellency the Commander in Chief is pleased to Order two Hundred days Batt n Forage: and Baggage Returns to be given Money to be Issued to the Army
immediately to the
Master General Signed by the
Commanding
Such
officers
officers
as
of Corps joyned the
army
after
the
st
of
Receive one hundred days only It is from Aug* Authority the Commander in Chief assures the Army that every officer who distinguishes him Self and is the
will
means of Advancing the Glory of His Majesty's Arms
may
by
is
be Certain that his Services will not pass unnoticed
his gracious
Master
24
th
HARLEM HEIGHTS
forbid
in
May
1777
& Near
off
the several
Arms Encampments, when

All Firing of
Soldiers
come
to be drawn, but
is
duty with Loaded Musquets, they are when that cannot be done an Officer
discharge their pieces in the Rear of such a direction that no accidents
to see the
Men
in
the
Camp
and
r
may happen
in to the
Each Company is immediately to give Quar Master A Return of the Number of

their Possession
Camp Kettles they have in HEAD QUARTERS N: YORK
1777 G: O: The Commander in Chief expects that on the several Move ments of the Campaign the Officers will carry no Bag
23
May
gage with them but what is absolutely Necessary, and rs Commanding Off of Corps will attend to a strict Observance of this Order and not suffer the Waggons
that
to be Overloaded as they frequently were in the Course of the Last Campaign His Excellency further hopes he
20
shall
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
not be under the necessity of repeating this Order

left at
The heavy Baggage of the Army is to be York under the charge of the Invalids of
tive Corps, with
New
their respec
Non Commission'd Officer. G: O: HEAD QUARTERS N. YORK May 2o th 1777 Capt n

a proper
1
Joel Williams of the Queens American Rangers Tryed 1 by a Gen Court Martial of which Col Bird is President
for the
Murder of L* Peter Augustus Taylor of the same

Acquitted in Chief approves of the Sentence and n G: O: 21 st Capt Williams to be released
in Chief has
I
st
Regiment
Orders
is
The Commander
May
1777
The Commander
L* Jn
Waller of y e
Major of Provincial
been pleas'd to appoint Batt n Marines to be Brigade HARLEM HEIGHTS 2 nd Forces
June 1777 General Jones positively Orders that none of the Reg* presume to fire Ball or to discharge their
Pieces in or near the
Camp
Friday 13
th
HEAD QUARTERS KINGS BRIDGE

June 1777
All Deserters as well as
Country People are
first
to be
The ad brought to Head Quarters before they Inlist vanced Sentry's are not to fire on any Single Person Except A Man shou'd Attempt to Desert as it Alarms
the
None but Advanc'd Posts are Unnecessary will be taken that Pieces will be ever to Load and care
Camp
drawn when ever they
are
wet
1777
The
8t
HEAD QUARTERS 2oth June Batt n of B r Gen DeLanceys

1
themselves in readiness to
March
Brigade to hold on Sunday the 22 nd
Instant to Morriscenea the boats that will be employed to remove Col Fannins Corps will take them from thence
to
Long
Island

All Orders relating to the
21
private Roll calling
Men
to be constantly
Non Commission' d Off and Read to the Comp y8 at
&
all
Returns called for in Publick Orders

Officers of Corps, & to be of Brigade OYSTER BAY 26 th Major Battalion to be Exercised till further
to be Signed by delivered to the
Commanding
June 1777 The Orders twice a Day

in the
at 5
OClock
in the
Morning
&
Evening
The
Officers to attend their respective
Companys OYSTER BAY 27 th June 1777 Gen DeLanceys Orders The Commissary of Provisions will immediately make
a Return of
all
w th
their Fuzees
species of Provision at this Post,
Huntingto
ton
&
I
st
Satalket to
me
...
The
Battn
will furnish a Subalterns
Guard
March
to Huntington this Evening consisting of 21 Men In cluding a Serjeant & five Men already there as a security
to the Provision Store, the Party to
Lodge
in the Store
until
House and not to be absent from

Relieved
until
their Quarters
The
st
Batt n
is
not to
further
orders
The
Officer
Encamp Commanding
at this place
the
Detachment
that
in the
to Huntington will call
on the Militia of
Town when
he
shall think it necessary to Patrole
Night to prevent His being Surprised
OYSTER BAY 28 th June 1777 B:

lished
The
Credit estab
by the Soldiers last Winter in these Quarters from

and regular behaviour it is expected they to which end they are positively
their Orderly
will
now Maintain,
forbid to Injure
any of the Inhabitants by taking
their
Fruit or any one thing belonging to them, without par ticular Permission, as they will answer for the contrary
conduct in the severest Manner
OYSTER BAY
8t
July 1777
No
beyond an Alarm Post, or Guard r House, without particular permission from an Off
Soldier to go a Mile
22
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
Jul
y
OYSTER BAY 7 th
1777
with
at five OClock and Baggage to HuntingCamp Equipage ton Except a Guard of one Subaltern, one Serj* one Corp Eighteen Private, to be left at this Post / till farther Orders / as a Security for the Provision in the Kings
The Batt
all
to
March
to
Morrow Morning
their
Store
&
for the Protection of the Inhabitants
The Quarr Master
Serj* will have 12 Waggons & Horses on the parade this Evening (exclusive of two Batt n Waggons) to transport the Baggage &c as above
After Battalion orders
The Guard now on duty
to be relieved to
morrow morn
ing before the Battalion Marches by a Guard Consisting, of one Subaltern, one Sertj one Corporal & Eighteen
Oyster Bay for the Security of the Kings provision the protection of the Inhabitants and other Good purposes till farther Orders
privates
is
Which Guard
to
Remain
in
HUNTINGTON
th
July 1777
G: O:
in
for
His Majestys
pleased to
Provincial Troops
His Excellency the
Commander
Chief
is
Order that the Captains of such Provincial Companies as are this day compleat, may draw the pay of three Contingent Men, for the repair of Arms &c which will
be allowed to the other Companies as soon as Compleat and in the meantime in the proportion of I Contingent
Man to 40 Men
Companies of 25 Men. Two to Companies of and three to Companies of 50 All the Sick of the Provincial Corps that can be removed, to be Immediately sent to Harlem Hospital, The Necessarys to be sent with
them
as
Troops, Viz* Two Shirts pair of Shoes
Two
with the Kings Regular pair of Stockings and one

The
23
Subsistance Accounts of each Corps to be settled th immediately, and the Men cleared till the 24 June
Each
Man
to be provided with three Shirts, Three pair
of Stockings,
Two
pair of Shoes
in
and one pair Trowsers,
A
1
Return to be given
immediately to the Inspector
Gen from each Corps
with the Rebels, those Recruiting with their time of absence from the Regi
Names of the Prisoners on Command. On Furlough and

of the
ment
HUNTINGTON Gen De Lanceys Orders

1
II th
July 1777
That Off"
the
&
Soldiers
Men
n
are not to straggle from
do attend duty in Camp & that it above Half a Mile

r Commanding Off
without the leave of the

Batt
of the
st
The Houses & Barns & Out Houses in this The Inhabi Town to be preserved from Destruction
tants to be paid for every thing they supply the Camp, and no article to be forced from them but to the satis
belonging to the Off" &c are not to be forced into the Inhabitants Pas
faction
of the
Owner
The Horses
tures
before
fit
agreed
being
to
Mow
in such Grounds not have been deserted by the which
for/except
The Inhabi Owners who are at present in Rebellion must be Summoned to assist in Constructing tants a small Redoubt at some distance in the rear of the Camp to Hold a Serjeants Guard and also to build a
redoubt in front of the
well grounded Alarm,
Camp
to retire to in case of a
and they are to furnish
Wood
for the use of the Soldiers to prevent the Destruction
of Fences, as also proper Wood for Abbaties, that the The Fruit Trees may not be used for that purpose
Inhabitants are not to Trust the Soldiers nor on any

pretence to sell Rum to the Soldiers for which purpose a Drum must be sent to give the Notice, and in case
24
ORDERLY BOOK
not give the
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
Notice
such
any Rebells shou'd advance near the Town and the

Inhabitants
speediest
Be
haviour will be resented, wth the utmost severity, on such as might give the Alarm
Gen DeLanceys Orders HUNTINGTON

1 1
12 th July 1777
The Commanding Offrs of Companies are to deliver a Copy of their Muster Rolls to Gen DeLancey Imme
diately
The Gen
tants
r repeats his Order, that no Off is to turn His Horse or Horses into the Fields of any of the Inhabi
1
who
are not in actual Rebellion without previously
agreeing with the proprietor of the
Land
to
pay
for the
Pasturage A Critical Review B. O. HUNTINGTON 18 July 1777 of all the Mens Necessaries to be made on Sunday morn
ing next on the Parade at 6
(agreeable to General
Officers
OClock and the Deficiences
Orders) to be Reported by the
is
More punctual
at
Required of the Off with their Men at times of Parading when the Off agreeable to a former
tendance
Gen De not appear without their Fuzees The Commanding Off of Companies Lanceys Orders will this Day make Rolls of their Men as they lay or
Order
will
1
Tents that they may be called when the Offr shall think proper and no Non ComCommanding miss'd OfP or Private do presume to lay out or be absent
Mess
in their
from
9 OClock at Night without leave as disobedience will be punished w th the greatest severity, and it is to be hoped no Offr will Lodge out of Camp
Camp
after
without leave from the
Batt
as
attention
Commanding Off of the I much on their presence and good depends to the men of their respective Comp ys great
8t
attention shou'd be had to the proper means of dressing their provisions as the Health of the Soldier does very

much depend on it 1777 The Captain of
on Duty
Off
th
25
B: O: HUNTINGTON 3O July the Day not to leave Camp while

their Sashes
on duty to wear
th
BRIGADE ORDERS 3O
July 1777
vincials are requested
The Offrp of the Pro by Major Gen Tryon to prepare

1
as soon as possible uniforms agreeable to the Cloathing of their respective Corps B: O: A return of the HUNTINGTON 12 th Aug* 1777 n Sick in every Comp y in the Batt to be regularly and the punctually made every morning to the Surgeon
of the Sick to be deposited with the Surgeon who will apply it for their benefit and account for the quan
tity
Rum
he receives
1
th Huntington 12 Aug* 1777 Gen De Lanceys Orders
Whereas Gen
the Inhabitants
De Lancey has ordered a number of Arms to be Lodged in the Kings Maga

them
in Defiance of
zine and one of
His Order to be
Master has been taken kept there by the Regimental the offender Immediately to return it to him and away
no Person in future is to take any of them as they will be punished for the Offence and such disobedient Be Gen De Lanceys orders of the 27 th July last haviour
1
Night (Except To prevent many evils Absent with leave) is repeated and to support Order & Discipline with the Men, it is rs required of the Off to be more in Camp than what
they generally
every
night in
are, it is
respecting the Off" being in
Camp
at
Company
found absolutely necessary that r n in the Batt should have an Off every
9 OClock at Night is the Hour for giving out the Counter Sign The Revelle to be beat every morning by order of the
Camp
present with their
men
Captain on duty Offr of the Batt n it
An
is
As
evil
has and will
Order from the Commanding expected is to be Implicitly obeyed arise from the Soldiers laying out
26
of
ORDERLY BOOK
Camp
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
at night without the approbation of the Com Offr It is ordered that no Soldiers shall lay out manding of his Tent without the knowledge of the Commanding
Offr
ing
Officers
make
returns of their
Commanding Companies will every Morn Men who were absent from
. . .
Camp
the preceding Night

attention
is
More when they go on duty

their blankets
.
required to be paid to the
Mens Dress
particularly to their carrying
HUNTINGTON 1 6 th Aug* 77
Gen De Lanceys Orders

1
In Consequence of Orders to The Commanding OfP8 of the
me
I
st
of the
14
th
Instant
&
Batt ns of
Gen
De Lanceys
of those Batt ns of the
Brigade will Immediately Order a return number of men fitt for every kind
of duty the Sick & absent are not to be accounted for, r as L* Gen S Henry Clinton wants to know the strength
1
of these Batt ns on which he could depend shou'd he ever have Occasion to call them into service, the Com
8 manding OfP
will
be very exact in a return of this nature
which
is
to be sent in to the Dep* Adj*

th
Gen
at
Head
Quarters Kings Bridge
Orders for OfFr8 Aug* 1777 B: O: r laying at night in Camp is once more repeated; no Off on any pretence whatever unless he may have leave for the Night to be out of Camp after 1 1 OClock
HUNTINGTON
19
Officers are requested to attend to the Injury their
Men
are doing the Inhabitants
by plundering
bringing
their
it
Gardens
and destroying &c to lay on
their
new Hay by
into
Camp
The Captain
of the day to visit regularly the Hospital & to give Orders every Saturday for a fresh supply of The Offr of the Day Water to be carried into the Fort
to attend every
sions
Day
to the
Mens
dressing their Provi

in their
and oblidge them to be more regular
Eating

HUNTINGTON
Offrs
2 I st
2J
Aug* 77 B: O:
into their Tents the
Commanding Companies take

of their
Arms & accoutrements

or otherwise absent
Men who
this
are either Sick

are in
many
his
of these
Arms
want
of ramrods
&
Flints
which must
Day
be supply'd
them.
The Surgeon &

all
mate
to be
made Acquainted
regularly with
them
as
on the
rest of the
Orders which are equally binding on Offrs of the Batt n

B.
HUNTINGTON 22 d Aug* 1777
The Men
to dress three
to consist of Bread
&
Days Provision Immediately Pork exclusive of the Provision
drawn to day to the Captains of the I st Battn who are Ordered immediately on the approach of the Enemy
to bring
all
their
Men who
th
are
in
Hospital and Sick
Quarters into the Fort, that are able to be
moved
HUNTINGTON CAMP
B:
25
Aug* 1777
Inutility of a Sentry at the Fort Gate & the Necessity of his being on the North Rampart is so ob vious and has been so Frequently pointed out that it
rs
O The
was by no means thought requisite to give the following That a Gentry be placed every night on the order North Rampart of the Fort that he be ordered to walk from about the Center of it to 5 or 6 paces on the East That all prisoners be kept the night through Rampart into a Tent & a Gentry to be Constantly over them That the officers may no Longer plead the want of Ac
commodations
for not
Complying with a former Order
directing that the Soldiers be notjSuffered to lay out c at nights exposed to Dews & The Captain of the day when he delivers in to the
Commanding officer the report of the Guard, is Also to make Report of the Condition he finds the Hospital
in
and the State of the Sick
28
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
by
Fireing
The men not them off

It
is
to discharge their Musquets
Guard who
expected that the Cap* of the day & officer of the either meets with Travellers or persons of
Suspicious appearance Passing through this Town, that he Stops them for Examination & detains them unless they can give a Satisfactory Account of them Selves
B Gen De Lanceys
r
1
Orders Aug* 26 th 1777
frequent Complains of the Irregularitys &c committed by the Men of the I st Batt n & the punish
The
ments of course following, obliges

Off
of the several Companies, that
attention to the behaviour of their
me
if
to acquaint the
they paid proper
Men
and would per
suade themselves, that
it
is
who
receives his Majesties
the duty of every Officer pay to exert himself in every
part of his duty that the service may be carried on with n credit to themselves & to the Batt to which they belong
such complaints & Irregularities would not happen he hopes he will receive no more Complaints of inatten
and disobedience of Orders of which he has seen Frequent Instances, and that no Officer or Soldier do in future press a Horse without an Order in Writing from the Commanding officer of the Regim* (as on a Com
tion
plaint he will
make
is
the Strictest) enquiry into
it,
This
part of the order hopes it will be the
more then once repeated, and he

Officers of
last.
The Commanding
compts
for
fore the Field Officers, their
Companies will lay be Companies Books of Ac-
Examina|
of the Batt n in his Report of this day declares the Sick in the Hospital to be neglected & Lay
The Surgeon
ing destitute of the Common Necessarys and Comforts of Life. Common humanity & a fellow feeling for those

under our care Claim other Attention and
29
our
Demand
The
will
protection Evils represented
immediately be remedied
if
the Sick
by the Surgeon it is to be hoped The pay and rations of properly disposed of would furnish Bread
little
&
Milk, Vegetables and a
fresh
Meat
24
th
HEAD QUARTERS MORRIS HOUSE Aug*

S
1777
After Orders
Detachment of the Rebel Light Horse having carried off on Friday Morning last, part of the Picquet at Valen
through the Negligence of the Officer Com manding that out Post, The General desires to return His thanks [to] Major Gen Tryon, then Gen of the day
tines Hill,
1 1
for the disposition
he made to check the further Insult

lurking in
of the
Enemy who were

1
some Force about
our out Posts near Kingsbridge
The Gen
particularly to Express his behaviour and good Conduct approbation of the spirited of L* Col Hewlett, and the Officers and Men under
likewise
desires
His
Command
in the
Defence of the Redoubt at Satalket
On Long
Island, in
which Lieu* Col
Hewlett was At
with Cannon,
tacked by a Large Body of the whom he repelled with Disgrace
Enemy
B Gen Campbell has the Day before Yesterday

r
1
1 reported to the Gen that on a Body of above two Thousand
Rebels having Landed in Staten Island and surprised a Picquet, he had Marched against them with the 52 d
Regim*, Reg* of Waldeck and Provincial Corps, had Defeated them with great Slaughter, and entirely driven
them off the made known

Ascertained
Island.
to the
The Loss of Army when it
the
is
Enemy
shall
be
more
particularly
The Gen wishes

1
Great Knowledge of
his Profession
to express His high Sense of the and truly Soldier like
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ORDERLY BOOK
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1
decision manifested
d
r by B Gen
Campbell throughout
Col
this Affair the distinguished behaviour of L*

bell
Camp
of the 52 Merits the Warmest Acknowledgements The General returns his thanks in the strongest Manner
to
him and the other
Officers
and
Men
of that Regiment
who have
so remarkably
Added
to the
numerous Ex
amples this
earnest
War
the
Numbers can withstand

with
has produced, that no superiority of Britains when they attack in

1
The Gen desires Col Bayonet Hanxleden and the Reg* of Waldeck to accept his thanks for the Zeal and Alertness they shewed upon this Occa
The Behaviour of the Provincial Corps & Officers does them very great Honor and the Gen
sion
their
1
begs
they
may
be assured he
1
feels it
very Sensibly
particular
Officers as
The General only waits for a more r Report from B Gen Campbell to Mark such
Distinguished tioned
themselves
and are not Already
Men
HEAD QUARTERS MORRIS" HOUSE Aug*

Orders
2o th
1777
No
Flags of Truce to be received but at the following Posts till further Orders (Viz) Staten Island, Paulers
Hook
NEW
r
YORK, KINGSBRIDGE and Morrisania

1
B Gen DeLancey
he shall judge proper
will
appoint such places for
Flags of Truce to be received at upon
Long
Island, as
CAMP
at
HUNTINGTON 3Oth Aug* 1777

It
is
B. O.
Expected that the
strictest
Atten
tion shall be paid to the
Morning, in be as clean as possible for the reception of the Inspector General to Morrow at 12 of the Clock Rolls to be
Evening and to Morrow Order that their dress and appearance may
this
Men
made out
for that purport, of the respective
Companies
31
such Convalessents as can be brought in properly from the Country are to attend upon this Occasion
CAMP AT HUNTINGTON I st The Inspector Gen

nified
Sept
1
1777 B. O.
it
desired to have
sig
to
the
Men
of the
decent and Soldier like
Batt n that their very behaviour Yesterday gave him

I
8t
the highest Satisfaction and that he Shou'd represent thefm] to the Commander in Chief as an Excellent Body
Men, who he made no doubt wou'd Acquit themselves with Honor when ever called upon, and this deserving r Compliment their Commanding Off is both happy and
of
proud to Communicate to them
CAMP AT HUNTINGTON
The
th
Sept
1777
After Orders
patroling Guard not to go on duty this Night But a detachm* of the Batt n consisting of 100 Men, Officers
included to hold themselves in readiness to
March
this
Evening between 4 & 5 OClock three Captains alterns to go on the above Detachment
&
Sub
CAMP AT HUNTINGTON
n th
Sept
1777
Verble Order
sufficient
was conceived would have been a Restraint on the Officers not to use the Waggon
it
Horses for their private Business or Amusement but the It is now Ordered, that the contrary being Observed
Waggon Horses
of the Battalion are not to be used
by
any Officer without the approbation of the Officer of the Battalion
Commanding
ing as
CAMP AT HUNTINGTON 17 th Sept r 1777 Gen De Lanceys Orders of so long stand the 26 th of Aug* for Officers Commanding Com
1
panies to lay their Companies Ace* Books before the Field Officers are repeated
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ORDERLY BOOK
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1
CAMP AT HUNTINGTON
8 th Sept r 1777 B.
take into his employ a Soldier dismiss'd the Service of a Gentleman of the
Officer
shall
No
Corps
untill
he has learned the cause of his having been
dismissed the same
&
the Officer
diers
who
he
last
previously procuring permission of The pay of all Sol attended
while under Cure for Veneral complaints to be stopped, and divided among the Good Men of the
Company who are Obliged to do their duty for them Except what may be requisite to buy them Milk
CAMP AT HUNTINGTON
22 d Sep* 1777 B. O.
A
since
it
Revisal of
into
all
Orders issued for the Battn

is
Coming
Huntington
recommended
to the
Off"
HEAD QUARTERS MORRIS HOUSE

S
Sept
2o th 1777
Orders
Forage to be issued to the Provincial Officers in the

as to Officers of
same
Other Corps,
till
further Orders.
r
HEAD QUARTERS
Sept
25
th
1777
After Orders
One days
Issued to the
fresh provision will be
Army on
Saturday Morning next at Brook

of
lyn Ferry
The Quarter Masters

to
Corps to attend with
proper People to take care of their Cattle

Colonel Willard
who
apply Opposite the Tea Water Pump, will deliver the Cattle to the Person appointed to
&
will
receive
them
d 3
HEAD QUARTERS MORRIS HOUSE Octor

Orders
1777
The Troops to draw provisions to the 6 th Instant inclusive and will afterImmediately

wards draw four Days provisions at a time Orders
till
33
further
Commanding
Officers of
Corps
1
will give in returns as

1
soon as possible to the Dep y Adj* Gen at Head Quarters of the Number of Serj ts Corp Drum 8 & Privates who were on the late Expedition in Jersey that they may receive one Dollar each Arising from the Sale of Rebel Cattle
CAMP AT HUNTINGTON Novr 7 th More punctual Attendance is

Officers at times of
1777 B.O.
required of the
parade
the
in future
then has hitherto
been observed
viously
n
No
Officer to
be absent without pre
Acquainting Commanding Officer of the Batt with a cause of his absence.
MORRIS HOUSE Novem r

Dear S
r
th
1777
promised me the last time I saw you that you would Order Weekly States to be sent me from your two Battalions upon Long Island but I have never
You
Received
may
Any will you be so good to direct that they be sent constantly for the future on Mondays,
directed to
me
at
Head Quarters
7
th
HEAD QUARTERS MORRIS HOUSE

Orders
Nov r
1777
The Commander in Chief has Gen S r Henry Clinton that his thanks may be given to the Troops in this Army, for
Signified his desire to L*
1
the great gallantry,
&
Strict
attention to
Discipline,
in
which they have shown upon every Service they have been Employ'd during his absence.
which
In par the just Sense of the Zeal ticular he wishes to Express
&
attention shewn
1
and Brigd r Gen
la by Major Gen Vaughan and Tryon Campbell upon every occasion which
permitted them to Manifest
it
The Expedition
against
34
ORDERLY BOOK
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Honor on
the Forts on the North River reflects great
every Officer
and Soldier engaged
in it
r
HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 9th Nov

Orders
1777
the
Ensign Leeche of Prince W. A. Volunteers* Tryed by Gen Court Martial of which L* Colonel Clark was
1
president, for fighting in the
Encampment and behaving
unbecoming the Character of an Officer & A Gentleman, is found guilty & Sentenced to be Cashired
Ensign Garrison of P. W. A. Volunteers* tried by the above Gen Court Martial for fighting in the Encamp ment And Behaving unbecoming of an Officer & A Gentle
1
man
is
not found guilty
he fought in his Own Ensign Leeche therefore Acquit him of the whole Charges
appearing to the Court that Defence on being assaulted by

it
brought against him
The Commander
Sentences
in
Chief approves of the above
Mr. E. Bridgham is appointed Deputy Inspector of Provincial Troops in room of L* Col Innis n All Orders received from Capt Morcer Engineer are to be obeyed as if coming from an Aid De Camp
The Commander
in
Chief has
been pleased to
n approved of the Establishment of Capt Emmericks Company composed from detachments from Provincial
Corps, from the date of

orders
its
first
taken place
till
further
JAMAICA 24 Novem 1777 B. O. The Former good Behaviour of a great

th
r
Majority of the Men, their being now very Commodiously Quartered & furnished with every necessary
Comfort Affords the most pleasing prospect that the Strictest Discipline will be Observed & that a Sober,
*
Prince of Wales American Volunteers.

regular
35
&
st
Honest conduct
will
distinguish
Gen
De
Lanceys I Battalion in the fullest and most respectable Manner, but on the contrary shoud any Soldier be guilty
of Maroding, Thefts Injuries of any kind by Insulting
or Otherwise Abusing any of the Inhabitants they may depend on being severely punished, from a full deter
mination of Maintaining the Credit and Reputation of the Corps at the same time it is expected from the Inhabitants that they treat the Soldiers in a proper Man
ner and give no cause of Complaint Roll Calling to be twice a day till farther Orders, 10
OClock
in the
Morning
&
4 in the Evening
The Capt n
of the
Day
to visit the
Mens Quarters and
report any Irregularities or abuse they
may
discover
r th JAMAICA 25 Nov 1777 B: O: Punctual Attendance at Parade According to the Hours fixed is required of the Men in future of which they may
depend on being punished
Drums
to beat
Troop
at
9 OClock in the Morning Retreat at Sun Set & Tattoo at 8 OClock

r th JAMAICA io Dec 1777 B. O. The Quarter Master
will deliver to
morrow Morning on the Parade

ing
to the Officers
Command
Manner
Comp
y8
the Cloth Trowsers in the following

Viz*
for their
Men
To Captain
Galbreaths
36.
Pair
Captain Raymond n Capt Smiths
39
24.
.D
-
Capt n Capt n Capt n Capt
Conklings Duffes
33
4431
. . .
Roorbacks
D D D
Ker
Total
.24...D
231
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ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE

Orders
Lieu*
tried
12 th
Dec r 1777
Adj* Hamilton of the Kings Orange Rangers the Gen 1 Court Martial of which Lieu* Colonel by Cockburn was president for Insulting Lieu* McDonald
of the same Corps and Otherwise Acting in an Ungentleman like manner upon the Parade, and for Assaulting
&
Lieu* Col
Bayard his Commanding Officer in his Quar ters, calling him a Publick Robber and making use of many other Insolent Expressions, is found guilty of
using Indecent
his
&
Improper Language to L* Col Bayard

Officer in breach of the 3 d Article of
Commanding
the 2O th Section of the Articles of War, but as his provo cations were great, and on Account of his long & faithful
Service the Court only Adjudged him to be Publickly Reprimanded at the Head of the Regiment
The Court
Adj* Hamil ton is not guilty of the former part of the Accusation therefore Acquit him of the same Lieu* Alex r MDonald of the Kings Orange Rangers tried
is
further of Opinion that Lieu*
&
by the above Gen

Lieu*
Court Martial
for Quarrelling
w th
&
Adjutant Hamilton of the same Corps, and
otherwise Acting in an Ungentleman like the Parade is Acquitted of the same
Manner upon
Lieu* John Cummins of the Kings Orange Rangers tried 1 by the above Gen Court Martial for a breach of Orders
and Ungentleman like behaviour is Acquited with Honor The Court is further of Opinion that the Prosecution
is
frivolous
&
1
Groundless
Sr
Lieu*
Gen
Henry Clinton approves
of the above
Sentences
and Orders Lieu*

1
&
Adj* Hamilton to be
Reprimanded at the Head of his Regiment by such Person as Major Gen Tryon shall please to appoint

Lieu* 8
37
from their and Ordered to their Respective Duty's r m Collins Matross in the Will Royal Artillery tried by the above Gen Court Martial for Seditious & Licentious
arrest
1
M Donald & Cummins to be released

c
Behaviour on Duty for Exciting Others to the like Crimes, and being Drunk two nights following in the Redoubt
Number
is
acquitted
1
William Short Private Soldier in the Kings American Regiment tried by the above Gen Court Martial for
attempting to seduce James Hague of Same Corps
&
Break open Lieu* Campbells Chest, for making his Es cape from the Guard & Endeavouring to Desert is found
guilty of the Crimes laid to his
Charge
in breach of the
th 4 Articles of the 6 Section of the Articles of
War and
Adjudged to receive 1000 Lashes Lieu* Gen S r Henry Clinton approve of the above Sentences and Orders the Punishment Adjudged the m Short to be in Execution at such times Prisoner
1
put
and
Reg*
in such proportion as the Officer

shall Direct
Commanding
the
The
Prisoner Wili m Collins to be released
&
Ordered
to his Duty.

Orders
i6 th
Dec r 1777
Captains having Horses are permitted to draw one Ration of Forage from the io th Instant till further Orders, This no Forage to be drawn but for Effective Horses
Order only to Extend to the Regim* 8

Clintons
left
under S r Henry
Command.
r th JAMAICA 2O Dec 1777 B: O:
On
requested that the Parade will appear with their Fuzees

it is
Once more
all
Officers
38
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
19
th

Orders
Decm r
1777
A
&
General Court Martial consisting of three Field Off

II
Captains, composed of Established & Provincial Corps to sett at the City Hall in New York on Monday d Morning next the 22 Instant at 10 OClock for the Tryal
of
all
Prisoners brought before
them
1
Major Martin Royal

L* Col Cruger
35
57
th
th
I
st
Artillery President
Batt n
B r Gen De Lanceys
2 Captains
2D
DLanceys.
.2
26th
7i
I
8t
Capt Wadman n Capt Maxwill

n
.
Members
st
Ba**
Captains
3
n
D
Philips 38
th
2D
i
n Loyal Americ Reg*
D
y
Capt
to
Reg* Dep
Judge Advocate
whom
missions
Names & dates of the Members Com rs Pris Names & Crimes & Evidences Names
the
will
are to be sent Immediately
Spruce Beer
Brewery
in
New
be Issued to the Troops at the Kings York from and after Monday next the
Quarter Masters of Corps are to return the Casks they have received Otherwise they cannot receive Beer and will be accountable for all Casks they
are deficient in Conformable to an Order issued sometime
since.
22 d Instant
The Royal
35
th
Artillery
th
38
th
diers
52 & Prince Hereditary.
45
Detachment of 17 th Light Dragoons 8 th 57 Regim* British Kohlers Grena

Prince Charles
Trumback
to apply
for
Stein
& Wissenback,
Hessian
y
&
Reg* of
Waldeck
to Lieu* Col
Sheriff
Dep Quarter Master General

for their
a pair of Mitt ins
$ man
File
Effective
Serjeants
Drummers & Rank &
39
NEW YORK
The Quarter Master
settle the Officers
23
Decemr
1777 B: O:
of the Battalion will Immediately Accounts of Rations with the Com
missary in New York, which must be done before another payment can be made to the Battalion
NEW TOWN
An
Officer of a
st
3i
is
Decr 1777 B: O:
to visit the
Company
Cantonements
of the respective Men of said Company on Monday and Thursdays the same to be reported to the Com r manding Off
Particular care
Billeting that the
is
to be taken in the
Arrangement of
Officers shall
Non Commissioned
of,
be
properly disposed
and such
Officer
Billets as
cannot have a
Non Commissioned Men so disposed of Non Commissioned
Immediately therein the are to be Visited by the Adjacent

Officers
at such times of the
Day
and Night as they shall think most proper st n Major Greene Assures Gen De Lanceys I Batt that while regularity is the Cestim thereof they shall meet with
1
every indulgence that good Soldiers can Expect, on the Other should, that unwarrantable acts, such as Maroding
&c
shall
be Severely checked
&
good shameful which brings disrespect upon the Body at large by which report they will incur the good Opinion of the
Officers of the
Soldiers will inform should they see
he Expects that the any Acts so
Corps
Officer
st
No
Billets
to be changed without the consent of the
Commanding
NEW TOWN
Commanding
Compleat
Officers of
Jan
1778 B: O:
Companies are immediately to
with Necessarys agreeable to Gen 1 Orders for that purport, after which the Accounts of
their
Men
40
ORDERLY BOOK
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the respective Companies are to be closed to the 24 th of December, this to be done by the eighth Instant and Reported to the Commanding Officer the Ballances not
to be paid untill an Order
may
be Issued for the same

in
The Quarter Master

for the Taylors
to look out for a Suitable place
of
the
Battalion,
Order that the
Watch Coats may be
forthwith put in
th
Hand
B: O:
NEW TOWN
No
the
Soldier
is
Jan* 1777
[8?]
to go
more than
rs
half a Mile
beyond the
district of the
n Quar of the Batt without a pass from Commanding Officer. Neither is any Soldier to
be out of his respective Billet after the Hour of Eight OClock at Night under pain of being punished for the
same
&
shall
any
Non Commissioned
Officer
winke or
connive at a breach of this or any other Order, they shall be tryed for contempt of the same & punished at the
discretion of a
Court Martial
th Saturday io June [Jan.?] 1778 B.O
NEW TOWN
On Board
Cove,
is
The Detachment
of 2 Serjeants 2 Corp 18
&
30 Privates
Hallets
for this
the two
to be relieved to
Arm'd Transports lying at Morrow The party
Duty
are to hold themselves
in readiness at the usual
time of Parade
No
Provisions to be issued to
them
prior to their
March
ing from hence as they are from the time of Embarking to be supplied with all Species thereof on Board of their respective Transports. The non Commissioned Officers
commanding
respectively are desired to be particularly attentive to the conduct of their Men who the Major
trusts will Discharge their
duty
as
becometh Sober and
good
Soldiers:
Neither are the

the
Non Commissioned Of
ficers to suffer
Men
to straggle from their Ships

Gen Orders
1
41
Patterson you 1 Immediately Order one Months pro visions to be Lodged at New Town for the 1st Batt n of
my
Brigade and come twice a
Week
I
to serve the Rations
and to Acquaint Ocheltree that

forrage for the Officers
in future
& Waggon
expect he will Lodge Horses that they may
have their Forrage Regularly without sending round to Flushing and I understand there is plenty of
Hay
in this
Quarter kept for the use of the
Army
NEW TOWN
The Commanding
suffer
12 th Jan* 1777 [8?] B: O:

Officers
of Companies
respective
are
not to
the
recruits
of their
Companies to
Mount Guard or put in the roster for other duties which may require military knowledge until properly instructed in the Manual Exercise & in a degree made Acquainted
with the Duties of a Soldier
saries
&c
to be on to
every
Man who may
review of Arms, neces Morrow, upon which Occasion be capable of Attending is to parade
Officers Servants are not
exempted
9
th

Orders
Jan
"
1778
Commanding
vincials)
Officers
of Regiments
(particularly
Pro
attend at the
are immediately to Order proper persons to Gen 1 Hospital in New York to Receive
to
such Cloathing
Arms &c as did belong Respective Corps who have died there
Men
"
of their

Orders
II th
Jan
3"
1778
An
Officer or
non Commissioned
Officer
from each of
the Provincial Corps to Attend at the Gen 1 Hospital in New York twice a Week on Mondays & Thursdays
to receive and take charge of their Recovered
Men.
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ORDERLY BOOK
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14
th
NEW TOWN
The Captain
of the
Jan
ry
1778 B:
O
Hos
Day
is
to visit the Regimental
pital regularly the state of which is to be Reported The Commanding Officers of Companies are to see that
such Orders as
clearly
may
be issued to the Battalion shall be

in
and regularly Inserted

1
their
respective
Or
derly Books

Brigadier diately to
Gen De Lancey Orders the Captains imme make out Copys of their Muster Rolls of the
1
two
last
Musters which they are to deliver to the
Ad
jutant to be brought to
Him
1
NEW TOWN
6 th Jan ry 1778
1 Brigadier Gen De Lancey Orders that the Subaltern of the Guard shall visit his Guard not only in the Day but frequently in the Night, the Quarter Guard Room for
the Officer
is
to be at
Abraham Rappalies Publican
is to be paid to be put in Custody may occasionally of the Guard not only respecting their Persons but that
B:O:
The
strictest care
&
attention
such Prisoners as
their Effects shall not be injured in
breach of this Order shall
any degree, as a be attended with most serious

to the Battalion at Large to
if
consequences
The Major Recommends

fellow
exert themselves in Convicting
possible the infamous
who so shamefully Pilfered some Cash from the Pockett of an Unfortunate Prisoner Zeffs Platt, on the
th
Night of the 13 Instant, then in charge of the Quarter Guard, and he further Observes that it particularly be hoves the Non Commissioned Officers and Soldiers who
were then upon Guard to be indefatigably industrious in fixing the Guilt where it should, by which Means
the
Stigma or imputation which Necessarily
falls
at
43
present upon the Innocent will happily be removed And the Major holding with abhorrence an act so Scan dalous and Unwarrantable Offers a reward of Two Guineas
to any Person that shall being to Light the Guilty even
should he be an accomplice the reward he shall have
and
his
Pardon
.
Solicited
NEW TOWN
24
th
Jan^ 1778
Gentlemen of the Battalion as may be absent for any time from the same, upon joining the Regm* to have a retrospect to such Orders
It
is
recommended
to such
as
may
be Issued during their Absence from Quarters
NEW TOWN
The
Ballances due the
th
26 th Jan ry 1778
of the Battn at clearance
Men
ending the 24 December 1777 is to be paid off immedi ately, which when done is to be reported by the Command
ing Officers of
Companies
I
st
NEW TOWN
Feb y 1778 B: O.
It is expected of the Officers Commanding Companies that more circumspection shall be Observed in such re turns as may be demanded of the respective Companies
and
its
recommended
to such Gentlemen
who
shall Sign,
either return or report, to carefully Inspect the
same
Prior to their Signature.
Gen
De Lancey
in
act of Desertion in Serj* Rochester of
consequence of the Shameful n Capt L* Kers
does hereby Reduce him to serve as Private & he takes this Publick Method of Signify n ing to the Batt th[at] He holds such shameful & Trait orous Steps in the Highest degree of Abhorrence
Company
in the
Ranks
NEW TOWN
th
Feb y 1778
Major Greene is surprised to find it requisite to signify to the Officers of the Battalion that its expected they
44
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEYS BRIGADE
are to continue in their respective Quarters during Night,
and should an irregularity of this nature again be com mitted he will find himself Necessitated to be particu
lar as to
at Least and the Major hopes that the he uses upon this Occasion respecting Indi Delicacy
Names
viduals will sufficiently plead his Apology at Large to the Gentlemen of the Corps.
It
is
Gen De Lanceys Orders 14th Feb ry 1778 Gen De Lanceys Orders, that no Officer Non Com
1
1
missioned
Officer of the Battalion Quartered here
do
on any pretence Press or take

the
away Team
I
st
or Horse or
Chair from any Inhabitant without a Written Order from
Commanding
Officer of the
Battalion of
B r Gen
De Lanceys
Brigade.

Orders
i6 th Feb ^ 1778
1
An
Exact List of the
Officers of each
British,
Foreign
1
and Provincial Regim* to be sent to the Dep y Adj* Gen
immediately Distinguishing those in the Light Infantry Companys by the Letters L.C against their Names, those of the Grenadiers Comp ys by the Letter G, and
those of the Additional Companies by the Letters A.C. with the Rank each Officer holds in the Army and in
the Reg*
HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 6 th Feb y

Orders
1778
Commanding
Officers
of Provincial Corps to transmit
1" immediately to the Inspector Gen Office, a Return of all Vacancies of officers in their Respective Battalions
the the
in
Names
of the Persons
Recommended
to succeed
whose Room,
and the Dates of the several Vacancies
45
NEW TOWN
Feb* 19 th 1778 B:
All Sailors passing through this
Town
to be taken up,
confined and reported immediate by the Officer on Guard, to the Commanding Officer of y e Battalion
Every
talion,
Non Commissioned Officer & who has not Received a Pair
Private of y e Bat of Cloth Trowsers
to appear on the Parade to Morrow Morning att OClock to draw Lotts for as many pair as are at present
made up The Quar r Master, to attend

at
y parade to
OClock every Morning dispose of Carriages which will be there

at 8
regularly to bring in
Wood
to find out
The Quarter Master,

about this
who
of the Farmers
Town have Hay

y
e
cers Horses agreeable to
to dispose of for the Offi Plan fixt with the Deputy
Commissary of Forage
NEW YORK
14
th
Feb y 1778
Notwithstanding the repeated Orders already given that the Provincial Forces should be regularly cleared with
every Two Months: Complaints have been made to the General that these Orders have not been Complyed with;
he
is
therefore under the Necessity of again repeating
them and of directing in the most positive and express manner that the accounts of all the Provincial Forces be made up to the 24 th December and the Men paid
This Order to be read at rs the head of Each Company, and Commanding Off of
their respective Ballances
Battalions,
to
be answerable that
it
is
Immediately
complyed with, and to report accordingly to the In 1 spector Gen of Provincial Forces to be laid before the
General
Return to be given in to the Inspector Gen of the Men absent with leave, Recruiting, and Prisoners with the Rebels Specifying their Names and time of Absence
1
46
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
20 th Feb* 1778 B:
NEW TOWN A
Return to be given to the Adjutants as soon as pos sible from each Company of the Men Absent with Leave
Recruiting and
Prisoners with the
Rebels,
Specifying
their
Names and time
of absence
20 th Feb y 1778
Batt n Orders
John Wormeley appointed Ensign in the Colonels Company and is to be known & Obeyed as such A Return to be given to the Adj* as Soon as possible from each Comp y of the men Absent with leave, Recruiting, and prisoners with the Rebels, Specifying thear names & time of Absence Agreeable to the Above Gen Orders NEW TOWN Sunday 22 d Feb y 1778 B O rs Those Officers who are not furnished with wood by the persons on whom they are billeted will r r who will Send to them give in their names to the Q
1
:
I of every Week, their Weekly Allowance of Wood, the remainder of Wood drawn in, to be carefully de
the
st
posited in Charge of the
Guard
2i 8t

1
Feb y 1778
Orders/ The paymaster of Corps will transmitt to the Barrack Master Gen , Accounts of Furniture & Utencil
to the Troops, that the with issued according to Regulation
Money due
Same may be
forth
22 d Feb y 1778
All Regiments either British, Hessian, or Provincial that have Baggage of Any Sort to send to Philadelphia are
r y immediately to Acquaint Lieu* Colonel Sherriff Dep 1 Master Gen giving him an Estimate of the Same that
Vessells
may be got in NB: Memorandum
readiness to Receive
it
For the Future the Regiments Absent men in it
will
Account
for all the
47
NB: at the bottom of their Weekly Command and publick Employ to be

fied
States.
Those on
particularly Speci
where they are and whether fitt for duty or not. Servants & Others Absent with leave & Recruiting
Adjut*
I
st
&
d
3
B n Gen DeLanceys
1
Brigade
Batt n Orders
26 th Feb y 1778
The
Master
is
to furnish immediately the Surgeons
of the Battalion for the use of the Inoculated Soldiers
Bedding Candles
Wood &
every other thing in his
De
partment as they demand them
NEW TOWN Monday

it
2d
March 1778 B:
As the Battalion will soon receive its new Cloathing is recommended to the Officers to prepare their Regi
mentals to which they will be pleased to give proper attention as a uniformity in Dress as well as in every
other Point of Discipline, will in future (it is expected) be rigidly observed to maintain that Preheminence all-
As Silver Plates for the Bayonett Belts & Epaulets must be made on purpose, each Officer will request the Pay Master of the Battalion to procure for him two Silver Epaulet & a Silver Plate for his Belt
ready Acquired
the form
&
Device being already Determined 4

th
NEW TOWN
Coats
March 1778
B.
O
for
A return to be delivered to the Adjutant of all the Blankett

&
Trowsers made for the
Men
in
New Town
the Paymaster of the Batt n who is so Obliging as to receive the Money due to the Taylors for Making the
pay to the Taylors the same Officers Commanding Companies will pay to him for the above purpose for every Blankett Coat One Shilling
Coats
Trowsers and
will
&
Currency Currency
&
for every pair of
Trowsers Eighteen pence
48
ORDERLY BOOK
th
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
will settle their
Officers
Mens
Accounts up to the 24
Feb y last
&
deliver in to the
Commanding
Officer a sketch of the Ballances both for
and against their Men to that period The Qr Master being called to Account
in
consequence
of a Complaint made to the Commanding Officer of the Battalion that Soldiers did not receive their Provisions
On Sunday
Master Declares that he gave due attention at the Store in Order to issue out their Provisions but that the Men did not call for them
Last
the
To
of the Provision, Officers Com r Master every manding Companies will give in to the the Provision Day, Returns of their Evening preceding
facilitate the issuing
Companies
The
Master
is
Ordered punctually to
attend at the Provision Store every
Wednesd & Satur
day immediately
Provision
to the Batt
n
all
after
Parade to give the
Men
their
Orders to be punctually on the Parade
&
regularly read
NEW TOWN
1
th
March 1778
Brigadier
Gen De Lancey Orders
Old the
Master
immediately without the usual Neglect to furnish at his Quarters the Fuel due to him in arrear and to be due
to the 8 th Instant and that he does not
fail in
future to
as he
keep him Regularly Supplyed with Nutt will answer for the Failure
Wood
NEW TOWN
Returns to
March 1778 B: be immediately made by the

5
th
O
Officers
Com
the
are
manding
Companies of the
Number
of Blanket Coats
they have Received for their Men & to what Coats have been given and what Number of
Men Men
without
Gen
De Lanceys Order
for Officers
Commanding
Companies to deliver in for him to the Adjutant the Muster Rolls of their Companies is Repeated
49

Orders
e
d 3
March 1778
th Batt n of New Jersey Volun Ensign Granding of y 6 teers Tried by the Gen Court Martial Held at Staten
1
Island of
w ph
Major
M Pherson 71"*
c
1 1
Regim*
is
President
not going on Duty when warned by the proper Officer is found Guilty of the Crime laid to his Charge in Breach of the th Article of the 2 d Section of the Articles of War and 5
for Disobedience of
in
Gen & Reg* Orders
sentenced to be reprimanded by B r Gen 1 Skinner at the Head of his Brigade under Arms and to be suspended
for the space of
Three Months
John Morrel an Inhabitant of Staten Island Try'd by the above Gen Court Martial with being a Guide and
Conductor to the Rebels at the
th
Descent upon the Island on 27 day of November Last is not found guilty to have been Intentionally guilty of the crime laid to
last
his Charge it appeared unto the Court that the Prisoner was forced to act in that Capacity and do therefore Acquit him
Henry Clinton approves of the above Sen tences but is pleased to Order the Prisoner Ens n Dan Grandine to be reprimanded at the Head of the Brigade to which he belongs and to remit the Three Months
L*
1
Gen
Sir
Suspencion Adjudg'd
Him
The
Prisoner John Merrill to be released from his con

1
finement
The above Gen Court Martial The Corps who have Baggage
Quart
1
is
Dissolved
to send to Philadelphia
Sherriff
are Immediately to apply to Lieu* Col
Depy
Mast Gen who

r
1
will
Inform them of the Ships
that are to receive
it
50
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEYS BRIGADE
9
th
NEW TOWN
March 1778 B:O
Hazard, a Resident in New Town complains that the Guard burns her Fences which are near the Guard
rs
House, to prevent the like in future as well as every other e Irregularity of y kind the Officer of the Guard is re
e quired to be very attentive to it and y non Commissioned e Officers of the Guard shall be answerable for y Destruc
tion of the Fencing as fully as if they themselves were e guilty of the Crime of taking & Burning y Rails

Circular Orders
8 th
March 1778
1
Complaint having been made to the Gen by Commodore Hotham that Notwithstanding former Orders to the Contrary a Number of Seamen have entered into the
Provincial Corps, to the great detriment of the Navy therefore Orders that all such be imme The General
diately returned to the
Main Guard
y
in
New York
1
and
reported Instantly to the Dep Adj* Gen and that for the future no Seaman shall upon any Account be Inlisted into any Reg* Or Corps whatever The General hopes he will not be under
the Necessity
of Repeating this Order again

Officers
Commanding
st
&
d
3
Batt n8 of
De Lanceys
at the
Bottom of
Brigade will be pleased to Sign this Order as an Acknowledgement
B r Gen their Names
of their having received it. the Last Signer to return it to the Dep y Adj Gen 1 by a careful Person without
Delay
NEW TOWN
The Returns
of the
io th
March 1778 B:
Number of Blanket Coats each Officer for his Company has received &c which are or may be given in to the Adj* must be delivered into Gen De Lancey to Morrow Morning, and those Officers who
1
51
do not make their Returns agreeable to Orders, to be reported to the General
The Order
up
respecting the
Mens Accounts
repeated
being
made
to the 24 th
Feb y &c
is
Return of Serjeants Drummers & Rank & File of the Battalion, to be sent to Col Cruger in Queens Street
New York
to
Morrow
or the next
Day
6 th March 1778

Orders
For the Convenience of the Gentlemen of the
Army
as
well as the Inhabitants of the City Mail will be made up at the Secretarys Office for London to go by the Earl
of Bathurst under the particular care of Gen 1 Cleveland The Letters for which must be sent in or before the 14th
Instant.
All Officers
belonging to the Regiment at Phila
delphia upon Duty or have particular leave to remain here, are to prepare to Embark with the Con
are not
who
valescents and Recruits to Join their Corps. They will send their Names to the Dep y Adj* Gen 1 Immediately

Orders
All Officers Convalescents
12 th
March 1778
&
Recruits belonging to the
Grand Army
to hold themselves in readiness to
for Philadelphia to
Morrow.
Those
at Paulis
Embark Hook will
be furnished with Boats to proceed to the Ships appointed for them Those in Town will apply at the Dep y Quart 1 Master Generals Office where they will receive further
Directions
Captain John Howard of the New York Volunteers tried by the Gen Court Martial of which Major Martin is President for repeated disobedience of Orders is not
1
52
ORDERLY BOOK
Honourably acquitted
DE LANCEYS BRIGADE
his charge
found guilty of the Crime Laid to

fore
and
is
there
Serg* Allen
tried
r
MCarter of the Young Highland Emigrants Gen Court Martial for Wounding Alexand McDowel Sailor belonging to the Adventure an Armed Victualer of which Wound he Died is not found guilty. The Court being of Opinion the Wound
by the above
1
Allen
M Carter gave the Deceased M Dowell was without

c
any previous malice or design but solely in his defence do therefore acquit him
Lieu*
Own
Gen S r Henry
1
Clinton
is
pleased to approve of
the above Sentences

th
13
March 1778
of which
till
The
Officers of the
is
Gen Court Martial

1
Major
further
Martin
Orders
President are to do their duty

1
Thomas
non
&
Stanley Volunteer, Mich Brady, Mich Shan n Christopher Smith Private of Capt Emmericks
1
1
Chasseurs, tried by the Gen Court Martial of which Major Disney is President for Stealing two Oxen & a
Cow
from Peter Basu are found guilty of the Crime Laid to their Charge and Sentenced to Receive 1000
Lashes Each
S r Henry Clinton approves of the above Sentence but is pleased in consequence of some favour
Lieu*
1
Gen
able circumstances appearing on the part of the Prisoners,
Tho
Stanley,
Mich
Brady, Mich
Shannon
&
Chris
topher Smith to remit five Hundred of the Thousand Lashes adjudged each and to Order that they do receive
the
remaining five Hundred of the Thousand lashes adjudged each and to Order that they do receive the
remaining five Hundred Lashes each at the Head of the Corps to which they belong at such time and place as
the Officer
Commanding
shall direct
53
NEW TOWN
To
i6 th
March 1778 B: O:
avoid confusion and irregularity, to prevent future complaints, and to see Justice done the Soldiers, an
Officer of a
Company
will attend at the Provision Store
on Provision Days to see the Provisions of their Compa nies fairly and fully Issued out for their Men and Deposit
with a careful Serjeant of every Company, who shall see it immediately Equally Divided in the proper Messes which Serj ts shall be accountable for the same and se
it
verely punished in case of Default
NEW TOWN
A
Arms
17
th
March 1778 B:
Return to be made Immediately of the Deficiency of in the Battalion The Quarter Master to ac
all
count at the same time for

talion
Arms Received
e
in the
Bat
how
1
disposed of
& by what Means

for
y Deficiency
has arose
An
Officer to Patrole
&c every Night at Hell Gate and to report the next Morning to the Commanding Officer of the Battalion is repeated which Duty it is presumed will not again be
neglected

Orders
Lieu*
tried
th
15
March 1778
Donald of the Kings Orang Rangers, the Gen 1 Court Martial of which Major Disney by is President charged by Lieu* Hamilton of said Regi ment with sending him a challenge and Defaming his
Alex
Character
is
not found guilty of sending a Challenge to Lieu* Hamilton and do acquit him of that charge but it is the Opinion of the Court that he is guilty of
Defaming Lieu* Hamiltons Character and do therefore
54
ORDERLY BOOK
He
all
DE LANCEY
S
c
BRIGADE
be sus
adjudge that pended from
the said Lieu* Alexr
M Donald
O
Duty and pay
for the space of
two
Months
NEW TOWN
19
th
March 1778 B:
As Disobedience of Orders
so serious a Nature, Col
&
Neglect of Duty are of

is
exceeding sorry to n bring those charges against the Officers of Cap Ray
Cruger
n
monds, Cap* Smiths & Cap Conklings Companies for Disobeying an Order (conceived to be most essential
for the
th good of the Service) so recent as the i6 Instant
NEW TOWN
The
Officer
2i 8 *
March 1778 B:
the
Parties
O
Board the
Commanding
on
Transports at Hell Gate, Will not suffer
any of his Men to quit the Ships in future untill they are relieved, as many inconveniencies have arisen from the Mens going
on Shore

Orders
2i 8 *
March 1778
The Commander
Chief having signified to S r Henry Clinton that in consideration of the length of the Last
in
Campaign he had allowed the

His Excellency particular
8
Officers
serving
under
Command
165 Days Extraordinary r performed by the Troops under S Henry Clinton would extend the Indulgence to them Likewise. L* Col Sherriff is
&
Forage Money for from a sense of the Services
hereby directed to pay the same according to the returns which the Different Corps are to give in to the
1
Dep y Quarter Master Gen N. B. The Several Corps

Quar
next
r
for that purpose
are requested to be punctual
in sending their returns for Forrage
Money
to the
Dep y
Master Generals
Office
On Tuesday Morning
55
HEAD QUARTERS PHILADELPHIA

Orders
Jan
ry
1778
Sixty five Days Forage to be imme diately issued to the Officers of the Army in considera tion of the lateness of the Campaign and the high Price
One Hundred &
of Provisions
Officers
who have
not taken the Field,
are not to be included in this Distribution

Orders
24
th
March 1778
The Detachment
of 2 nd
Batt n
New
Jersey Volunteers
doing duty with the Royal Artillery at Fort Knyphausen on Staten Island and New York to prepare to Embark
Philadelphia Immediately the whole to Join Col New York as soon as Possible who will give in a return of them to the Dep y Adj* Gen 1 with such
for
Morris at
Other
their
Officers
and
Men
as he
may
propose to send to
Corps
Quantity of Cloathing and Arms being left in the General Hospital, belonging to different Regiments par
Provincials
of Corps are directed to send Immediately for the same and to Order Hospital Acc ts for the last Year to be settled as
ticularly
Commanding
Officers
The
soon as possible list of the Officers with the Dates of their

sions in the
Commis
Regim*
& Army
in
sent
by the Established
consequence of the Orders Foreign Regiments y last of i6th Feb having been lost on the Passage to Officers Commanding those Corps will Philadelphia,
please to Order duplicates of the
&
the
Dep
Adj* Generals Office in
same to be sent to N. York as soon as
possible
56
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
28 th Feb y 1778
NEW TOWN
His Majesty has been pleased to signify his entire r Approbation of the Conduct of Lieu* Gen S Henry
1
Clinton
Officers
Major Gen Vaughan, and
of
all
the other
& Men
under
his
Command
on the Expedition
up the North River
The
Spirit
&
Vigour with which they Affected that very
Difficult
Honor
and Important Service does them the greatest and His Majesty has also been pleased to
signify his entire approbation of the Spirit
of the Officers
1
& Men
under the immediate
& Conduct Command
of Gen Sir Will m Howe, in the Cause of Last
Campaign
The Commanding
of Corps are required to direct the Regimental Paymasters to make stoppages of all pay, for Non Commissioned Officers & Soldiers
Officers
Prisoners with the Rebels which
may have
been hitherto
Credited to the Companies as for Effectives and to Lodge the same with their Agents, accompanied by an
Abstract, Specifying to
whom
such pay
is
due
The Commanding Officers of Companies are to direct only for the Money or Necessaries which may have
been sent to the Prisoners Since their Capture, and in future a deduction is to be made in the Subsistence
Accompt of each Regiment

tioned, of
for the
lists
Prisoners as
Men
whom
particular
are to be Transmitted
to the Agents with the Distribution of each Muster, for which Money the Paymasters are to draw either upon
the return of the Prisoners or for such supplies as be sent to them from time to time
may
NEW TOWN
28 th
March 1778 B:
All Bounties to be fully paid immediately to those Men of the Battalion who have been Inlisted Three Months
&
upwards
Commanding
Officers of
Companies
will see

at the
57
same time that
their
Men
are Compleatly fur
nished with every Necessary Agreeable to
Gen Orders
1

Orders
17
th
March 1778
L* Bloxham not being present occasioned the Crime for which he was Tried, and the Sentence of the Gen Court
1
Martial from being published Earlier Lieu* John Bloxham of the New York Volunteers tried
by the General Court Martial of which Col Fanning was President for Ungentleman like Behaviour is found guilty of the same and Sentenced to be Cashired
The Commander
above Sentence
in
Chief
is
pleased to approve of the

Orders
27
th
March 1778
Batt n Brigadier Gen De Lanceys Brigade tried by the above Gen Court Martial of which Lieu* Col Martin is President charged with
1 1
Will m Thomas of
2 nd
Stealing a Silver
sufficient
Watch &
several other Articles but
no
proof Appearing against the Prisoner the Court him of the Crime Laid to his Charge acquit Will m Pratt Corp 1 in the i 8 * Batt n B r Gen 1 Detried
1
Lanceys Brigade
by the above Gen Court Martial for Murder is not found guilty, he having done no more than his Duty in firing and do therefore acquit him
Lieu* Brownrig 38 th Reg* tried
1
by the above Gen Court Martial charged with taking a Ladies watch r Chain out of Rivingtons Shop in a manner unbe the Character of an Officer & a Gentleman coming
The Court having Maturely

for
considered the Evidences

is
of Opinion from the im possibility of proving a Negative, that what has been
and against the Prisoner
58
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
produced by the Prisoner L* Brownrig is as clear and conclusive as the Nature of the Circumstance can ad Evidence proves Ensign mistaken in part of his Information, Believe Campbell it Possible without prejudice to the good Character which Ensign Campbell bears that he may have been
mit and that as
Will ma
Whole do therefore acquit Lieu* Brownrig Murrel Inhabitant of Staten Island tried by the John above Gen Court Martial for being a Rebel Guide and
so in the
1
The Court having Maturely passing Counterfeit Coin Considered the Evidence for and against the Prisoner
is
of Opinion that he was forc'd to be a guide to the Rebels when amongst them, and that there is not suffi
cient
Coin
Evidence to prove that he passed Counterfeit knowing it to be such do therefore acquit him
of both charges
e st Battalion B r Ensign Quarter Master Old of y I Gen De Lanceys Brigade tried by the above Gen Court Martial for making use of Ungentleman like Language upon the Publick Parade in consequence of which Blows
1
1
n passed between Him & Ens Ker and for behaving in other respects unlike an Officer & a Gentleman is found
guilty of only one part of the
having used Ungentleman like th d Section of being a breach of the 3 Article of the 2O
the Articles of
Charge (Viz*) that of language upon the Parade
War and
in consideration of his long ser
vice only sentenced to be publickly the Head of the Regiment
Reprimanded at
Anthony Alair Loyal American Regim* of Pro vincials, tried by the above General Court Martial for taking and detaining a Sword belonging to the late
Lieu*
Lieu* Campbell of 52 nd Regim* & for suffering himself r Hunt as afterwards by Adj* Cun to be ill-treated by
ningham of said Regim*, The Court having considered the Evidence the Prisoner Lieu* Alair is of Opinion he

is
59
Col
not guilty of any thing in taking the Sword of Lieu* Campbell that can Impeach his Character and do
therefore acquit
account, and think
him with Honor of any blame on that also that his Youth & Unexperience
in the Service are sufficient Reasons for his being cleared of Censure on Account of his Disputes with Hunt & Cunningham and do therefore acquit him of the same
John Nicholas private Soldier in the Royal Fensible Regim* Tried by the above Gen Court Martial for
1
Deserting himself a
&
Inlisting in
fictitious
Col Fannings Corps and giving Name is found Guilty of the crime
laid to his
Charge
& &
to receive a Punishment of five
Hundred Lashes Ebenezer Holmes

Court Martial
for
John
Down
tried
by the Gen
Robbing Joseph Russel and other
Inhabitants of Long Island are found guilty of the crime laid to their charge and Sentenced to receive One Thou
sand Lashes Each
Sam Dean Inhabitant of New York tried by the above Gen Court Martial, for a design of Escaping to the
1 1
Rebels with Gabriel

their designs
sufficient
Furman
in order to Assist
them
in
but there not being against this City Evidence against the Prisoner Sam Deane the
1 1
Court acquit him

Lieu*
S r Henry Clinton approves of the above several sentences, but is pleased to remit five Hundred
Gen
of the Thousand Lashes adjudged each of the Prisoners Ebenezer Holmes and John Down & to Order that the
remaining
five
Hundred Lashes each
as
also
the five
Hundred Adjudged the Prisoner John Nicholas to be put in Execution to Morrow Morning at Eight OClock Sam Webb Matross in the Royal Artillery tried by the Gen Court Martial of which Lieu* Col Cockburn was president for Mutinous Behaviour, and striking
1
1
th n Capt Campbell of 35 Regim*
in
redoubt
is
found
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ORDERLY BOOK
Crime
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
charge
guilty of the
suffer
laid to his
&
Sentenced to
Death
The Commander in Chief is pleased to approve of the Above Sentence. NB: The men of Gen De Lanceys Corps that are Ac1
quited will be delivered to such persons as are Ordered to call for them
The Lieu* Gen is pleased to take off one of the two c Months Suspension Adjudged Lieu* Alexr Donald one
1
the Kings Orange Rangers
NEW TOWN
B ORDERS
:
6 th April 1778
specting
the
From what has been Wanton Destruction
repeatedly said re of Fences, it was
thought an Order to prevent the same would not have been Necessary, but complaints prove that this Infa mous practice must thus publickly be forbid; with assur
ances of the severest punishment being inflicted on the first Soldier of whom complaint is made of Burning
Destroying or even Meddling with any property belong ing to the Inhabitants particularly in regard to the Fences
about the Hospital for which the Orderly Serjeant there will be answerable
The Shameful Abuse &

House
reflects
Destruction of the Guard
preservation presumed the Officer of the
&
the greatest discredit on the Corps The Decency of the Guard House it was always
Guard would have attended
to as a necessary part of his
Duty
d 3
HEAD QUARTERS New York

Orders
Lieu*
April 1778
st n Adj* Patrick Henry of the I Batt New Jersey Volunteers, tried by the Gen Court Martial of which
&
Major
M Arthur
c
is
president for putting Ensign John
6l
Lawrence on Duty out of his turn, and for Ungentleman like Behaviour otherwise The Court upon due Con sideration of the whole Matter before them is of Opinion
that the Pris r Lieu*
& Adj* Henry is not guilty of putting Ens n John Lawrence on Duty out of his turn and that this part of the charge is frivolous and Vexatious
is
The Court
gentleman
sufficiently
further of Opinion that the charge of Un like behaviour against the Prisoner is not
supported & do therefore acquit Lieu* & Adj* Henry of the whole charge brought against him Peter Smith Private Soldier in the 5 th Battalion New
1 Jersey Volunteers tried by the above Gen Court Mar h tial for Quitting his Post on the Night of the 2O* Instant without being relieved and coming from thence to the
Guard House
his
is
not found guilty of the crime laid to
Charge and is therefore acquitted n th Jn Conner Private Soldier in the 6 Batt New Jersey Volun" tried by the Gen Court Martial for Desertion is found guilty of the Crime laid to his charge in breach of the i 8 * Article of the 6 th Section of the Articles of War and do therefore sentence him to receive 1000 Lashes
1
on the bare Back by the Drummers of the Battalion to which he belongs Soldiers in the 2 d Rob* Moore & Will m
Batt n
Rogers private Volunt" tried by the above Gen Jersey Court Martial for Desertion, are not found guilty of the Crime laid to their charge and do therefore acquit
New
them
Clinton approves of the above several Sentences, but is pleased to remit five Hundred of the I ooo Lashes adjudged the Prisoner John Conner
Lieu*
1
Gen S r Henry
remaining 500 Lashes at the Head of the Battalion to which he belongs
and Orders that he
shall receive the
The above Gen Court Martial

1
is
Dissolved
62
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
6 th April 1778
NEW TOWN
The Season
being now moderate & Pleasant, the Regi mental Blankett Coats are no longer conceived Neces sary, except for the Men on duty, it is therefore Ordered
that
all
the Blanket Coats which were
made
in
New
Town
be immediately well Washed and Dryed and on

in
Saturday Morning next Delivered Master in the following Manner
to
the Quarter
28 Coats ... by ... Captain Galbreaths

35 18
28
33
25
1 1
D D D D D D
.D. .Captn Raymonds

.
190
Which
Capt n ... Capt n ...D...Capt n ... D ... Capt n ... D ... Capt n ...D...Capt
D ... D
...
...
Smiths
Conklings Duffes
Roorbacks
French 8
L t Kers
will leave with every Company one Coat and those 8 are also at the same time to be delivered over
to the Serjeant of the Guard,
who
is
to be accountable
for the sole
when
releived for the
same
in
good Order
use of the Sentries
The Quarr Master

he
is
to give his receipt to the Commanding Officer of the Battalion for the Coats he receives which
carefully to put
away
in the
Regimental Store
till
farther Orders
NEW TOWN
II th April 1778
B:
O
Navy
are
The Men Returned with
the Artillery and
to be struck of the Strength of each Company the 9 th Instant and put in the Column of the Weekly States
Discharged
The Companies
sent
Men &
to be very particular to Insert the ab Sick on the back of the Weekly States speci
fying where they are
63
NEW TOWN
Officers
th
13
April 1778 B:
will this
O
order the
Day
Tents of their Respective Companies to their Own Quar A Tent of ters, there to be Immediately repaired
y The every Comp must be cut up to mend the rest Tents to be completely pitched again this Day week (in the Field from whence they are now taken) with
the Poles in good Order, & the Compliment of pins fully furnished, with a Couple of Mallets provided for each Company The Bell Tents & Tents not Marked
all
to be taken charge of
r by the Quar Master or
his
Deputy
The
Offencive practice (which has been re peatedly forbid) of Prisoners in the Guard House run ning out and attacking the Officers Commanding the Batt n when he passes the Guard with their ill timed
indecent
&
Applications, requires this Publick reprehension, and expected will in future be avoided
its
NEW TOWN
B:
2oth April 1778

to deliver
rs
The Quartet Master
tomorrow im
Officers ner,
mediately after Exercise the Regimential Cloathing to Commanding Companies in the following Man
for their
which they will Order to their Quarters to be fitted men, but not to be Issued out to them till fur
Viz*
ther Orders
Colonels
Company.
.27 Suites
.47
Compleat
Captain Galbreaths Captain Raymonds Capt* Smiths

Capt* Conklings t Cap DufFes Capt* Roorbacks Cap* Frenches
Total
.47
D D
290
D 45 D 39 D 18 D
35
287
64
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
to
The Linnen Thread & Buttons; Needles &c Thimbles

be delivered in Like proportion
NEW TOWN
B:
Tuesday
2i 8 * April 1778
and to maintain the Roster with more Accuracy, All Officers as Soon as they have leave of Absence from Quarters will immediately
prevent Mistakes
O"
To
make
it
known
to the Adjutant
No
to change his Tour of duty with another without the knowledge of the Commanding officer of
officer
the Battalion
Head Quarters New York

Orders
i8 th April 1778
Ensign Garrison of the Prince of Wales American Vol" brought before the General Court Martial of which
Cockburn was president for Ungentleman The like behavior and pleading guilty to the Charge. Court do therefore Sentence him to be Cashired
Lieu* Colonel
the
The Commander in Chief Above Sentence

23
d
is
pleased to approve of
NEW TOWN
Batt
n
April 1778
Orders
The
Officers
who have Received

them
r
their
Rations of
on
of Forrage at Flushing with proper Certificates of the Same Such of the Inhabitants as neglect going will be in danger
Hay
of the Inhab t8 will direct
to call
Ocheltree
Dep y
Comm
of Losing their Pay.
HEAD QUARTERS PHILADELPHIA 9 th March 1778 The Commander in Chief has thought proper from
Clearest
the
and
fullest
conviction
to
give
this
Publick
n Testimony of the Innocence of Cap* Alex Campbell of the Royal Highland Emigrants, lately Accused of
65
holding Correspondence with and giving Intelligence to the Enemy and in Justice to his Character at Same
time to Signify his entire approbation of the Fidelity and diligence with which Cap* Campbell has executed
the Several duties committed to his charge
NEW TOWN
Batt n Orders
th April 26 1778
Exercise with
Powder
Front
to be
on Fridays
in future
Only
till
farther Orders
No
Rank man
to be taken out of the Batt n
by an
officer as his
th
Servant
HEAD QUARTERS N. YORK

Orders
Lieu* Hector
29
April 1778
Kings American Regim* tried by the General Court Martial of which L* Colonel Cockburn was president for disobedience of Orders, and
of the
M Neal
c
Absenting himself from

be Cashired
Camp
without leave
is
found
guilty of the Crime laid to his charge and Sentenced to
The Commander Above Sentence
in
Chief
is
pleased to approve of the

Orders
3o
th
April 1778
The Commander
York
Island,
in
Chief has been pleased to Appoint
Major General Jones to
Command
the Troops on
New
and posts depending, Kings Bridge, Long Staten Island & Paulus Hook, all Reports and Island, Returns from the Several departments are consequently
to be
made
to
Major Gen Jones

1
1
for his fullest Infor
mation
Major Gen
is
Robertson
(as
Second Major Gen
appointed to take the Command of the Troops at Rhode Island, and to hold himself in readiness to go there upon the Shortest Notice
66
ORDERLY BOOK
1
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
is
Major Gen Vaughan

Valent Jones in the
Bridge on Saturday
Jones
to
is
6
to Relieve
Major Gen
Command
the
2d
May
of the Troops at Kings 1 Major Gen Valentine
to
Command
1
in th City of
New York
are to be
All
applications relative to that
Command
made
Major Gen
1
Gen
tial
Valentine Jones till further Orders r d n r Captain Alex Constable of the 2 Batt Brig De Lanceys Brigade tried by the Gen Court Mar
1
of which Major Disney is President for having Quited Redoubt N 7 where he then Command'd Contrary to Orders and Absenting him Self several Hours and in
the night Alarming falsely the out Posts, by a Discharge of Arms, The Court having considered the whole Matter
before
them
is
is
Constable
of Opinion that the prisoner Cap* Alex r not guilty of falsely Alarming the Out
Posts, and do Acquit him of that Charge, but the Court is of Opinion that he is guilty of Quitting Redoubt
7 where he then Commanded Contrary to Orders, and of Absenting himself Sev hours which is abreach of the
1
th
Article of the 14
th
Section of the Articles of of
War
do Adjudge him to be Cashired his Majestys Service m John Case Valentine Emmerick Abra Downey & c Swain private Soldiers in the Kings American Angus
&
Regiment Tried by the Above Gen Court Martial for quiring Redoubt N 5 without leave Breaking open the r8 Houses of Michal Ryers, Jn Leggett Legget and Lent at West Farm and Plundering them to A Jacob Considerable Amount The Court having considered the whole matter before them is of Opinon that the c Swain is not guilty of breaking open prisoner Angus & plundering the Houses of Mich Ryers and Jacob Lent, but that he is guilty of quitting Redoubt N 5 without leave and of breaking open & Plundering the Houses of rs Catharine Legget which are John Legget and
1
breaches of the 4 th
&
2i 8t Articles of the 14 th Section of

The Court
67
the Articles of War, and do Adjudge him to Suffer death is also of Opinion that John Case is not guilty
of breaking open and plundering the Houses of Michal Ryers & Jacob Lent, but that he is guilty of breaking
rs Catharine Legget open the Houses of John Legget & with [out] Leave, which are & of quiting Redoubt 5
breaches of the 4 th & 2i Bt Articles of the 14 th Section of the Articles of War and do Adjudge him to Receive
one Thousand lashes on
his
bare back
&
to be
drumed
out of the Regim* he belongs to The Court is likewise 6 of Opinion that Valent Emmerick & Abraham Downey
plundering the Houses of Mich Ryers & Jacob Lent but that they are guilty of quiting Redoubt 5 without leave and of breaking
is
not guilty of breaking open

1
&
rs Catharine Legget open & plundering the House of th 8t which are breaches of the 4 & 2i Articles of the 14 th
Section of the Articles of
Receive
five
War and Adjudge them to hundred Lashes on the bare back
The Commander in Chief is pleased to approve of the Above Several Sentences but in consideration of a favour able Report made by Maj r Gen Valentine Jones of the
1
good Character of Cap* Constable has heretofore bore as an officer Gen Sir Henry Clinton is pleased to
1
hundred of The Thousand Lashes Adjudged the prisoner John Case and to Order that he receives the Remaining five Hundred lashes as
reinstate
him and
to remit five
also that the prisoner Valentine
Emmerick & Abraham
Downey do
belong
receive the five
hundred lashes Adjudged
each of them at the head of the Regiment to which they

Orders
May
1778
The Troops
at
Nine
to beat at eight, & the Guards to in the Morning till further Orders
Mount
68
ORDERLY BOOK
Comman
r
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
1
The Dep y Quarter Master Gen having

of the
in
sent
by Order
Chief a Quantity of Necessarys to the prisoners with the Rebels of different Corps, Officers of Said Corps are to Order the Commanding
following Sums Charged to their Respective Regiments to be paid to Lieu* Colonel Sherriff without delay who will give at the Same time a List of the Mens Names and
the
Am*
35
th th
of
what each man Received
Viz*
12:19: 4 6: 9: 8
45
57
7i
th
8*
25:18: 8
58: 7: o
York Volunteers
I
st
22 :i3 :io
&
r
Batt n of
De Lanceys
Brigade
74:11
D
Gen
1
D
Total
16: 4: 2
Brig
Skinners Brigade
9:14: 6
226:18: 4
The
th th d th & 57 th 38 Regiments the 35 45 52 Regiments are to give a man from each Company to The Men are to be young, serve with the Artillery
British
Active and Serviceable and of good Character Commanding Officer of the Artillery and the
The
Adjutant General are to Inspect them
in the
Dep y Fort Wednes
A
if
They are to be Conducted by day next ten Morning from each Regiment and are to bring thear Neces Serj* sarys with them, and are to Remain with the Artillery
The 35 th & 38 th Reg* 8 are to furnish approved of a Serj* each to Remain with and take Charge of their men & the 45 th 52 nd and 57 th Regiments carefull Corporals
8 th
for that purpose
NEW TOWN
B: Orders
Sick in
May
1778
As bad Consequences have arisen to the Hosp being taken out without the knowledge
1
69
of the Surgeon of the Batt n It is expected in future that Officers will not take their men out of the Hosp 1 without
the approbation of the Surgeon or his
Mate
1778
HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 4th May

Orders
1
Major Gen Valentine Jones being appointed to suc ceed Major General Robertson as Commandant of this City, he will be assisted in the Civil Department by
Esq appointed Superintendent Gen of the Police and David Mathews Esq r Mayor of this City Officers or Non Commissioned Officers Commanding Guards are to assist them when required in the Execution
Elliot
1
Andrew
of their duty
All officers and
men
belonging to Regiments at Kings
Bridge are immediately to join their Corps except such as are employed upon the Recruiting Service, or other
Necessary Regimential Business
Captain Philips 38
tary to
1
th
Regiment
is
appointed Secre
Major Gen Jones

7
th

Orders
May
1778
Cornet Hamilton of the 17 th Light Dragoons is ap pointed to Inspect all Horses brought to him at Kings Bridge for the Service of Lieu* Col Emmericks Chassures;
Such Horses as Lieu* Colonel Emmericks Officers may from time to time collect upon Long Island, are to be
brought to New Town and upon Notice being sent to Cornet Hamilton he will either go over or send a proper
A list of all Horses person to Inspect them there approved of is to be sent to the Inspector Gen s Office New York signed by the Officer who Inspects them, and
!
none other to be Allowed on the Rolls
70
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEYS BRIGADE
will fire
The Four Hessian Regiments
tomorrow morning between the hours of 8 & 10 o clock upon the Common beyond the Jews burying Ground
following Officers being appointed to the New are to do no more duty with their Regiments Corps
The
till
further Orders
Viz* Lieu* Bourne 52*
Regiment
.
D Ensign Bingham 35 d Batt n Lieu* Moffitt 2 DeLanceys

. .
Lieu* Barry Orange Rangers

Serj*
Stewart 35 th Regiment

Orders
8 th
May
1778
The Proceedings
Lieu* Colonel
before the
of the
Gen Court Martial

1
of which
Cockburn
I
s*
Commander
president has been layed in Chief, by which Peter Fenton

is
Serjeant in the
Batt n of Brigr
Gen De Lanceys
1
Bri
gade was found
guilty of Deserting to the Rebels and being taken in Arms with them and therefore Sentenced to Suffer Death
His Excellency has approved of the Said Sentence
The above Gen Court Martial is desolved A Return to be made to the Dep y Adj* Gen from
1 1 1
:
the
provin Corps of the Officers Absent upon the Recruit d ing Service & where employ
NEW TOWN
B:
io th
late a
May
Date
1778
as the 21 st of April
rB
An
Order of so
is
last for Officers to
Acquaint the Adj* when they had
leave of Absence
Officers
Repeated being already violated by
much
to their Discredit
71
NEW TOWN
Batt n Order 8
lets
12 th
May
1778
at Hal-
The
Relief for the
Detachment
receive their provisions at 7 Oclock on and Saturday Mornings & to march punc Wednesdays tually at 8 OClock, their Allowance of Rum to be deposited with the Commanding officers of the Detach
Cove
to
The Com ment and by him to be dayly issued to them Officer of the Detachment relieved will point manding out to his Successor fully and particular by the nature The men of his Comm d and the Grounds he Occupys As the Officers to be paraded twice a day & Exercised will have no Occasion to quit their post by day or night, they will not Suffer their men to wander The detachment at Hallets Cove will march off with Six Rounds of Cartridges each man and receive from
Such men as those they relieve 12 Cartridges Aman have not Blankets must borrow from the men of the
Companies they belong to Cove and Return the Same

duty
their
as
Blankets at Hallets
as
Soon
they come off

Orders
n May
th
1778
His Excellency Sir Henry Clinton has been pleased to Order that Such men of the Provincial Regiments as are now serving with the Chasseures and chuse to
Continew
in that
1
Corps are at Liberty so to do

is
Major Gen Vaughan
desired to give directions for
the Execution of this Order
The Rev d
Townshend
is
appointed to Officiate as
d
and the Rev Chaplain to Lieu* Colonel Byards Corps r Brown to Lieu* Colonel Turnbulls Corps till the
pleasure of the
Commander
in
Chief
is
known
72
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
th

Orders
13
May
1778
The Royal
Artillery will fire
tomorrow and Saturday
between the Hours of 8 and 10 oClock tomorrow morning. The Provincial Regiments are not to Inlist Soldiers
of the Established Corps, Such men are to be given up, and the Corps that Inlisted them must lose the Bounty
Money & The Dep y Adjutant

to the
General will dispose of Such
men
Weakest Regiments
NEW TOWN
rs
6 th
May
1778
The men on the detachment at Hallets Cove B: O must not be Suffered to Quit their Post nor will the
Picquet permit a man under his imme r to go into the House of Levingston contiguous to the Picquet
Officer of the
diate
Command
HEAD QUARTERS
14
th
May
1778
Private Orders
Detachment of one Hundred Men Officers & c in Proportion is to be Posted on Loyds neck, a few Miles beyond Huntington on Long Island to cover the Wood
Cutters
Arms, Tents, Kettles, Canteens, with Axes Entrenching Tools, and a Box of Cartridges, An Engineer or an Assist* is to march
They
are to be furnished with Bells of
with them, he
is
to Return to his Corps
when
a Sufficient
Work is thrown up The Detachment is to

The
be relieved every eight days Commissary of Provisions is to take Care that they
I
st
are properly Supplyed
Batt n 71 st Regiment are to furnish a Captain, Lieutenant & Ensign & fifty Private with three Serjeants,
The
three Corporals and two
Drummers

The
d
73
Batt n
B r Gen De Lanceys
1
Brigade are to
furnish the
Same proportion
of the 7i 8t is to March on Friday morning and to Quarter that night at Jericho, the next
The Detachment
to Huntington
day
The Detachment of B r Gen De Lanceys Brigade is to March on Saturday to Huntington where the Cap* of
1
the 71 st will take the Command of the whole, and pro ceed the next day to the Post intended which will
be shown him by the director of the Wood Cutters The Redoubt is to be surrounded with an Abbatis
the Detachm* are to
in or near the
&
Encamp The Wood Cutters are to be employed in Assisting the Detachm* till the Ground is surrounded by the
Abbatis.
Redoubt

Private Orders
15
May
1778
An
Officer Serjeant
&
Corporal
& Twenty Men
are
to be put on Board the Transports at Hallets Cove, to be furnished from the Detachment there
th
15
May
1778
Orders for the Provincial Corps
No
Alteration
t8
is
to be
made
in the
uniform of the
Regim except fitting the Cloathing. The officers are to make no Alteration in their
Uniform unless by Permission of the Commander in Chief or the Gen Officer that Commands His Majestys c Troops on New York Island & The Officers Uniform for those Corps that have Re ceived no part r Order is to be the patteron of the
1
Regim* but quite plain
The
Officers
Commanding Regiments
are to Order
the Companies to be Cleared to the 24 th April
&
previous
74
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEYS BRIGADE
to that Clearing that the Necessarys According to
Companies are furnished with List that will be sent by the
Adj*
the different posts are desired to give the Necessary directions for the Execut ing of this Order, Reports of which are to be made to
Officers
Gen The Gen

1
Commanding
them
Major Gen Tryon Long Island Major Gen Vaughan The Lines & Harlem Major Gen Valentine Jones Paulus Hook r Brig Gen Campbell Staten Island
1 1
1
When
the
New
Cloathing
is
delivered the Old are to be
preserved for working parties If any Arms are unserviceable a report to the Adj* General
is
to be
made
No Orders
ces
for
Arms can be granted
unless the deficient-
by neglect
will
be Charged to the Regiment
Orders i6 ih
May
Some Regiments
further Orders
The New Cloathing

Provincials
is
delivered to
till
of the
not to be worn
NB: A
Cloathing
Sufficient
Numb
re
ments must be Sent to
of Taylors of those Regi their Regiments to fit the
List of Necessarys
3
3 d good Shirts
pair of Stockings
2 pair of Shoes
2 pair of Linnen Trowsers

I
Black Velvet Stock

th
NEW TOWN
B
:
17
May
1778
for the Soldier
d
Orders
Five Dollars Reward
Shall discover the Thief or Thieves that robb
the
who Smoak

r Wilkins on Friday night House of As they of Smoaked Bacon & Beef
75
quantity
last of a
Soldiers are often
Suspected, Sometimes charged without foundation the Intrust as well as the duty of every good man to exert himself to detect and bring to Justice Villains
it is
whose Conduct brings disgrace and infamy on a whole Society and Subjects the innocent Man to fall under suspicions Scandalous to human Nature A Return to be made immediately to Gen De Lancey of the Deficiancy of Cloathing Arms Ammunition Camp
1
Equipage
& & &

c
NEW TOWN
B: Orders
Hallets
May The Two

1
8 th
1778
Subaltern
Officer
on duty
at
Cove
will alternately
take the Picquet and Ship
duty
till
farther Orders

Orders
2o th
May
1778
Major General Tryon Troops on Long Island
is
to
Command
His Majestys
The
the
British
y
Dep
Regiments are to make a Return to Quarter Master Gen of the State of their
1
Camp
Equipage of
last
Year
tomorrow- morning be tween the hours of Six & Nine, and the 38 th Regiment on the Greenwich road between Same hours
Artillery will fire
The Royal

Orders
Private Orders
2Oth
May
1778
Brig
Gen DeLanceys
1
Battalions on
Long
Island Brig r
Gen
Skinners on Staten Island and Lieu* Colonel Turn-
bulls at Paulus
Hook may wear
their
New
Cloathing
when
fitted
76
ORDERLY BOOK
2i 8*
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
1778
NEW TOWN
May
B: General DeLancey is greatly Surprised that an Order of the 17 th Instant directing a Return to be imme
tion
to him of A Deficentcy of Arms Ammuni Sho d not be complyed with The Order is repeated and a Compliance required by 8 OClock to morrow morning
diately
made
&
New Town
B:
d Friday 22
May
1778
O"
All the Hatts in Store belonging to the
men
will
be given to them tomorrow at the time of issuing the Thear Leather Caps will be Received by provision
thear Officers, and Carefully put next Winter
away
for
them against

Orders
1
2i 8t
May
1778
Major Gen Prescott is to serve with the Corps under the Command of Major Gen Vaughan Lieu* Thompson is appointed Ass* Quarter Master
1
Gen
to the Troops
upon Long Island

Signed Steph
n
Kemble
DAG

Parole Saltsburgh
1
22
May
1778
C.
S.
Gloucester
Major Gen Vaughan
will please to order the Field
Officers for the Lines to be relieved every
Day The Four Hessian Regiments in Town will fire to Morrow Morning between the Hours of 7 & 9 OClock The 52 d Reg* will fire to morrow afternoon between the Hours of 5 & 7 O Clock
A
next
Ship of
War
will sail for Philadelphia
on Sunday
n
All Letters sent from Officers

will
on or before to
Morrow Evening
be
Secretary at His House in
by Capt Philips Wall Street & Forwarded
received

The
I
st
77
Batt n of the 71 st Regim* upon Long Island to The above Order of be ready to March and Encamp the 7 I st Regim* is a private One
Batt n
their
NEW TOWN Monday 25 th May 1778 A Return to be made on Wednesday Orders

Company
of the Batt n of the names of
next by Each
men
at present in the Batt n
who were
in it the io th
r Sep Last A Return to be made tomorrow morning to the Master of the Number of Blankets in Each Company
After Orders
Officers
will
make
Return
tomorrow of the Deficiency of their Serjeants Cloathing for the Last Year Return of all the Arms with Wooden Ramrods in the Batt n also to be made tomorrow

Parole Halifax
23
May
1778
Counter Sign Coblentz

1
The 52 d Regiment Marches to Fort Kniphausen; to morrow where they will receive Orders from Major Gen
Vaughan They are to march at 5 oClock The Qr Master is to be sent today to from Major Gen Vaughan
1
receive Orders
Waggons
for their
Camp
be furnished by the
Equipage and Baggage Master General

Order a
24
th
will
The Commanding
Officer will
sufficient
Guard

Parole Waldkirk
May
1778
C. Sign Sidney
The March
st
Batt
of the 71"* Reg* on
to Hallets
Long Island are to Cove on Tuesday Morning to pass on
78
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
Island
Boats to Horns
Hook on this
c
& March
from thence
the
8
to the ground appointed for their
Left of the Redoubts of
M Gowens near Jones

1
Encampment on
House
An
Assistant
Quar
Master Gen
to attend L* Col
Campbell who
has received Directions concerning the
Ground The Kings American Regim* Commanded by Col Fanning are to March on Tuesday Morning at 5 OClock to Horns Hook from whence they are to pass in Boats to Hallets Cove & are to be Quartered in New Town
where they
will receive
The
Morning
Orders from Major Gen 1 Tryon Boats are to be at Horns Hook Tuesday
OClock when they have Carried Over Col Fannings Corps, they are to remain at Hallets Cove to carry the 7 I st to Horns Hook The Detachment of the 71"* at Loyds Neck is
at 6
to remain
till
further Orders
The Regim*
of Mirback
&
Wissenback Quartered
Gowens Pass will fire to on the Communication to Morrow Morning between the Hours of 7 & 9 OClock.
c

Parole Oxford
Lieu* Col
25
th
May
1778
C. Sign Gratz.
Campbell
&
the Redoubts of
1
McGowan
the Troops appointed for are to receive their Orders

to have
from Major Gen Vaughan L* Col Campbell of the 7i 8t Regim* the Immediate Charge of those Redoubts
is
cThe Detachment of the Hessian Troops at Gowans are to Join their Corps to Morrow after the Arrival of the 71 st Reg* leaving A Captain, Lieu* & En sign of an Hundred Men with Non Commissioned Of ficers & Drummers in proportion in the Redoubts upon
the right

They
will
79
receive
their Orders
from Lieu* Col
Campbell That Detachment

Subaltern
&
fifty
Leave a Captain one Men, who are to take Post at Harlem

is
also to
when Col Robinsons Corps
leaves that place
A
Office
State of the
Camp
Equipage remaining
in
Each
Provincial
Regim* to be sent to the Inspector
Gen 18
on Monday I st June All Orders Received from Lieu* Haldin Engineer are to be Obeyed as from an Aid De Camp r Wilson Volunteer in the 7 I st Regiment is to
New York
Act
as
an Assistant Engineer
8 th
May
1778
Private Orders
The Commanding
DeLanceys
ist
Officer of
B r Gen
Batt
will
Order a Detachment of a
fifty
Captain a Lieutenant
&
an Ensign and
Men
three
Serjeants, three Corporals & One Drummer to Hallets Cove, they are to be Quartered in the Houses most con-
tingous
&
relieved every four
Days
this
till
further Orders
Detachments of
Force are always to
have a Guard of a Serg* Corporal & twelve Men well posted, to prevent Surprise on the side most Suspicious
and a Picquet of an
Officer,
and a fourth of the Detach
ment
The Picquet is to send Rounds or small Night Patroles every Hour from Sun Sett to Sun Rise, Smaller
at
Detachments are to have guards
in
Proportion
NEW TOWN
B:
27
th
May
1778
rs
The Order
for
r
Returns to have been made
r n yesterday of the Numb of Blankets in the Batt , Numb of Arms with Wooden Ramrods, & the Deficiency of Serjeants Cloathing the Last Year, is not only Repeated,
80
ORDERLY BOOK
day
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
but Required to be carried into execution by 12 OClock

this
An
fying
exact State of y e arms of the Battalion, Spec-
what have Wooden Ramrods. what Number of each, want repairs

unfit for Service, to
Officers will
& what
Steel,
and
respectively, or are
1
be immediately made for Gen Tryon;
very carefully inspect their
Arms
before
Return
is
made
Major Gen Tryons Orders
1
Brigade and Kings American Regim* will Immediately send a Return of the Camp Equipage Wanting for their Respective
I
The
st
&
Battalion of
De Lanceys
Regiments, and hold themselves in readiness to En Soldiers Tents for the camp. they will be allowed
Quarter
Viz*
i
&
Bell
Rear Guards, and a Tent Tent for Each Company

1
for every 5
Men,
The Dep y Quarter Master Gen on Long Island will st provide Straw at or near Jamaica by Monday the I June for the use of the Troops to Encamp at the Head
of Flushing
Bay
signed j n Wallington
Aid
De Camp
1778
st
27
th
May
No Forage can be delivered After the 31 Instant but According to the Regulation of the Commander in Chief Signed Step* Kemble
Adj* Gen
1
NEW TOWN
B
:
Fryday 29
th
May
1778
will
Orders
Officers
Receive on Sunday next after Parade from the Quarter Master 214 Shirts & 214 pair of Shoes, which are now
in Store given
by the Country,
as the
Reward of the
8l
Loyalty and merit of those men who early inlisted with th of September us, and were in the Battalion on the io
last
The Above Shirts and Shoes are immediately to be given to the men whose names are given in to the Commanding officer in the following Manner Viz*
Colonels
Company
23
Cap* Galbreaths Cap* Raymonds Cap* Smiths

Cap* Conklings Cap* Duffes Cap* Roorbacks
Total
34 20
25
35
45
32
214
Every Soldier
in the
&
properly cut,
Regiment will have his Hair Short by Sunday next; The Delinquent will
be punished for Disobediance
HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK Thursday

1778
Parole
29
th
May
Haimburg
C: Sign Battle
71"* Reg* is appointed to Act of Brigade to the Corps of Troops under the Major Comm d of Major Gen 1 Vaughan
Cap* Shelly of the
as
Majors of Brigade are to remain with the Corps Serve with either in Camp Or Cantonments they
57 Reg* will fire tomorrow morning between the hours of Six & nine OClock On the Common to the
right of
The
th
Bunker
Hill
The Reg*
will fire
of Prince Hereditair
Trumback &
Stein
tomorrow between the Hours of Seven
&
Nine
The Reg* oClock beyond the Jews burying Ground of Morback will fire at the Same time on the Greenwich Road ~~ Siged Step* Kemble D: A: G
1
.
82
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
29
th

Parole
May
1778
Chatham
C: Sign Hair
Brigade Major Waller is to Serve with the Corps of Troops under the Command of Major Gen 1 Tryon On Long Island, he is to Receive his Orders from Major
Gen Tryon The 38 th Reg* is to Encamp tomorrow at ten OClock on the Ground Ordered near the Reservoir
1
Redoubt
Signed Stepn Kemble D:
Gen
New Town
B :O Names
8
8t
3i
May
1778
Returns to be made on Tuesday next of the of those men at Present in the Batt n who have
r
1
been
inlisted Since the io th
itself
Sep last n It is Gen Tryons Orders that the Batt holds in readiness to Encamp at the Shortest Notice
NEW YORK May

1
3i
8t
1778
The
st
&
Major Gen Tryons Orders Battalion of Brig r Gen DeLanceys Brigade

1
and Kings American Regiments to form a Brigade and encamp at the Head of Flushing Fly at 8 OClock Wednes d The Dep y Quarter Master Gen day morning the 3 June eral will be present to shew them their Ground, and the
Manner
vide a
in
sufficie*
which they are to Encamp, He will Also pro Quantity of Straw on the Spot, No Officer
or Soldiers Tent to be pitched out of the line of Encamp ment, Major of Brigade Waller will join the Brigade
the
Same day
Signed/ j
wmington Aide: Camp

I
8t
NEW TOWN
B: Orders
June the
1778
The Detachment
at Hallets
Cove
to be
Relieved tomorrow morning at the usual Hour of Releiv* The party to be furnished with three days provision
before they
march
off

Officers
83
will receive
tomorrow
after
Parade their mens new Trowsers which are to be
put On, on Wednesday next, the same day punctually, at 6 oclock in the morning, The Battalion to be under Arms ready to march with all their Necessarys, The
men
to be dressed in their
new Cloaths
(Breeches
&
Stockings excepted, which their Captains are to have Stored for their men against next fall
desired
in taking the field not the Respectable uniform & Soldier like Appearance Only is expected, but the most perfect Sobriety is Requested
For the Honor of the Batt n
from the Soldiers by their Commanding Offr Great Attention will be paid the mens Arms
in
Short every point & appointment sho d be most atten tively looked into, that the first Impression in favor of
the
I
st
Batt n
may have
the pleasing Effect so ardently

will furnish
wished for by the good Soldier

Officers
them
Selves immediately with proper Chests for their
Mens
spare Cloathing and Arms
New York
1
st
June 1778
Major Gen Tryons Orders
The Orders
Corps
for the
Encampment
of the provincial
On Long
th
ing the 6
Island are postpon'd to Saturday Instant
Morn
Signed
J.
Wellengton Aid de
:
Camp
New Town
B
:
June
1778
Orders
n
Counter Sign
to parade
Draper
at 12
The Batt
tomorrow
OClock
a Mile to
Man
in the Battalion
who can March
Every Appear
on the Parade handsomely dressed in honor of His Majestys Birthday
in his
New
The Guard
Cloaths, to be
84
ORDERLY BOOK
&
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
is
dressed
except the Centrys
to parade
The
Master
tridges,
will provide for fireing
tomorrow 300 blank Car
he will Also make the
Commanding
Officer of
the Batt n by tomorrow Evening A Return of what Candles he has Received and What is due to Each Officer for
his
Winters Allowance and what
is
due to the Batt n
At Large; and
the Officers
& men
Return of Wood, the Number of Cord for Winter Quarters are entitled to
HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK Saturday
3o
th
May
1
1778
The Troops On Long Island are to Encamp when Major Gen Tryon thinks proper, who will give derections for the Ground n d 8t r Brig Gen Campbell will Order the 2 Batt 71 Reg* & Brig Gen Skinners Corps to Encamp when he Shall
1
think proper. The Recruits for the
Army
at Philadelphia in
Admiral
Gambiers
till
fleet
are to be Quartered
On
Staten Island
further Orders
An
Officer will
be appointed to
are
18
Command them
All Officers of Regim* 8 not of this
Army who
y
now
at
New York
The
furnish
r
are to be at the
Dep Adj* Gen
tomorrow
morning at Nine OClock

2 d Batt n of the 71 st Reg*
on Staten Island are to
A Man
Gen
1
Company
to Serve with the Artillery
Brig Batt n
Skinners Corps are to furnish three for this Service that is 9 men
to Serve with the Artillery are to be
Men
The Men
Active
shall
Young
&
Serviceable
&
of good Character
1
&
Such as
be approved of by B r Gen Campbell The I 8 * Batt n of the 7i 8 * Reg* are to furnish A Man p r Comp y to Serve with the Artillery & are to be Inspected
in the Fort at
New York On Monday
at
1 1
[i i
A.M.
?]
85
Carefull
Non Commissioned
officer
from Each Corps
Remain with & take care of their men The Commanding Officers of Regiments are to be answerable that no Fences near their Camps are dam aged, nor Gardens & Cultivated Grounds trod down or The Regiments shall be obliged to make good injured
are to
the
damage and Any
Soldier disobaying this Order Shall
be Severely punished
HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK Sunday

1778
31"*
May
Reg* will fire tomorrow morning between the hours of Six & 8 oClock on the Ground of the Right of Bunkers Hill
3
I
The
st
st
June 1778
His Majesty has been pleased to Appoint His Excellency Sir Henry Clinton Commander in Chief of all His Majestys
Atlantic Ocean from
Forces in North America, within the Colonies lying on the Nova Scotia to West Florida in
His Excellency Sir William clusive tained Leave to Return to England
Howe
having
Ob
The
proceedings of the
Gen Court Martial

1
of which
Major Disney is president held at Fort Knyphausen the r d y 23 day of Jan & Continued by Adjournment to Ap
25
following having been laid before his Excellency Sir Will m Howe by which L* Joel of the Queens Rangers
tried
th
was
& found guilty of defaming the Character of 8 Collet of the Prince of Wales American Voll & Cap* therefore Adjudged to be Suspended from all duty & pay
for the
Space of 4 months
r
1
&
to ask
Cap* Collets pardon
Head of Brig Gen Browns Regim*. His Excel has Confirmed the Said Sentence lency th m Durnam Private Soldier in the 46 Regiment tried
at the
86
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
by the Said Court Martial

is
&
found guilty of desertion
Sentenced to Suffer death
Hagarty private Soldiers in the 2 B of Brig Gen DeLanceys Brigade tried by the Said Gen Court Martial & found guilty of Robing & Murdering Nehemiah Lescomb and Commiting A Rape on the Body of Constantine Fowler are Sentenced to be Hanged & Gibetted on the Spot where the Murder
John Barnet
n
1
& Tho
1
was Commited
His Excellency has Confirmed the Above Sentence and has Ordered Barnet and Hagarty for Execution
The Chaplain
of the Regiment to Attend the prisoners
Barnet and Hagarty till their Execution His Excellency Sir Henry Clinton has been plaised to Order Batt Forage Money to be issued to the Army
The Usual Returns
are to be Accordingly sent to the

office in
Dep
18 Quarter Master Gen
New York
8
on
Sunday the 7 Instant Signed by the Command Officers of Corps Such Officers who joyn their Reg* after the st No I of Aug* will receive one Hundred days Only
th
officer is to
Receive in
double Capasity
d
NEW TOWN
The Batt
n
Wednesday
June 1778
12 oclock
B:O:
to parade
tomorrow
at
man
in the
Batt n
who can march AMile
to appear
Every on
the parade handsomely Dressed in his New Cloaths in The Guard is to honour of His Majestys Birthday
be dressed and Except
The
Q M
r
Sentry
is
to parade
will provide for Fireing
tomorrow 300 Blank
Cartridges He will also make the Commanding officer of the Batt n by tomorrow Evening a return of what
Candles he has Received

at Large
Officers
and
Return of
for
& what is due to the Batt n Wood the Numb of Cord the
r
and men
Winter Quarters are entitled to
87

Orders
2d
June 1778
The Corps of Artillery will fire a Royal Salute of 21 Guns on Thursday at One OClock in honor of His
Majestys Birthday
The Commanding Officers of Regiments are to Order an Exact Return to be made out every Saturday of the Number of Rations to be drawn for their Effectives,
Officers
Non Commiss d
them
Selves
officers Soldiers, Servants,
Women
&
Children for the ensuing
to Sign
&
Week which^ Return they are Transmitt to the Dep y Adjutant
Gen The
Variations in these Returns to be accounted for
in the next
Return
No
Rations are to be delivered
The Commandant of New but for the present time York is desired to Order an Exact Return to be made
of
all
the
Women &
Children belonging to the Regi

to Regiments here, to pre
ment Army, not Attached
vent fraud in drawing provision for which purpose it will be necessary that they are seen by such Officers as he shall chuse to appoint
The Detachment of a Captain two Sub 8 three three Corp 8 One Drummer & fifty Men of the 71 st Serj Regim* at Loyds Neck are to be relieved by a Detach ment of that Number from the I st Batt n B r Gen De th Lanceys Brigade who are to March 4 June st The Detachment of the 71 when relieved are to March to Hallets Cove from whence they are to pass to Horns Hook & Join their Regiment encamped near the redoubts at McGowens
ts
1
two Sub 8 three Serj ts three Corp One Drummer & fifty private Men from the Kings American Regim* to relieve the Detachment of B r Gen De Lanceys Brigade at Hallets Cove & the
Detachment of
8
Capt
88
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
Armed
th The Troops Ship on Thursday next 4 June at Fort Knyphausen or other of the Out posts are not on any account to fire a Shot at Marks of otherwise,
but by the Permission of the Gen Officer that Commands there, which is to be signified in Orders & the time fixed
1
the
Day
before
Batt n Orders
Battalion to be in readiness fully Necessarys to March from the Parade
at Six
The
equipt with
all
tomorrow Morning
cient
OClock
Th$ Quarter Master will furnish a suffi number of Waggons to carry the Baggage & Camp
taking care to have them ready Loaded to
Equipage
March with the Batt n

Blanketts Haversacks
previous to their
The Men
are to receive their
Canteens to Morrow Morning Marching The Old Blanketts & Haver
&
sacks to be delivered over to the Quarter Master at the same time Every Man except the Sick is to Join his n After respective Company & March with the Batt
Orders
Officers
1
will
immediately make
returns to the Quarter Master to enable
Him
to
Comply
th
Gen Order
Adj*
of the 2
Instant respecting the
Ra
tions
Returns to be made every Saturday to the
Gen
CAMP AT LONG ISLAND June 6 th

The Troops
to
1778
r
Encamp immediately & the Q & Rear Guards to be fixed & Mounted in the usual Manner Each of B r Gen De Lanceys Batt na mount an enline 8 I picquet consisting of one Sub: One Serj* 2 Corp
1
Drum &
r
28 Privates
of the Picquet to report to the Field Off of the Day who will give the Necessary directions
Officers
r
The
for the
Rounds Patroles
89
NB
going
The
rest of
e y above Orders follows
after the Fore
Order
HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 4th June 1778 On Festivals such as this Day the Troops on
out Post are to be particularly Vigilent
the
The
Officers
in those posts are desired to Order extraor Patroles and that all their Posts are frequently dinary Visited
Commanding
The Town Guards

sett to
are to send patroles from sun
Day
they are to apprehend

discharging firework
fire
Break, to prevent Disorders in the Streets; any Person that shall be detected
Arms, throwing Squibs or any other
The
Pickett from the Regiments not on
Duty
are
to send Patroles every Hour during that Time with the same Orders round the Quarters of the Reg*
N. B. y e aforesaid Batt n Orders continued (Viz) Patroles and the Visiting the Camp Guards &c Necessary Houses to be immediately prepaired & no Soldier to presume to ease himself in any Other place The Soldiers are forbid to Straggle from Camp & if any one is Discovered half a Mile from it he will be
confined for Disobedience of orders
Each Reg* to send A Party to Morrow Morning under the Inspection of the Quarter Master to dig Pitts near the Springs for the purpose of Sinking Casks to
Contain the Water
No
Fences to be pulled down, or
the property of the Inhabitants Destroyed in any pre tence whatever
Camp
Field
at Flushing Fly 7 th
for
June 1778.
Duty to Morrow L* Col Cruger 6 privates to Morrow immediately on Gen Tryons Quarters from the I 8t Batt n B r G D; B d
OfP
Guard of
1
a Corpl
&
90
ORDERLY BOOK
to be Relieved to
d n
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
at 8
&
Morrow
OClock by the same
Number from 3 Batt An orderly Serj* to be every Day at 8 OClock
sent for the
Major of Brigade
CAMP LONG ISLAND B:O CAMP LONG ISLAND

B:O;
8 th
June 1778 June 1778

Martial
for
8 th
Court
to
sett
to
all
morrow Morning
Prisoners] that
at
10
OClock
the Tryal of
it
may
be brought before
The Quar r Master
immediately have Built proper Kitchens & Necessary Houses w ch the Men are to make use of & on no pretence Whatever to Cook their Victuals
will
or ease themselves in any Other places re that they Occasionly every It is expected of the Off Night Visit their Mens Tents & have their Rolls Called
The Tents
to be immediately Lettered
& Numbered
beginning with the Colonels Company Every Man to be Compleated with 18 Rounds of Car
tridges
A Capt n of the Day

To Mount at ye time The Quarr Guard Mounts
.
CAMP AT HEAD QUARTERS FLUSHING FLY

8 th
1
June 1778
Serjt:
Gen Tryons Guard & Orderly

Kings American Regim*
Field Officer for the
to
Morrow
Day
Each Corps to appoint

tions
Morrow Maj r Menzies Capt of the Day who will

to
n
Superintend their respective Picquets
&
Receive Direc
from the Field
Officer
on Duty respecting the
Rounds
&
Patroles and report to
him Accordingly
After Orders
9!
Written report of the Regim* to be made every Day at 10 OClock by the Field Offr who comes off Duty:
wherein must be specified the Hours. Ordered for the Visiting Rounds and Patroles
To
Signed Jn Waller Major Brigade the Adj* of Brigade of Provincials Encampt
Camp at Flushing Fly 9 th June 1778 HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND

The Gen Guard
1
to consist of
vates three Additional
Men
1 Serg* i Corp 12 pri to be sent to Head Quarters
immediately
Brigade
with an Orderly Serj* for the Major of

the Adj* Kings American Reg*
To
CAMP June
th
1778
As it is presumed that every Soldier knows that he is not on any pretence whatever to leave the Camp after Sun sett, nor in the Daytime to leave it beyond half a Mile
without a pass,
almost unnecessary to Assure the time hereafter they are Discovered any to be out of their Tents at Night or from Camp by Day
it
is
Men
that
if
at
beyond their Limits without a Pass they

punished
After Orders
All stragling
shall
be severely
June 9
th
e
seamen to be taken up
d
& sent to y Comman

Wood
is
dant of
New York
of the
3
An Order
is
June Respecting
After
&
Candles
Repeated
Gen Orders
1
20 Rank & file to March immediately to Hallets & Embark on Board the Union Transport where A Corp & 6 to they will do duty till further Orders Relieve the Serj* & 12 Left at Hallets Cove Yesterday
i
8
:
Cove
The Corp
will report all
r Extraordinarys to the Off on
92
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEYS BRIGADE
Board the Transport Two Sentrys to be furnished from the Corp 18 party, one at Hallets & another at Betties
Landing
The above
draw provisions from Captn Bryon on Board the Transport The Men on Board may be
to
allowed to go on Shore in the Daytime but not to

Straggle
CAMP June
Officers
II th 1778
B.
Commanding Companies will pay to Jones who Marked and numbered the Arms of the Regiment 2 d Sterling for each stand of Arms out of their Contin
gent Money, Accounts to be furnished by Jones to the

respective Officers
of the Reg* to be numbered and Let tered by Jones agreeable to the Arms on the Line on the front of the Can The Letters
The Canteens
teen near the
Lettered and
Blanketts & Haversacks Top Numbered
also to
be
Front of the Encampment to be Swept every Morning by Six OClock & all dirt to be carried into the Woods & to be put in one heap
Street
The
&
HEAD QUAR
LONG ISLAND 4 th June
1778
Return to be given Immediately from each Corps
of the
Man &
number of Flints wanting to compleat to 3 $ of the number of Cartridges wanting to Compleat Each Soldier to 60 Rounds also the Quantity of Powder
necessary for Exercising Cartridges CAMP June 12 th 1778 B. O. The Soldiers are forbid under
the severest penalty to Bark Trees, or in any shape what ever to injure the Woods Fences &c
Complaint having been made of our Soldiers inter th the Soldiers of the Third Battalion, at their fering w
Springs, notice regarding the Orders that were given to
93
the Contrary; The Order is repeated & no Man Belong st Batt n is to presume to take Water at aay ing to the I Place but from the two Springs w ch are made purposely
for
them
HEAD QUARTERS N. YORK

Order
r r
1
th
June 1778
The Quar Mast Gen is to give directions that the Waggons of each Regim* are Mark'd with Paint with the N or Name of the Regim* They are also to be Num
bered According to the
Number
allowed each Corps

ioth June 1778
HEAD QUARTERS N; YORK

After Orders
1
The Sentence of the Gen C. Martial upon John Barnet and Tho Hagarthy Soldiers in y e 2 d Batt n B r Gen De Lanceys Brigade for Robbing & Murdering Nehemiah
8
1
Ravishing Constantia Fowler in Execution to Morrow
Liscomb
Lieut
&
is
to be put
th Dr of the British are to 30 Men w i L* i Co i parade at the Provost at N. York at 3 & are to March at break of Day to Escort the Pris rs to McGowens Pass,
&
where they are to Deliver them to the Off" 7 I st Reg* Appointed to receive them there who is to Escort them
to Fort
Knyphausen &
deliver
them
to the Offr
Command
at Fort
ing the Detachment, Ordered to receive
them
Knyphausen The OfP Commanding the 7 I st Reg* is to Order a Detachment of the same N to be at McGowens for this
purpose at 1/2 past
5
The
Prisoners
are
to
be conducted in Irons in a
Waggon The Chaplain
is
to
March
wth
the Detachment
&
attend
the Prisoners at the Execution
94
ORDERLY BOOK
1
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
Major Gen Vaughan is desired to give Orders that a Detach* of the like number be ready at Fort Knyphausen
at 1/2 past 7 to Receive the Prisoners
Commanded by
ts
Captains of the British
& to Order Picquets & Provincial
Regim under his Command to attend the Execution at any Hour he shall think proper between 9 Morning
&
7 Evening
the 71 st are to return to their Regiments after having delivered the Prisoners to the next Detachment
The Detachments from New York &
HEAD QUARTERS
II th
June 1778
Order
No
If
Regiment
is
to Inlist a
Seaman upon any Account

are
whatsoever
Bows
or Forks for the
Arms
wanted
for
any of the
r Camps, the Quar Master Serj* & Camp Colour Man are to be sent for that purpose by Order of the Commanding
Officer
HEAD QUARTERS LONG

All Orders that relate to the to
ISLAND 12 th June 1778
Men
to be constantly
at the
Read
them by an
Officer of each
Company,
Evening
Roll calling particularly the General Orders of the io th Instant
Commanding
Officers of
Corps are desired to Order
frequent Roll callings during the Day to prevent the Soldiers from straggling about the Country & commit
ting Irregularities The Tents are to be frequently struck & Aired & the Streets of the Camp to be swept every Morning, The Necessary Houses to be covered at least every two Days
&
the Environs of the
Encampment
to be kept free from
filth
& Rubbage
95
HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND

12
th
13
June 1778
OClock
After Orders
Mr. John Willet having been assaulted at his House on Thursday last about n at Night, by Persons unknown, tho from having Bayonetts w th them and Red Cloaths,
suspected to be Soldiers,
and to Burn
his
who threatened to take his life, House, the Gen therefore if possible to
1
discover the Persons, guilty of such scandalous Behaviour offers Ten Dollars reward to any person who shall first make a discovery of his accomplices to Major of Brigade
if two of the said persons shall make dis of the other accomplice, at the same time they covery shall divide the Ten Dollars between them, and both
Waller, and
receive a pardon, a like
reward
will
be given to any
person
who
r Rob'd Willet on Tuesday last, of two Sheep a Calf and some poultry. The Gen being determined to put a stop to practices so dishonourable to the Kings service and expects the most exemplary punishment will be inflicted on the guilty when discovered
1
will discover as aforesaid the persons
who

Orders
th
13
June 1778
The Hessian Regiments of Prince Charles Trumback & Stein are to prepare to Encamp. The Provincial Regim*8 are not to Enlist Appren
tices
Major Gen Vaughan will please to Order a Detach ment of the 7i 8t Regim* to take the post occupied by the Hessian Detachment at McGowans who are to Join their
1
respective Regiments
The Hessian Detachment at Harlem is to be relieved by such a Detachment as Gen Vaughan shall think
1
96
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
Necessary the Hessian Detachment are to join their
Regiments The Purveyor of the Hospitals is to Establish an Hospital at Harlem for the Corps under the Command
r Maj Gen Vaughan.
1

Orders
14
th
June 1778
The Returns called for are not Regularly sent to the The Brigade Major of each Corps Dep y Adj Gen of Troops is to collect all the Returns & Transmit them The Weekly States are to be to the Dep y Adj* Gen the Gen Officer or Officer Commanding. Signed by No Safe Guard is to be posted without an Order Signed The Commanding Off" of Regim* are by the Gen to inform the Dep y Adj* Gen what safe guards are fur
1
nished from their respective Regim* 8 & by whose Order Regiments are to Account for the Ammunition they have
Received when they make a new demand If the Cartridges are Worn the Balls should be preserved and Returned to the Artillery and the Powder Made
use of for Exercising

The Quar r Masters
th
15
June 1778
of the Brigade will go to New York to receive an Order from the Dep y Adj* Gen 1 for the
Delivery of the Ammunition & Materials to make Car tridges Agreeable to the last returns, excepting Col Fannings who will receive but 3 Barrels of Powder 4
being thought too large a Demand Commanding Officers of Corps are not to suffer any
Men
to go on
Duty without Trowsers

Batt n Orders
of the 15 th to enable the
The Gen Order

1
May
is
immediately to
Officer of
be comply'd
th
Commanding

the Batt n to report as directed this
97
Week
to
Major Gen
Tryon
leave of absence at any time from Camp, are to apply to the Officers of their respective Companies, who will write their passes, as a proof of
Soldiers
their approbation
who want
which passes are to be Signed by the

will Order from their Commissioned Officer with
Commanding Officers Commanding Companies
Officer of the Battalion
Respective Companies 4 or 5 Men to Morrow Morning early to bring into

their
A Non
Camp
Mens Old Cloathing from
their
Country
Quarters
HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND Memorandum

The
Troops
in
i6 th June 1778
following regulations are to be attended to
by the
Camp
Majestys
1
Regulations of Honors paid by His Forces to the Gen Officers of the Army
Generals, the Guards turn out, rest their Arms, beat a March, and the Officers Salute
To To
To
Lieut Generals, they turn out, rest their beat three Ruffles, and the Officers Salute
Arms
Arms,
Major General they turn beat two Ruffles but not Salute
out, rest their
To
Brigadier Generals they turn out with rested
Arms
and Beat one Ruffle
Lieut
Gen who
1 1
is
Commander
1
in
Chief
is
to have
the same respect paid him on all Occasions as A General A Major Gen as a Lieut Gen & A Brigadier as A Major
Gen
Regim* Honors To Colonels their Own Quarter Guards turn out and rest their Arms once A after which tur u
1
Day
they only
out with Ordered
Arms
98
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
To Lieut Colonels their Own Quarter Guards turn out with Shouldered Arms, once A Day after which they only turn out and stand by their Arms To Majors
Arms,
at
all
they turn out once a Day with Ordered other times, they stand by their Arms
or Major
When a their Own

ment
as
is
Lieut Col
Commands A Regiment
Quarter Guards pay them the same Compli Ordered for the Colonel
Singed Jn Waller
Maj Brigade
Memorandum Ad j* Gen
The
Sick
th
15
June 1778
& Wounded Men

till
quarter'd at Flat Bush
from Albany are to be further Orders they are to be
Moved
this
day
if
possible

Parole
Field Officer for
i6 th June 1778
Rumney Counter Sign Marpurg Duty to Morrow Major Grant
Generals Guard Kings American Regim*
The Detachment at Flushing to be releived this Day by an Equal Number from the Kings American Regim*
A
20
Detachment
consisting of
Sub,
from 35 th Regim* to do duty at Flat Bush where the Officer will post such Sentrys & Order such patroles as the strength of his
file
Rank &
Drum & this Day & March

Serj*,
i
r
,
Command will afford & he shall judge necessary, for the security of that Quarter, he will apply to Col Axtell of the Militia for Quarters and report all Extraordinarys
Cockburn The above Detachment to be No Officer Non Commissioned
to Lieuten* Col
Officers
releived
Officer
Weekly Or Soldier
to
exempt Himself from, or lay out of Camp without leave, from the Commanding Officer in Camp, Non Commissioned Officers and Soldiers from the Commanding
Officers of their Respective
Corps
99
CAMP FLUSHING FLY

For the
i6 th June 1778 B:
Day to Day Capt n Raymond For the Day to Morrow Capt n Conkling For Guard to Morrow Lieut McPherson For Picquet to Morrow Night L* Roney

Field Officer for
lB
17
th
June 1778
Parole Francford; Counter Sign Bath Duty to Morrow Lieut Col Hewlett
1
Gen Guard I st & 3 Battn De Lanceys The Quarter Masters of the I st & 3 d Batt ns B r Gen De d Lanceys Brig to apply immediately to the Commanding Officer of Artillery at New York for Arms with Steel Ramrods & Cartouch Boxes agreeable to the returns given in, in Lieu of the Arms with Wooden Ramrods which they
are to give in with the Old Cartridge Boxes to Col Hamil ton at Flushing taking his receipt for the same
.
Bait* Orders
Morrow Capt n Duffe For Guard to Morrow Ens n Supple For Picquet to Morrow Night Lt McPherson
For the
Day
to
Officers
will attend to their
Men
being in
Camp
till
the Capt n of the Day Called during the Night and at such times as he shall
10 OClock at Night after which to Order the Rolls to be Frequently
think proper and report the same The Officer of the Guard 12 OClock every Day to Visit & Examine the Dressing of the Mens provision, the Men
to dine regularly at
I
OClock
for the
it
A
trial
Court Martial to Morrow at 10 OClock

all
of
Prisoners that
Sundays
&
may be brought before Wednesdays are the Days for the
Men
100
to
ORDERLY BOOK
themselves,
DE LANCEYS BRIGADE
it is
Shift
when
expected
that every
Soldier will appear compleatly clean
from Head to Toe
For the above Court Martial

n Capt Raymond President Lieu* French Lieut McPherson A Members ( T T? n \*r Lieu* Roney Ens Wormley
1
..
The
Prisoners to be informed
&
Evidences Warned

Parole Guilford
Field Officer for
18
i8 th
June 1778
Counter Sign
Mentz
to Morrow Major Menzies American Regim* Gen Guard Kings The Quarter Master will apply to the Dep y Adj* Gen in N. York for an Order to Receive the Arms & Cartouch Boxes Mentioned in the Order of Yesterday
Duty
The Brigade
at 5
to be under
Arms
r
OClock upon the Right of
Morrow Morning B Gen De Lanceys en

to
1
campment The Men to have Wooden Drivers in their Firelocks The Quarter & Rear Guard to be taken off during the
time the Corps are out leaving only the Necessary Sen tries for the Security of the Camp
B:0
For the
Morrow Capt n Lieut Ker For Guard to Morrow Ensign Wormeley For Picquet to Morrow Night Ensign Supple
Day
to

Parole Osnabrug
19
th
June 1778
Counter Sign Cambridge Field Officer for Duty to Morrow L* Col Cruger Gen 18 Guard I 8t & 3 d Batt n De Lanceys
d
Batt n
Serg*
&
st
Corp
&
IOI

Parole Woolwich
Field Officer for
1
2O th June 1778
Counter Sign Strasburgh Duty to Morrow Major Greene
Gen Guard Kings Ammerican Regim* B: O; For the Day to Morrow Capt n Raymond For Guard to Morrow L* Roney For Picquet to Mor
row Night Lieut French

Orders
19
th
June 1778
The Transports with the two Regim ts of Anspach are to drop down to Hallets Cove The Regiments are to disembark and Encamp Major Gen Tryon will please to Order the Most Convenient Ground near the Shore The Baggage is to remain on Board, and Nothing
1
brought on Shore but their Tents and what is necessary for their Encampment A Guard of an Officer & 20
Men
to be left on Board
1
Each Transport
Lieut
Cramond
Ass* Adj* Gen is to remain with the Anspach Troops till further Orders
The
The
35
Sick
th
& Wounded
Convenient
th
from Philadelphia to be landed

th
as soon as
38
45
th
52
57
&
7i
st
Regiments to prepare
25
th
Muster Rolls
for
One Hundred & 82 Days from

June 1778
19
th
Decem r 1777
to the 24 th

After Orders
June 1778
in of the
Return from each Corps to be immediately given of Haversacks wanting to Compleat their
Effectives
it
The Number each Regim* has Received

is
since
has been embodied
also to
be Specified
Officers
Batt n Orders
Commanding
of Companies
5
are to be at Lieut Col

this
Crugers Quarters at
OClock
Evening
102
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
After Orders
Mem
Knapsacks to be included
in the
Return
call'd
for
to Day. specifying Knapsacks & Haversacks both of which to be returned in the Manner Expressd
CAMP FLUSHING 2i st June 1778 B: O: For the Day to Morrow Capt n Duffe For Guard to Morrow Lt McPherson For Picquet to Morrow Night Lieut Roney Memorandum
A List of the Officers & Dates of Commissions to be made

immediately Blank Cartridges to be made up immediately
&
reported
when
finished
All Returns to be given to the
Major Brigade
2i 8t June 1778

Parole Eberberg
Field Officer for
Gen
18
Guard
2d
i
st
Counter Sign Bradford Duty to Morrow L* Col Campbell st I I Serj* & 3 d Batt n De Lanceys
1
&
Corp
&

Private Orders
2d
June 1778
For His Majesty's Provincial Forces Many of the Com manding Officers of Provincial Corps having Recom mended for Commissions A Greater Number of Officers
then their proportion of
the
Men
Inlisted
them
to
It
is
Commander
till
in Chiefs
pleasure that in future no

in to
New
cies
I
Recommendations be given
Succeed to Vacan
I
the Officers are reduced to the level of
Captain
Lieut*
&
Ensign to every
all
fifty
three Effectives
Rank
&File
The
Field Off18 of
Corps to have Companies
103
23
June 1778.
Parole Antwerp C:S; Oxford Field Offr for Duty to Morrow Lieut Col Hewlet
Gen 18 Guard; I st & 3 d B r Gen De Lanceys The Corps to be under Arms on Thursday Morning
1
at
5 OClock each Man to have 18 Rounds of Blind Car r tridges and His Firelock well Flinted The Q & Rear Guards to be taken off as they were on the 19 th Instant 6 the Brigade to form on the Ground it then Occupied

Parole Ross
24
th
June 1778
Counter Sign Verden

to
The Gen
ls
Field Officer for
Corps will but will Exercise separately at the Discretion of the
Morrow the Kings American Reg* Duty to Morrow Major Menzies the not Parade to Morrow as Ordered Yesterday
Guard
Officer
Commanding
Rounds
will
3P
Each Reg*
General
will
fire
reserving
18
Man
for a
Field field
Day
which
be Ordered in a few Days The Granadiers & Light Infantry Companies of Kings American Reg* to receive from 24 to 30 Rounds $ Man
Whereas Several Seamen have

Majestys Ships Fowey
8
lately Deserted
from His
Filson
& Swan
in
Huntington
Bay A Reward of 2O / Sterling will be given for every one of them Apprehended by the Troops of this Island all Seamen are to be taken up and secured in y e Straggling r Quar Guard till they can be sent on Board their Respec
tive Ships
Batt n Orders
Morrow Capt n Galbreath For Guard to Morrow Ensign Wormley For Picquet to Morrow Night Ensign Supple As the Men are now Compleatly furnished with
For the
Day
to
all
104
ORDERLY BOOK
DE LANCEYS BRIGADE
Necessaries their Accounts are to be settled up to this th Day ye 24 of June & Whatsoever Ballance are due to
them
are immediately to be paid to
them
of

Orders
n th
May
1778
Gen
Sr
Wm
Howe
having Obtained
His Majestys permission to return to Europe The King has been pleased to appoint His Excellency S r Henry Clinton to succeed Him upon His Departure as Gen
& Commander
of America and
in
Chief of the
Army
1
in this
District
r
all
Orders Issued by
Gen
Clinton are to be Obeyed think of taking leave of the

e
Gen
Sr
Wm
Henry
cannot
in
Howe
Army
without expressing
y strongest terms the very high sense he Entertains [and] he [ever] shall Entertain of the distinguished spirit
Alacrity and
Humanity exerted upon
all
Occasions by
every Officer and Soldier he has had the Honor to Com As well Foreign as British in y e Course of a serv mand
ice
attended
w th much
fatigue and hardships at the
same
time.
He
feels a real satisfaction in
being able to
Con
gratulate the Army on His being succeeded in so im Gen who he is fully persuaded portant a Command by will not only lustrate to His Majestys Arms but acquired
great
Honor
to Himself
and to the
Army
under His
Command 12 th May 1778

nd
Daniel Brawdrick Private Soldier in the
Regim* under Sentence of Death is to be Executed 52 on Saturday next the i6 th Instant on the Common be
tween the Hours of 10
th
&
12
13
May
1778
Return to be given in on Friday next the Commanding Officers of each Corps British Signed by of the Number of Accoutrements they have lost in Action

or upon Actual Service since Gen S the Command of the Army, such as
1
105
W
e
m Howe has had have already re
turned and sent
home
Certified
by y
Commander
in
Chief, are not to be included in these returns, to specify
which are
when and upon what
particular service the
Reg* have sustained their Losses.

th
15
May
1778
in
The Commander
to
Chief has been pleased

I
st
make the
following promotions
2 L* George Elison [Allanson] to be
L* by
purchase Vice Julian preferred 12

th
4<D
1778 Reg* Ensign George Craige to be
th
May
8*
Lieut
Vice Campbell
12 th
May
44
th
1778
* Reg* L* Reed Vice Julian for to be Captain by purchase Vice Fosett [Walker D. Faucitt] who re
tires
D
th
e h Reg* L* John Campbell from y 2O* Reg* to be Capt n by purchase Vice Lucas who retires D
55
The
2 Batt
n
19
th
of
May
1778
Daniel
M Querey [Donald
c
Royal Highland Emigrants McQuarrie] Vice Christopher

17
th
Sutton
[Seaton] preferred
Hector
M Clean
c
August
to
[McLean]
preferred
1777 Ensign be Lt Vice

2i 8 *
Alexander McDonnel [McDonald] preferred
Duncan
c
M Donald
Gentleman
M Clean [McLean] preferred, the Commissions

n Capt Hubbards Death which must be New York
*
Ensign
Vice
Hector
Depend
n th Reg* of ing on the succession of Capt Snow in the 45 Foot are to bear date from the Day after the Date of
assertain'd
from
Lt.
Reed Vice Julian should read
Lt. Richard Julian.
IO6
ORDERLY BOOK
22 nd
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
May
The
7
1778
th
Reg* of Foot Ensign Caleb Under
wood from the
io th of Foot to be L*
by purchase
Buckley preferred the

2 I st
May
1778
to
52
nd
[35th] Reg* Capt
d Henry Knight from 43 Reg*
be Major by purchase Vice Buckly who retires th n 37 Reg* Capt Lt George Bukwitt [Beckwith] to n be Capt Vice Kemble Deceased D the 7 th of May
L* Stephen Cook to be Capt n L* Vice [Beckwith] promoted D Ensign Alexander Sa[u]nderson to be L* Vice
Cook promoted
Ensig[n] Riverton from the
Queens moted
Rangers to be Ensign, Vice Sa[u]nderson pro
L* Ivery [Eyre] Coate to be Adj* Vice Buckwith [Beck d with] promoted 43 Regim* L* James Buckly from the 7
th
Foot to be Capt n by purchase Vice Knight promoted
1778 m 49 Reg* Will Hambleton [Hamilton] Volunteer to be Ensign Vice Gordon Deceased 22 nd of May 1778
th
2i 8 * of
May
52 Vice
nd
Reg* Perchill [Pascall] Volunteer [to be Ensign th Thomas] Deceased 7 May, 1778
th
Regim* Ambrose Sodder [Sodden], Volunteer, Bloomer [Joseph Blenman] promoted i8 th of De Vice, cember 1777
m Howe having his Departure for all reports and Returns in future are to be made Europe to S r Henry Clinton, as Commander in Chief of the
His Excellency His Excellency S r
Gen S r Henry
1
Clintons Orders
Army
25
th
May
American Rangers
of Provincials
1778 Major Small [Simcoe] of the Queens is promoted to the Rank of L* Colonel
His Excellency the

pleased to appoint
Commander in Chief has been d Capt Lord Rawdon of the 63 Regim*

n

to the
107
Command
of Colonel
n
of
Stiled the Volunteers of Ireland, with
Provincial Corps to be raised and the Provincial

th
Rank
Capt Daily of the 55 Regim* to be L* Colonel n e th Capt Disherd [Despard] of y 7 Regim* to be Major d Serj* John Grevill [Jewell] of the 63 Regim* to be Adju* th r Serj* John Steward of the 35 Reg* to be Qua r th Mast to said Corps the 27 May 1778
Armstrong
Hospital
in
Mate
th
is
appointed
Surgeon to the Volunteers of Ireland
The Commander
3O May 1778 Chief has been pleased to
appoint the following Officer to be his Aid Decamp Major Disney [Duncan] Drummond of the Royal
Artillery
Col Lord
Rawdon
of the Volunteers of Ireland

th
Capt
Wm Suddenlen [Sutherland] of the 55

n
Cap
Regim* Lord Cartwright [Cathcart] the 17 th Light
Dragoons
n m Capt Will Crosby of Regim* n m Prince Charles Muskey [Willmouskey] Capt n Monkhosen [Munchausen] Capt Regim* of Losberg
in Chief has been pleased to ap Alexander Innis to be Col of the Provincial Corps point to be stiled the South Carolina Royalists
r James Roberson Esq to be Lieu* Colonel & Evan McLorth tel to be Major to the above Corps, the 25 May 1778 Robert Roberts to be Director and Purveyor of Serj*
The Commander
the Hospital for Rebell Prisoners 26 th of May 1778 No Corps to Entertain Irish Recruits (except the Queens Rangers) Roman Catholick Volunteers, and Volunteers
of Ireland, 3i 8 *
May
The Honourable
78 L* Colonel
Murray of the Brigade of
Guards having His Majestys leave to go to Britain being appointed to the Command of the Athol Regim* is to do no more Duty with the Army
108
ORDERLY BOOK
I
8t
DE LANCEY's BRIGADE
June 1778
The Commander
Second L* Vice
Lieu* Vice
in
to the Royal Artillery
Chief has been pleased to appoint m Howding [Horndon] to be
Tho 8 Ross
Robert Luke, [Locke] to be Second D to be Second Lieu* by brevate,
on the Provincial Establishment

George Seat [Scott]
G.Ar
Dering Jones Cornelius Dersey [Constantine Darcy]

i6 th Dragoons to the Provincials Cavalry
to the
is
McNeil Surgeons Mate

is
And
appointed Surgeons Mate r Samuel Barrett [Beacroft]
appointed Sur
geons
1778
Mate
16
to the i6
th
Dragoons
in his
Room
th
of June
Cornet MitRegim* of Light Dragoons ner [Mitzner] from the 17 th Light Dragoons to be Lieu* by purchase Vice Talbert [Talbot] preferred th n 17 Light Dragoons Capt Oliver De Lancey
to be
th
Major by purchase, Vice Crew who retired m Hen^ Talbert e th [Talbot] from y i6 Light n Dragoons to be Capt by purchase, Vice De Lancey
L*
preferred
His Majesty Has been pleased to appoint the th m following promotions 49 Reg* Hungerford Luttrell Gentleman to be Ensign, Vice Charles Newman
[Norman]
Col
to be
Wm Wreissel [Richard Prescott]of the

1
preferred
th
Foot
Major Gen in the Army 29 of August 1777 th Major Joseph Stadford [Stopford] of the 7 Foot to be Lieu* Col in the Army. S r James Mowsen [Napier] to be Superintendent Gen of all Hospitals for the Forces in North America
1
th

Capt
in the
n
109
John Small
late of the 2i 8 *
Reg* to be Major
Army
in
The Commander
e
Chief has been pleased to make

th
y following promotions 49 Regim* Samuel Mosting ^Mostyn] to be Lieu* by Purchase Ensign

Vice Carroll
who
retires 31"*
May
is
1778
th Cap* John Smith of the 37 Reg*
appointed Secretary
1778
to the
Commander
in
Chief 24 th of
May
25

Parole Helberstad
Field Officer for
th
June 1778
Counter Sign Penrith Duty to Morrow L* Col

to
The Generals Guard

Lanceys
Morrow
s*
&
rd
Cruger Batt n of De
Each Corps
Office at
to
New
send Taylors to the Inspector Gen 18 York to Morrow Morning in the following
proportion
first
Batt n of
De Lanceys
.
D
Total
:
Kings American Regim*.

+
4
9
for
B O: For the Day to Morrow Capt n Raymond Guard to Morrow L* French for Picquet to Morrow
Night Ensign Wormley

Parole Hadley
Field Officer for
26 th June 1778
Counter Sign Ryswick
Duty
to
Morrow Major Greene
Gen
ls
Guard Kings American Regim*

27
th

Parole Mittau
Field Officer for duty
June 1778
Generals Guard
s*
Counter Sign Alenwick tomorrow L* Colonel Campbell and 3 d Batt n Delanceys
110
Batt n
ORDERLY BOOK
Orders
r
DE LANCEYS BRIGADE
Ensign to B as Such he is
Boyle Gent is Appointed Gen Delanceys I st Batt n and to be Obayed to do duty in Cap* Smiths Company.
1
Rich d

Orders
Soldiers Nurses
pitals
26 th June 1778
Other Persons employed in the Hos are not to draw Provisions except from the Hosp 1
Officers
&
The Commanding
Strike such Persons off
Regiments are to the Provision Rolls from the
of
Day
they were employed in the Hospitals

28 th June 1778

Parole Dublin
C. Sign Lippe
Field Officer for duty to morrow Major Grant at Gen 1 Tryons Quarters Kings A: M: Regim*
Guard
Batt n of DeLanceys to Return all the Cartouch Boxes they have Received and are not proper ones to the Artillery Store from whence Others will
The
st
&
be Issued in lieu of them, Regular Returns to be made but Specifying those sent to Col Hamilton of the Militia and the Reasons why the Remainder is Sent back
r 1 Brig Gen DeLancey positively Orders the troops not to pull down or otherwise destroy the Fences in the
Neighborhood of the Camp, and the
Officers are Strictly
enjoined to prevent as much as possible a practice so determen 1 and destructive to the property of the In
What ever fences are destroyed in future will be repaired & the damages made good by the Regiment who are found to transgress thear in
habitants,
Memorm The Commanding
Officers of
Corps
may
order Field days at thear discretion The 18 Rounds ordered to be Reserved for a Gen 1 Field day May be
made
use of
III

Field
Officer
for
29
th
June 1778
Lieu*
Parole Hertzberg Counter Sign Landaff
duty
tomorrow
I
st
Col
Hewlett
nighbourhood of the Camp (Among Other Irregularities) have had thear Cows repeatedly Milked by the Soldiers, the Gen Find it Neces
1
Guard Where
at
Gen Tryons Quarters

1
Batt n
De Lanceys
as the
Farmers
in the
sary to declear, that
if
Any
are detected in this Shameful
Scandalous practice, they will be brought to A Gen 1 Court Martial and punished without Mercy, and in
&
Order more Effectually to prevent Such infamous RobA Guard will be Ordered from each Corps that ries
will furnish
Constant patroles round the inclosures pastures where the Cows are Usually kept
1778
&
HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND 3oth June Parole Monmouth C: S: Hatzfield

Field Officer for duty
tomorrow Major Minzies

1
Gen Tryons Quarters 3 d Battn B r G De Lanceys HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 29 th June 1778 The Regiments are to Return thear Beer Casks imme diately if Any Complaint is made of the Neglect of this
Guard
at
1
Order the delivery of Spruce Beer to that Reg* must be Stoped
The
Rum
puntions must be Returned to the Commissary
upon the
New
Delivery
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OR
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BREIMAR, DAVID
EDWARD
BETTS, JOHN BETTS, WILLIAM
BICKER, FREDERICK
BILLOPP, CHRISTOPHER
BINCHES, JOHN
BREUNE, THOMAS BREVOORT, ABRAHAM BREVOORT, ELIAS BREVOORT, HENRY
BINGHAM, MOSES
BIRD,
HENRY
BIRDSALL, BENJAMIN
BISHOP, JOHN
BREWERTON, GEORGE BREWERTON, JACOB BREWSTER, JAMES BREWSTER, JOSEPH

BRIDGES, ALEXANDER
117
BRIDGEWATER, JOHN BRILL, DAVID

BRINCKLE, THOMAS BROOKS, JOHN
BROWER, SEBTENT BROWN, CHARLES
BROWN, EML. BROWN, JONATHAN BROWN, WILLIAM BROWNE, JAMES BROWNE, JOHN BROWEJOHN, SAMUEL BROWNEJOHN, THOMAS
BROWER, ABRAHAM BROWNING, JOSEPH BRUCE, MR. BRUFF, CHAS. OLIVER BRUNSON, ROBERT
BRYAD, JAMES
CAMPBELL, D. CAMPBELL, DANIEL CAMPBELL, DUNCAN CAMPBELL, GEORGE CAMPBELL, JOHN CAMPBELL, WILLIAM CAMFIELD, SAMUEL CANNON, ABRAHAM CANNON, JOSIAH CARLETON, DENNIS CARMAN, RICHARD CARMAN, WILLIAM
CARMER, MR. CARNE, JOHN CARR, ADAM CARR, ANTHONY CARR, ROBERT CARRY, JAMES CARSTANG, GIDEON
CARTER, THOMAS CASEY, S. CATER, THOMAS CHADWICK, TADMAS CHANDLER, SAMUEL
BUCHANAN, THOMAS BUCKBEE, EDWARD BUDD, ELISHA BUHTER, ANDRIES

BULL, CAPT. BULL, WILLIAM
BULL, WILLIAM W. BURGESS, OLIVE BURNS, JOHN
CHAPMAN, JOHN CHEESEMAN, ROBERT CHEW, JOSEPH CHILD, NATHANIEL CHILLAS, ROBERT
CHORBERKER, JOHANNES CLARK, ALEXANDER CLARK, ARCHIBALD CLARK, DANIEL
CLARK, JOHN CLARK, SCOTT L. CLARKE, CAPT. CLARKE, CLEMENT COOKE CLARKE, JOHN CLAYTON, SAMUEL CLEATHEN, THOMAS CLINTON, MR. CLOSWORTHY, WILLIAM
BUROTON, THOMAS
BURROWE, JOHN BURTINE, STEPHEN

BURTON, ELISHA BURTON, WILLIAM BUSH, CHARLES
BUSH, JAMES BUTLER, JOHN BUXTON, JOHN BYDEBUCK, GODFREY BYRN, GARRARD BYRON, BATT. BYRON, JOSHUA BYRON, WILLIAM
CALDER, JOHN
CALDERWOOD, JOHN CALDWELL, WILLIAM CAMERON, JOHN CAMPBELL, COLIN
CLOWES, GERARDUS CLOWES, JOHN CLOWES, SAMUEL CLOWES, TIMOTHY COCHRAN, JOHN COCHRAN, WILLIAM COCK, WILLIAM
u8

COYLE, PATRICK CRANNELL, BARTHOLOMEW CRANNELL, ROBERT CRAWFORD, JAMES
COCKCROFT, WILLIAM COCKREM, PHILIP COFF, JOSEPH

COFFIN,
MR.
COGGERSHALL, JAMES COHN, AARON COLBOURN, CHARLES GOLDEN, ALEXANDER GOLDEN, CADWALLADER GOLDEN, DAVID COLE, JOHN COLEY, WILLIAM
COLLINES, JOSEPH
COLLISTER,
CRAWFORD, JOHN CRAWFORD, WILLIAM CREAMER, BALTHASAR CREAMER, LUD. CREGIER, JOHN
CREIGER, MARTIN CREIGHTON, JAMES
CRILLEN, WILLIAM
THOMAS COMPTON, MATHIAS
CROGER, GEORGE CROUSCOUP, JOHN L. CROWDER, PIETOR
CONNERY, NICHOLAS CONNOR, BRYAN COODER, JOHN COOK, GEORGE COOK, JACOB COOKE, JOHN CLARKE COOKE, CAPT. [THOS. IVIE] COON, MICHAEL
COONS, HENRY COOPER, MYLES COOPER, NATHANIEL CORBEY, WILLIAM CORIN, CONRAD CORIN, JAMES CORNE, CAPT. PETER
CORSELIUS, GEORGE
CORSELIUS, WILLIAM
CROWLEY, JOHN CRUGER, JOHN CRUGER, JOHN HARRIS CUMMINGS, GEORGE CUMMINGS, JAMES CURRY, DAVID
CURRY, JOSHUA CURRY, RICHARD
CURTIS,
THOMAS
GUSHING, MATHEW CUTTING, LEONARD
DAFFIGNEY, BENJAMIN
DARG, DASH, DASH, DASH,
CORTELYOU, AARON CORTHORN, OWEN COUGHTERRY, RlCHARD
JOHN JOHN B. JOHN BALTIS JOHN B., JR. DA VAN, JOHN
DA VAN,
JOHN, JR.
DAVIS, BENJAMIN
DAVIS, JAMES
DAVIS, JOHN
COUGHLAN, ANDREW COULBOURN, CHARLES COUPAR, HENRY COURTNEY, THOMAS COVENHOVEN, PETER
DAVIS, LEWIS
COWAN, MR. COWENHOVEN, JOHN COWLEY, FRANCIS

Cox, JAMES Cox, JOHN Cox, LUDWIG COXETTER, BARTHOLOMEW COXKELS, FREDERICK COYL, DENNIS
DAVY, JOHN DAY, WILLIAM DEALL, WILLIAM
DEAN, HUGH DEAN, JACOB DEAN, JAMES DEAN, MOSES DEAN, SOLOMON DEAN, SOLOMON, JR. DEANE, ELK. DEANE, RICHARD

DEAS, JAMES DEBLOIS, GEORGE DEBROSSES, ELIAS
DEBROSSES, JAMES
119
DOUGLASS, GEORGE DOUGLASS, MATHEW DOUGLASS, SAMUEL
DECLUE, JOHN DEFOREST, JOHN

DEGROOT, JOSEPH, SR. DELAFIELD, JOHN
DELAFONS, JOHN
DOUNLONG, JOHN DOWERS, JOHN DOWNES, JAMES DRAKE, URIAH

DREDDEN, W. DRUGER, CORNELIUS
DELAMATE, ISAAC
DELANCEY JAMES DELANCEY, JOHN

DELANCEY, JOHN, JR. DELANCEY, OLIVER DELANCEY, OLIVER, JR. DELANCEY, STEPHEN DELANCEY, WARREN DELANO, JONATHAN
DRUMMOND, DONALD DRUMMOND, JOHN DRURY, EDWARD

DUBOIS, PETER
DUDLEY, JOHN DUGAN, CHRISTOPHER DUKELY, ROBELY DULEY, NICHOLAS
DE
LA ROCHE, FRANCIS H.
DEMASNEY, JAMES DEPEYSTER, ABRAHAM DEPEYSTER, FREDERICK DESBROSSES, JAMES

DETLOFF, HENRY DETRICH, JOHN
DULMADGE, JACOB DULY, JOHN DUMONT, JOHN DUNBAR, CAPT. GEORGE DUNBAR, ROBERT
DEVEREAUX, WILLIAM DEVOORE, DAVID

DfiWlNT, GUERT S. DlCKENSON, TURTULLUS DICKINSON, NATHANIEL DlCKSON, W. DIKEMAN, JOHN
DILL,
DUNCAN, THOMAS DUNN, JOHN DURAND, ANDREW DURBURROW, JOSEPH DURING, RICHARD DURYEE, DERICK DUYE, OF DURYEA, JACOB
EAMES, WILLIAM EASTMAN, EDWARD EASTON, ROBERT EBBETS, DANIEL EBBETTS, RICHARD EGGERT, CHRISTIAN
BARNNAE
DlLLINGHAM, SlLVANUS
DODANE, ANTHONY DODGE, AMOS DODGE, THOMAS

DOLMIDGE, ADAM DOMINICK, FRANCIS DOMINICK, GEORGE DONALDSON, ARCHIBALD
ELAM, ROBERT ELAM, SAMUEL

ELDRIDGE, JOHN ELEY, MR. ELLIOT, ANDREW
DONALDSON, SAMUEL DONALDSON, WILLIAM DONHIRE, ROBERT DORMAN, THOMAS DORRY, PETER
DOUGALL, WALTER DOUGAN, JOHN DOUGHTY, EDWARD
JOHN SAMUEL ELLISON, WILLIAM ELMS, THOMAS

ELLIS, ELLIS,
ELSWORTH, FRANCIS ELSWORTH, JOHN EMMANS, THOMAS ENGLISH, BENJAMIN
I2O

FRANKLIN, WALTER FRASER, ALEXANDER FRAUZERS, Lovis
FRAZER, JOHN FRAZER, WALTER
ETTRIDGE, JAMES EVE, MR.
FACH, GEORGE
ALEXANDER FALKENHAN, SAMUEL

FAIRLIE,
FANNING, EDMUND FAULKNER, JOHN FEGAN, LAWRENCE FENTON, DAVID FENTON, ROBERT FERGUSON, DENNIS FERGUSON, DUNCAN FERGUSON, JAMES
FERRIS,
FISH,
FRENCH, JAMES FRENCH, THOMAS FREY, HENDRICK

FROST,
MR.
FRUGE, ABRAHAM FUETER, DANIEL FUHRLE, DAVID FULLERTON, WlLLIAM FUNG, MICHAEL
MR.
FURMAN, SHADRACK
GABBLE, CHRISTIAN GAINE, HUGH GALBREATH, ALEXANDER GALBREATH, CHARLES
FINCH, JOHN A.
JONATHAN
Frrz GERALD,
WALTER
FLEMING, JOHN FLETCHER, JAMES FLEWELLING, ABEL FLE WELLING, MORRIS
FUNN, MICHAEL
FLOYD, RICHARD FLYNN, JAMES
GALBREATH, ROBERT GALE, SAMUEL GALLAUDETT, JOHN GANNER, DAVID
GEORGE FORBES, ALEXANDER

FOLLIOT,
GARRABRANCE, PETER, JR. GARTEN, FREDERICK BOUN

GASKIN, MATHEW GATFIELD, ARCHIBALD
FORBES, GILBERT FORD, JOHN
FORDHAM, ROBERT FORSCHEE, DANIEL

FORSTER, HENRY FORSYTH, JOHN
GAUB, NICHOLAUS GAULT, ROBERT

GAUTIER, ANDREW GELER, DAVID
GEMMEL, M.
GEMMIL, MATHEW GERARD, FRANCOIS GERARD, WILLIAM
GIBB,
FORTUNE, ALEXANDER FORTUNE, WILLIAM

FOSTER, MR.
FOUGHT, GEORGE FOUNTAIN, PETER FOUNTAINS, UZIBL
THOMAS
GIBSON, JAMES GILDERT, LEONARD

GILES,
GILLESPIE,
FOWLER, FOWLER, FOWLER, FOWLER, FOWLER, FOWLER, FOWLER, FOWLER,
CALEB DANIEL GABRIEL GEORGE
THOMAS THOMAS
HENRY
JOHN VINCENT WILLIAM
GLEBETS, RICHARD GLOVER, JOHN GOADSLY, THOMAS GODDINGTON, WlLLIAM GOELET, PETER
FRANKLIN, HENRY FRANKLIN, SAMUEL
GOMEZ, ABRAHAM GOMEZ, MOSES, JR. GOODMAN, PETER

GOODRICH, MR. GOOLD, EDWARD GORDON, WILLIAM
121
GORT, WILLIAM GOUNZER, LODWIG
GOUVERNEUR, ABRAHAM
COVERS, JAMES GRAFF, PETER
GRAHAM, JOHN GRANT, ALEXANDER GRANT, EDWARD GRANT, JAMES GRANT, JOHN GRANT, LEWIS GRANTZ, FRANCIS GRATFIELD, BENJAMIN GRAVES, THOMAS GRAY, ANDREW GRAY, JOHN GRAY, WILLIAM GREGG, DAVID
GREGG, JOHN GREEN, ISAAC GREEN, SAMUEL GRESSAND, JEAN GEO. GRIERSON, JOHN GRIPPING, WILLIAM
GRIFFITH, ROBERT
GRIFFITHS, JAMES GRIFFITHS, JOHN
HALDEN, JOHN HALL, EDWARD HALL, HENRY HALL, PETER HALLET, JAMES HALLET, SAMUEL HALLETT, JOSEPH HALSTED, DANIEL HAMILTON, JOHN HANDFORTH, JOSEPH
HANGWORTH, ABRAHAM HANNA, WILLIAM HANS, COST HANSEN, MECIL HANSHEE, MARTIN HANTZMAN, THOMAS
HARBELL, JOHANNES HARD, THOMAS HARDENBROOK, ABEL HARDENBURGH, JOHN HARDLEY, DAVID
HARDMAN, LAWRANCE HARDY, ELIAS HARDY, THOMAS HARE, LIEUT. HARRIS, JOHN HARRIS, RICHARD
HARRISON, LAWRANCE HARRISON, THOMAS HART, CHARLES HART, LION HART, PATRICK
GRIGG, THOMAS
GRIM, DAVID
GRIM, JACOB GRIM, PETER GRIMSLEY, CHARLES GRINDLEMYER, JACOB GRISDALL, THOMAS
HARTMAN, GEORGE HARTWICK, LAWRANCE HATFIELD, DAVID

HATFIELD, ISAAC
GUDGE, JOSEPH
GUEST, HENRY GUION, CHARLES GUION, FREDERICK GUION, THOMAS GULICK, HENDRICK
HAUS, CHARLES HAUSER, FREDERICK HAUXHURST, WILLIAM HAVENER, MICHAEL HAVILAND, JOSEPH HAY, WILLIAM
GWIN, JOHN
HAAS, FREDERICK
HAYDOCK, JOHN HAYS, BARRACK HAYS, DAVID
GEORGE HAERLMAN, MATHIAS HAKE, SAMUEL

HAASSIS,
HAYWOOD, THOMAS HAZELTON, WILLIAM HEARN, JAMES

HEARTZ, JACOB
122

HORNE, ROBERT HORNER, JAMES
HOSRFIELD, THOMAS
HEATH, GEORGE HECHT, FRED. WILLIAM HEDGES, ISAAC
ANDREW HENDERSON, HUGH

HEISTER,
HORSMANDEN, DANIEL HORTON, NATHANIEL

HORTZ, JACOB HOSACK, ALEXANDER
HENDERSON, JOHN HENDRICKS, URIAH
HENRY, JOHN HERKIMER, JOHN J. HERON, ISAAC HERON, NATHANIEL HERRING, PETER HERVEY, WILLIAM HESNER, VALTEN
HETZELL, JOHN JACOB HEWETT, JAMES
HOUSE AL, BERNARD M. HOWARD, ROBERT HOWARD, THOMAS

HOY, JAMES HOYATT, THOMAS HUBNOIS, GEORGE HUGGERFORD, PETER HUGGERFORD, THOMAS HUGHES, RICHARD
HEWLETT, THOMAS HEYDEN, S. HEYER, ANDREW HEYER, GARRIT HICK, DANIEL HICKS, ROBERT
HICKS, WHITEHEAD HIETT, THOMAS
HUGHES, THOMAS HUGGET, BENJAMIN HULL, OLIVER HULL, RICHARD HULL, ROBERT HUMBERSTONE, SAMUEL
HILDRITH, JOSEPH
HILL, JOHN
HILLMAN, JOHN HILLYAR, JOHN HILTON, BENJAMIN HINCHMAN, JOHN HITCHCOCK, JOSEPH HITTSTEAM, MICHAEL HOAKSLEY, ROBERT HOEG, NATHAN HOFFMAN, JOHANNIS
HUNT, CAPT. HUNT, COSBY HUNT, JOSEPH HUNTILL, JOHN F. HYER, DIEDERICK
FANS, FRANCIS
IMBRIE, JAMES
IMLAY, WILLIAM
INDERWICK,
INGLIS, INGLIS,
ANDREW
CHARLES
JAMES
HOFFMAN, MICHAEL HOFFMAN, NICHOLAS HOLDEN, JAMES HOLDERNESS, WlLLIAM HOLLAND, GEORGE
HOLLAND, JOHN HOLMES, PETER
INMANS, GEORGE INMANS, JOHN

ISRAEL,
LEVY
JACOBS, DANIEL
JARVIS, BENJAMIN
JARVIS,
SAMUEL
JAUNCEY, JAMES
JENKINS, RICHARD
HONEYWELL,
I.
HOPE, JAMES HOPKINS, SAMUEL HOPPER, RINIER HOPPER, YALLESS
JENKINS, WILLIAM
JENNINGS, THOMAS JOHNSON, JOHN
HOPWOOD, THOMAS HORLON, CHARLES
JOHNSON, WILLIAM JOHNSTON, JOHN JOHNSTON, ROBERT

JONES, CORNELIUS JONES, DAVID
JONES, JOHN JONES, JONES,
JOY,
123
LAGEAR, JOHN
LAIGHT,
EDWARD
LAIGHT, WILLIAM
LAWRENCE
THOMAS
JONES, SAMUEL JONES, WILLIAM
LAMB, THOMAS LAMBKIN, ALBERT

LAPIWICK, THOMAS LAW, CAPT. HENRY
GEORGE
JUGIEZ, JEROME
KANE, JOHN KAUFF, CHRISTIAN KEARNEY, MICHAEL KEECH, ROBERT

KEEN, JOHN KEER, ANDREW KELLMASTER, JAMES KEMBLE, SAMUEL
LAWRENCE, EFF. LAWRENCE, JOHN LAWRENCE, SAMUEL LAWSON, JAMES LEACH, STEPHEN
LEAKE, JOHN LEAKE, ROBERT
LECKIE, ALEXANDER
LEE, JOSEPH LEE, WISPER LEESON, DANIEL
KEMPE, JOHN T. KENDELE, ANTHONY KENNEDY, JOHN KENNEDY, ROBERT KENNEDY, WILLIAM
LEFORGE, TUNNUS
LELL, JOHN
KENNY, JOHN KENYON, WILLIAM KERIN, TERRENCE

KERR, ANDREW KETCHAM, ISAAC KEYSER, AARON KIBBLE, STEPHEN KING, FRANCIS
KINGSTON, JOHN
KIPP, SAMUEL
LENOX, PETER LENOX, SAMUEL LENT, GARRET LENTE, CHRISTOPHER

LEONARD, LEONARD, LEONARD, LEONARD,
LESLIE,
GEORGE
JAMES
ROBERT THOMAS ALEXANDER
LESLY, JAMES
LESSLER, MICHAEL
LEVISEN, CHRISTOPHER
LEVISON, DAVID
KIRBY, JOSEPH KISSAM, BENJAMIN KISSICK, PHILIP

KLEIN, GEORGE
KLEIN, JOHN
LEVY, SAMUEL LEWES, JONATHAN LEWIS, JOHN LEWIS, WILLIAM LEYBURN, PATRICK
LIGHTFOOT, DANIEL LIGHTFOOT, RICHARD
LIKLY, JOHN
LILLY,
LIN,
KLINCK, JACOB
KNAPP, JOHN C. KNEHT, JACOB KNICKERBACKER, ABRAHAM KNIGHT, JOSHUA KNOBLOCK, JOHN KNOX, ROBERT KORTRIGHT, LAWRENCE
JOHN BARNARD
LINCOLN, STROUD COTTON
LINDAMAN, CHARLES LINDNER, JOHANNIS

LINZI, PHILIP
LACKMAN, NICHOLAS LA CROIX, WILLIAM
LISPENARD, LEONARD
LITCH, WILLIAM
124
LITTLE,

GEORGE
LIVINGSTON, JOHN LIVINGSTON, PHILIP
LLOYD, HENRY LOCKHART, JOHN LOCKMAN, JOHN LOGON, JOHN LONG, CHRISTOPHER
LONG, JAMES LONG, JOHN LONGHEAD, WILLIAM LOORBURGH, P. H.

LOOSLEY, CHARLES LOOSELY, R. LOOSELY, THOMAS LORD, BENJAMIN LOSYE, OR LOSIJE, LAMBERT LOTT, ABRAHAM
LOUILLIARD, CHARLES
McAuLAY, ALEXANDER McBRiDE, WILLIAM MCCANDLESS, JAMES MCCARTER, WILLIAM MCCARTY, THOMAS McCoLLOM, EDWARD McCoNNEGALL, PATRICK McCoRMicK, DANIEL McCoRMicK, JOHN McCREE, GEORGE McDAVITT, P. MCDONALD, ARCHIBALD MCDONALD, DONALD MCDONNALD, JOHN
McDowAL, BENJAMIN McDowLL, HUGH

McEvERS, CHARLES
McEwEN, JAMES
McFALL, JOHN McFARLANE, DOUGALL McGlLLARAY, JOHN MCGREGOR, JOHN MACHET, JOHN MACHET, PETER
MclNTiRE, HUGH MclNTiRE, JOHN MC!NTOSH, JAMES McKAY, PATRICK
LOVE, JAMES LOVEBURY, JONATHAN Low, ISAAC LOWE, CHARLES LOWE, GEORGE LOWNDES, WILLIAM LOWREY, THOMAS LOWRIE, WILLIAM
LUCAM, JOHN ANDREW

LUCE,
W.
LUDLAM, HENRY LUDLAM, STEPHEN LUDLOW, DANIEL LUDLOW, GABRIEL G. LUDLOW, GABRIEL H. LUDLOW, GEORGE D. LUDLOW, THOMAS LUEBE, THOMAS GREY LUPTON, THOMAS LUTTON, CALEB
LYDIG, PHILIP
McKENziE, JOHN McKiNLY, JOHN McLEAN, ARCHIBALD
LYING, JOHN BURT
LYNCH, PETER LYNCH, THOMAS LYON, DANIEL
MABEE, JACOB MABEE, WILLIAM McAoAM, JOHN L[OUDON] McAoAM, WILLIAM
McLEAN, DONALD McLEAN, PETER McLEOD, NEIL MCMANOMY, JOHN McNABBs, WILLIAM McNEiL, CAPT. MCONNULLY, DANIEL McPnERSoN, CHARLES McPHERSQN, DONALD McPHERSON, DOUGALD McPHERsoN, JOHN MCPHERSON, LIEUT. McQuoio, ROBERT MCWATER, THOMAS MCWILLIAMS, ROBERT MCWILLIAMS, THOMAS MAFFET, JOHN MAINWARING, EDWARD

MAITLAND, DAVID
125
MAHAN, THOMAS MALCOLM, MICHAEL MALLAR, THOMAS MALLOWS, DAVID H. MALUNEN, ABRAHAM MANGE, PETER MANGERE, MATHEW MANN, JOHN
MARCHINTON, PHILIP MARDEN, MOSES MARLE, JONES MARR, JOAKIM MARSHALL, JOHN MARSTON, JOHN MARSTON, NATHANIEL MARX, HENRY MASKELYN, JOHN MASON, THOMAS MATHEWS, DANIEL MAULE, THOMAS MAXWELL, JAMES MEAD, JAMES MEDANEL, THOMAS
MEETIN, PETER MELVILLE, DAVID MENZIES, ALEX. (ENSIGN) MENZIES, ALEX. (MAJOR)
MENZIES, JOHN MENZIES, THOMAS MERRITT, THOMAS
MILLS, ALEXANDER MILLSON, SAMUEL
MING, THOMAS MINSHULL, JOHN [CAPT/] MINUSS, JOHN MITCHEL, ANDREW MITCHEL, JOHN MITCHELL, ANDREW MITCHELL, JAMES MITCHELL, VINER
MOELL, JACOB MONTANYE, JOSEPH MONTGOMERY, JOSEPH MOOK, WILLIAM MOON, JOSEPH MOOR, ABRAHAM MOORE, B. MOORE, BENJAMIN MOORE, BOLTIS MOORE, HENRY MOORE, JAMES MOORE, JEREMIAH MOORE, JOHN MOORE, LAMBERT MOORE, THOS. WILLIAM MORAN, JAMES MORGAN, PHILIP MORNELT, THOMAS MORREL, GEORGE MORRIS, MARTIN MORRIS, ROGER
MORRISON, ARCHIBALD MORRISON, GEORGE MORRISON, MALCOLM MORSE, CHARLES
MERSEREAU, DAVID MERSEREAU, JOHN MERSEREAU, PAUL, JR. MICHALSAL, JOHN MIDDLEMAS, JOHN MIDDLETON, PETER MILDRUM, JAMES MILLAR, DAVID HENRY MILLER, CHARLES MILLER, GEORGE
MILLER, MILLER, MILLER, MILLER, MILLER, MILLER, MILLER, MILLER,
HUGH
JACOB
MOTT, ISAAC MUCKLEVAIN, WILLIAM MULCAHY, PATRICK MULLAR, JEREMIAH MULLEN, MARK MULLER, CHARLES MULLER, FREDERICK
JOHN JOSHUA MICHAEL

PHILIP
ROBERT THOMAS
MULLER, JOHN G. MURGIFFROYD, SAMUEL MURPHY, PHILIP MURRAY, ANDREW MURRAY, JOHN, JR. MURRAY, LINDLEY MURRAY, ROBERT
126

OWL, JOSEPH OWL, WALTER
PACKMAN, AARON PAGAN, WILLIAM
PALMER, THOMAS PANNELL, HAYES PANTON, FRANCIS PANTON, GEORGE
PARCELLS, WILLIAM
MYER, GEORGE MYER, JAMES MYERS, SAMUEL MYIR, GEORGE

NAILER, MICHAEL
NANCE, JOHN NAROY, SAMUEL NASE, HENRY NASH, HENRY NATHAN, DAVID NAVARO, DAVID
PARKER, JOHN
PARRISIEN,
THOMAS
NEAVEN, JAMES NELSON, THEOPHILUS NESTLE, CASPAR NICHOLAS, SAMUEL NICOLL, AUGUSTUS NICOLL, CHARLES
NICOLL,
PARTELOW, MATHEW PASEA, JOHN PATTERSON, JOHN PATTON, WILLIAM

PAUL, THOMAS PAVA, JAMES O.
PEITSCH,
NICOLL,
EDWARD HENRY
GEORGE
PELL, GILBERT
PELL, JAMES
NICOLL, JOHN NIERS, WILLIAM
NIXON, JOHN NOAH, M.

NOBLIT, JOHN
PENNY, MICHAEL PENNY, RICHARD

PEOPLES, JOHN PERRINE, WILLIAM
NORMAN, WILLIAM NORRIS, JOHN NORWOOD, BENJAMIN NORWOOD, JOHN NORWOOD, VANDERCLIFE NUGENT, JOHN
NUTTER, VALENTINE
OTT, JACOB
PERROT, JOHN PERRY, HENRY PERRY, JOHN
W.
PERRY, MERVIN PETERS, HARRY PETERS, JAMES

PHILIPS,
HUGH
ADOLPH
PHILIPSE,
PHILLIPSE, FREDERICK
OAKLEY, DAVID OAKLEY, MOSES OAKLEY, STEPHEN OAKS, GARRET

O'BRIEN,
PINE, ALPHEUS
HENRY
ODELL, JOSHUA
PLATEAU, JAMES POLHEMUS, CAPT. JOHN POLLOCK, MR. PONSONBY, J. POOLE, WILLIAM
POST, ISAAC
OGDEN, BENJAMIN OGDEN, ISAAC OGDEN, PETER

OGILVIE,
POST, JACOB POST, PETER
GEORGE
POTTER, JAMES
OGILVIE, JOHN, D.D.
OGSBURY, ALEXANDER
O'NIELL, JOHN
POWELL, JACOB POZER, JACOB

PRICE, J. PRICE,
PRICE,
ORCHARD, JOSEPH OSWARD, PHILIP
MICHAEL THOMAS

PROFFER, WILLIAM PROVOOST, DAVID PRYER, CAPPER PRYOR, EDWARD PUGSLEY, D.
PUNTZIUS, JOHN PHILIP
127
QUACKENBOSS, BENJAMIN
QUAILL,
HENRY
QUICK, LUKE C QUILL, THOMAS
RANDIKER, JOHN RANDOLPH, ROBERT FITZ RANSIER, FREDERICK

RAPALJE, ABRAHAM RAPALJE, JOHN
RAPALJE, REM. RAPP, JOHN RASTON, EDWARD K. RAY, CORNELIUS
ROBERTS, J. ROBERTS, ZACHARIAH ROBERTSON, ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, JAMES ROBERTSON, JOHN ROBINS, EZEKIEL ROBINS, JOHN ROBINSON, BEVERLY ROBINSON, BEVERLY, JR. ROBINSON, SIR FRED. PHILLIPSE ROBINSON, JOHN ROBINSON, MORRIS ROBINSON, SIR WILLIAM HENRY
ROEBUCK, JARVIS
ROGERS, JAMES ROMME, CORNELIUS
RONEY, JOHN ROOME, JOHN L. C. ROORBACK, BARRENT ROSE, FINLEY

ROSE, JOHN ROSE, WILLIAM
Ross,
REARDEN, MR. REDEN, HENRY REED, COLIN

REED, ISAAC REED, LEONARD REEVES, STEPHEN
REICBLE, GEORGE REID, PATRICK
REILLY, TERRENCE
ALEXANDER
Ross, JAMES
Ross, MALCOLM Ross, ROBERT
REMIND, NICHOLAS REMSEN, GEORGE REMSEN, JERONIMUS A. REMSEN, JOHN A. RESLER, JACOB REYNOLDS, BROUGHTON REYNOLDS, JOSEPH RHEAD, ROBERT RHYNLANDER, FREDERICK RHYNLANDER, PHILIP, JR.
ROTTONOUR, GODFRED ROUABALET, MR. ROWAND, JOHN ROY, THOMAS RUCKWELL, JASPER RUDDLE, WILLIAM RUGER, FREDERICK
RUOISER, JACOB
RYAN, CORNELIUS RYAR, EDWARD RYER, HENRY RYKEMAN, JOHN

SACHMAN, JOST
SACKETT, JOHN
THOMAS RICHARDSON, THOMAS RICKER, HENRY

RICH,
RIDER, DAVID
RISLER, JOHN
RITTER, JOHN
RIVINGTON, JAMES ROACH, THOMAS ROBERTS, FREDERICK
SACKWELL, MR. SAMLER, JOHN SAMPLE, THOMAS SAMUEL, SAMUEL SANFAR, JACOB SARLY, JACOB SAUNDERS, JOHN SAUSE, RICHARD
128

SKENE, PHILIP SKINNER, SAMUEL S. SKINNER, STEPHEN SKINNER, THOMAS
SLIDELL,
SAYRE, JAMES SAYRE, JOHN SCANDE, NICHOLAS

SCANDLIN, JOHN SCHULTEZ, COENRADT SCHUTZ, CHRISTIAN
SCORFIELD,
JOHN
SLIDELL, JOSHUA
THOMAS
SCOTT, WILLIAM
SLOAN, JOHN SMART, JOHN
SEABURY, DAVID SEAGROOVE, G. SEAMAN, BENJAMIN SEAMAN, HENRY SEAMAN, JOSHUA SEAMAN, RICHARD SEAMAN, WILLIAM SEAMANS, JAMES SEAMANS, LEVY SEGAR, JOHN SEMLER, CASPAR SEMPLE, JOHN SETON, WILLIAM SEYSON, JOHN SHAFER, JACOB SHARPE, RICHARD
SMEBZELL, GEORGE
SMEDLEE, WALTER
SMITH, ALBERT
SMITH, BARNARDUS
SMITH, CHARLES SMITH, CHRISTOPHER SMITH, CLAUDIUS SMITH, ELIAS SMITH, EPHRAIM SMITH,
HUGH
SMITH, JACOB SMITH, JOHANNIS

SMITH, JOHN SMITH, JOHN SAMUEL SMITH, JOSHUA H. SMITH, RICHARD SMITH, ROBERT SMITH, SMITH,
SHARWIN, RICHARD SHAW, CHARLES SHAW, GEORGE SHAW, JAMES SHAW, JOHN SHEDDEN, MR. SHEPPHERD, JOHN, JR. SHERBROOKE, MILES SHERIDAN, HENRY F. SHERWOOD, JOHN SHERWOOD, MOSES
SHIER, DANIEL SHIER, SHIER,
RUFUS
SMITH, STEPHEN
THOMAS
SMITH, HON. WILLIAM
SMITH, WILLIAM
SMYTH, ALEXANDER SNEDEN, MR.

SNELL, JOHN
SNODGRASS,
ANDREW
SNOWDEN, RANDOLPH SOBONVON, HENRY

SOLOMONS, ISAAC SOMORINDICKE, TuiNIS
HENRY MARTIN
SHOALS, JOHN
SHOTWELL, ABRAHAN
SHOULDIS, JOHN
SOWER, CHRISTOPHER SPARLING, PETER

SPEIR,
JOHN
SHUMBURG, ADAM SHUNDEL, CHRISTOPHER SIBLEY, RICHARD

SICKELS,
SPENNS, WILLIAM
SPERS,
SPIER,
JOHN
SPEWKIRK, E. G.
ETHAN
HUGH
SIEMON, JOHN
SlMMERMAN, HENRY SIMMONS, JOSEPH

SIMPSON, GEORGE
SPOONER, GAPHINEAH S PRICK, FREDERICK

SPROAT,
HUGH
THOMAS
SPROAT,

SPROUT, DAVID
129
SPRUGALL, GREGORY SPURY, JACOB
STAHALMANN, DANIEL
STAHL,
MELCHER
STANTON, GEORGE
STEEL, ROBERT
STEIL,
JOHN
STEPPLE, WILLIAM
STEVENS, JOHN STEVENSON, HAY
TAYLOR, JACOB TAYLOR, JAMES TAYLOR, JOHN TAYLOR, WILLET TAYLOR, WILLIAM TENCH, JOHN THAIN, JAMES THOMAS, DAVID THOMAS, HENRY THOMAS, SAMUEL THOMAS, STEPHEN
STEVENSON, JAMES STEWART, ANTHONY STEWART, GEORGE STEWART, JAMES STEWART, JOHN
STEYNER, JOSEPH
STILES,
JOHN
STILLWELL, ELIAS
THOMAS, THOMAS THOMAS, WALTER THOMAS, WILLIAM THOMPSON, DAVID THOMPSON, DOUGALD THOMPSON, GEORGE THOMPSON, JOHN THOMPSON, PETER
STILWELL, THOMAS
STITES,
JOHN
STOCKHOLM, JAN. STOMPF, NICHOLAS

STONESTREET, PHILIP STOUT, BENJAMIN
STOUT, BENJAMIN, JR.
STOUT, JOHN B. STOUT, RICHARD
THOMSON, MR. THOPSON, SAMUEL THROCKMORTON, JOHN TIEBOUT, ALBERTUS TILL, ROBERT
TITUS, JOHN
TOFFIE, JAMES TOLMIE, NORMAND
STOUT, ROBERT
STOUTENBERG, TOBIAS STRACHEN, JAMES STRIKER, JAMES STRINGHAM, JOSEPH STROITTER, JOHANNIS STRONG, SELAH
STUART, JAMES STUART, JOHN STUCK, FRANCIS
TONGUE, WILLIAM TOOKER, DANIEL TOTTEN, PETER TOTTEN, SILAS

TRAIL, GEORGE
TRAPHAGER, HENRY
TRAVIS,
MR.
TREEMAIN, JONATHAN TREVILLIAN, FRANCIS TRIM, TOBIAS
STUYVESANT, P. SULLIVAN, FLORENCE SUTTON, WILLIAM
TROUDEN, JOHN TRYON, HON. WILLIAM

TUCKER, JAMES TWENE, JONATHAN TYLER, JACOB TYNG, WILLIAM
UNDERBILL, BENJAMIN
SWAN, GODFRED SWAN, WILLIAM, JR. SWEEDLAND, CHRISTOPHER SWERE, JOHN

SYKES, PHILIP
TAILER, WILLIAM
UNGERAR, NICODEMUS URQUHART, MR. URST, GEORGE

USTICK,
TAYLOR, DANIEL
HENRY
130

HARMAN
WALL, PATRICK WALLACE, ALEXANDER WALLACE, HUGH WALLEGRAVE, GEORGE WALMSLEY, JOHN WALSH, MR.
USTICK, WILLIAM
UTT,
VALENTINE, ABRAHAM VALENTINE, JAMES VALENTINE, JOSEPH VALENTINE, REUBEN VALENTINE, THOMAS VAN CORTLANDT, FRED VAN CORTLANDT, JAMES VAN CORTLANDT, PHILIP VAN CORTLANDT, PHILIP, JR.
VAN DAM, ANTHONY VAN EVERY, MINDERT VAN HORNE, AUGUSTUS VAN HORNE, GARRIT VAN NORDAN, JACOBUS VAN NORDEN, JACOBUS VAN NORDEN, JOHN VAN NORST, JOHN VANTUYL, ANDREW VAN WAGENEN, HUBERT VAN WART, JACOB VAN WYCK, THEODORE VAN WYCK, THOMAS VAN ZANDT, WYNANDT
VARDILL, JOHN VARDILL, THOMAS
VASSIE,
WALTON, JACOB WALTON, WILLIAM WARD, BENJAMIN WARD, DANIEL WARD, WILLIAM WARNER, JOHN WARNER, THOMAS WARNER, WILLIAM WASHBURN, MR. WATERMAN, WILLIAM WATSON, JACOB WATSON, JOHN WATTS, JOHN
WATTS, JOHN, JR. WATTS, ROBERT WEAR, JAMES WEATHERHEAD, JOHN WEAVER, WILLIAM, JR.
THOMAS
VERMILYE, JOHN VERMILYE, WILLIAM VERNER, PHILIP

VICTOR, THOMAS
WEBB, F. WEBB, JAMES WEBB, WILLIAM WEBBERS, ARNOLD WEBBERS, JACOB WEBBERS, PHILIP WEBER, MICHAEL
WEBSTER, EDWARD WELLS, JAMES WELLS, OLIVER WELSH, GEORGE
VINCENT, ABRAHAM VINCENT, LEWIS

VITALLY,
ANTHONY
WADDELL, WILLIAM WADDINGTON, BENJAMIN WADDINGTON, MR., JR.
WELSH, THOMAS WERNI, CHRISTIAN WESSELLS, GILBERT WESSELS, EVERT

WETHERELL, NATHAN WETMORE, CALEB WETMORE, DAVID B. WETMORE, ROBERT G. WETMORE, THOMAS WHALEY, THOMAS WHITE, CHARLES WHITE, DANIEL WHITE, HENRY WHITE, ROBERT
WAGG, ABRAHAM WAGNA, JOHN WALBRIDGE, ZEBULON WALDRON, PETER WALF, GEORGE WALKER, DAVID WALKER, JOHN WALKER, THOMAS WALL, GEORGE

WHITE, THOMAS WHITE, WILLIAM WHITMAN, JOHN
WINFIELD, GEORGE WINSLOW, ISAAC WINTERTON, WILLIAM WITTERHORN, JOHN WITTMER, GEORGE
WITZELL, JOHN WOOD, JOSEPH
131
WICKHAM, PARKER
WIER, JAMES WIGGINS, SAMUEL
WIGHTON, GEORGE WILKES, JOSEPH WILKES, THOMAS

WILKINS, ISAAC WILKINS, JACOB WILKINS, ROBERT WILKINSON, ROBERT WILL, JOHN MICHAEL WlLLET, JOHANNIS WILLIAM, GEORGE WILLIAMS, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS, JOHN WILLIAMS, WILLIAM
WILLIS,
WOOD, ROBERT WOODHULL, JAMES WOODS, JOHN WRAGG, WILLIAM WRIGHT, DANIEL
WRIGHT, ELIAS WRIGHT, THOMAS WYLEY, GEORGE
YATES, RICHARD
GEORGE
JR.
WlLLOUGHBY, BLISS WILSON, ARCHIBALD WILSON, CHRISTOPHER WILSON, DAVID

WILSON, JOHN WINDISH, FREDERICK
YOUNG, YOUNG, YOUNG, YOUNG, YOUNG,
ABRAHAM ANTHONY
HAMILTON JOHN WILLIAM
ZINDALL, GEORGE
ZUNTZ, ALEXANDER
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ACCOUNT
books, to be inspected, 7
9;
women and
children of the, to
officers
Adventure, armed ship, 52 Alair, Lieut. Anthony, tried
draw half
rations, 10;
to
by a
court martial, 58 Albany, N. Y., sick and wounded from,
turn over to the quartermaster the new clothing, arms, etc., of the
men
to
transferred for sea service, 10;
quartered at Flatbush, L.
Allanson, Lieut. George, 105
I.,
98
ordered that more attention be paid
morning
reports,
10;
officers to
Arms,
all
irreparable, to be carried to
5;
attend parade,
n; gambling pro
pun
all
New
York,
with wooden ram

to be
steel
hibited and offenders to be

ished,
rods mentioned, 77, 79, 90;
n;
a return of
effectives
exchanged for
ramrods, 99;
ordered, 14; to
marked and numbered to be paid bows or forks for, men for, 92;
tioned,
Bay
land
to Flushing, 15; to
march from Oyster embark and
94
at Morrisania, 16; to take four days' provisions, 17; to march

to Morrisania
Armstrong, Mr., 107

Articles of
and embark
to
for
Long
War,
to be read
to the
Island, 20;
all
orders to be con
troops once a week, 18
stantly read, 21;
be exercised
mentioned, 12, 13 Athol Regiment, mentioned, 107

Artillery,
twice a day, 21 ; a subaltern's guard of the, to march to Huntington, as

security
for
the
provision
store,
Axtell, Col., mentioned, 98
21 ;
to
march
to Huntington,
22;
BARNET, John,
tial,
tried
by a court mar
86;
to be executed, 93
complete return of the, orderd for Sir Henry Clinton, 26; men of the,
censured for irregularities, 28; sur
Barracks, cleanliness of, essential, 3; not supplied with fuel by neglect, 4;

to be kept in good order, 12; not to
suffer for
geon reports the sick in the Hospi tal and to being neglected, 28, 29;
Inspector General praises the, 31; a detachment to hold themselves
want of wood and
straw,
13
Barron Island, N. Y., ferry opposite, mentioned, 15

Barry, Lieut., mentioned, 70
ready to march, 31; waggons and

horses not to be used for private
business, 31;
account books to be
a revisal of orders
examined, 31;
Basu, Peter, mentioned, 52 Battalion, ist, to dine in two messes, ordered ready for inspection, 3;
4;
recommended, 32;
commodiously
3-4; return of arms of, to be made, order concerning arms of, 4;
quartered at Jamaica, L. L, where strict discipline is to be observed, 34, 35; captain of the day to visit
the
men's
quarters
and
report
quartermaster to secure large sup ply of wood, 5; to attend on the

parade, 5; officers to explain to the men the meaning of orders issued, 9; officers not to attend the parade,
133
irregularities, 35; officers to
appear
on the parade with
fuzees, 37; or ders concerning the conduct of the
men
of the, 39; one month's pro visions to be lodged at Newtown for
134
the, 41;
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reward offered to detect the
a prisoner with absentees to have a retro
person
who robbed
Battalion, 2d, mentioned 4, 57, 68, 70, 86, 93; a detachment of the, to
the, 42; spect of orders, 43;
cover foraging party, 14; to march
balances due
desertion
officers of,
the
men
to be paid, 43;
from Huntington to Flushing, 16; to embark and land at Morrisania,

16; to take four days' provisions, 17
denounced, 43; orders the
to stay in their respective quarters
during night, 43, 44; officers not to take horses without written order,
44; return of absentees and prison ers with the rebels ordered, 46;
Battalion, 3d, mentioned, 4, 68, 100, IO2, 103, 109, no, in; to give all
possible assistance to the Quarter master-General, 16; to march from
quartermaster to furnish surgeons all necessaries for use of the inocu

lated soldiers, 47;
to Oyster Bay, 16; complete return of the, ordered for
Huntington
Sir
Henry Clinton,
to
26;
to furnish
cutters,
orders concern
detachment to cover wood

73;
ing the
new
to,
clothing of the, 47;
make
return
of
camp
provisions for the, to be punctually
equipage, 80;
attended
the, tried
48;
Corporal Pratt of
ordered to Flushing Bay, 82; guard from the, to attend

to
exercise
by a court martial, 57; with powder to be on Fri
at Gen. Tryon's quarters, 90;
days only, 65; no front rank man to act as servant, 65; mentioned, 68, 70; a return of the men in each
furnish General's Guard, 99 Bayard, Lieut. Col. [John],
Com
mander of the King's Orange Ran

gers, mentioned, 36, 71 Beacroft, Samuel, surgeon, 108 Beckwith, Lieut. George, 106
company to be made, 77; return of the number of blankets ordered, 77; returns of arms with wooden
ramrods ordered, 77, 79, 80; a de tachment of, ordered to Hallets
Cove, 79; to make a return of camp
equipment,
etc., 80;
Bell tents, mentioned, 63, 80
Belt plate (silver), mentioned, 47

Betties Landing, L.
I., mentioned, 92 Bingham, Ensign Charles, mentioned, 70
return of the
to hold
men
in the, ordered, 82;
Bird, Col., presides at court martial,
itself in readiness, to
encamp, 82;
20
Bird, Lieut., appointed Aid de
to Gen. Tryon, 13
ordered to Flushing Bay, 82; or ders concerning their uniforms and
Camp
deportment, 83; to march in their new clothes in honor of the King's

birthday,
83,
Blankets, to be numbered and lettered,
84,
86;
return
of
candles and wood ordered, 84, 86; detachment of the, to march to Lloyds Neck, 87; detachment of
the, at Hallets
92 Blenman, Joseph, 106 Bloxham, Lieut. John,

court martial, 57
tried
by a
to be
Bounty, for
1st Battalion, 4;
Cove, to be relieved,
ordered ready to march, 88; a guard from the, to attend at Gen.

87;
to draw Tryon's Quarters, 89; water at the two springs made for
paid, 56 Bourne, Lieut. Robert, mentioned, 70
Bowden, Thomas, appointed Major of

the 2d Battalion, 17
Bowen, John, appointed Captain,

Boyle, Ensign, Richard,
15
them, 92, 93; soldiers to apply for leaves of absence, 97; men to be in
no
Brady, Michael, tried by a court mar

tial, 52 Brawdrick,
camp
at ten o'clock, 99; accounts to be settled, 104; to furnish guard
Daniel,
sentenced
to
at Gen. Tryon's quarters,
in.
death, 104
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Brigade Orders: Weekly reports to be made, 3; pay lists and rate of pay,
3; quartermaster to make returns of arms, etc., 4; officers not to go beyond halfmile from quarters when
I3S
three days' provisions, 27; sentry to be placed on the north rampart
of the
Fort at Huntington,
27;
travelers or suspicious persons to be
on duty,
4;
return of
all
men wanting
5;
clothing, 5;
irreparable arms to
examined, 28; Inspector General to review troop at Huntington, 30; pay of soldiers under cure for ven
ereal complaints to be stopped, 32;
be carried to
a return of
New
York,
officers
to settle accounts with their

all
men,
5;
more punctual attendance
to
be
men
specifying bal
ances due them, 7; account books to be inspected, 7, 28; all orders to
observed, 33; quartermaster to set tle accounts of rations with the
commissary
billeting of
cers,
39;
concerning
the
offi
be read daily to the troop,

cers to give notice of
7; offi
non-commissioned
tants selling
is
rum
to soldiers
any inhabi which
quartermaster to find 39; suitable quarters for the tailors of

the Battalion, 40; the detachment on board the armed transports to be
relieved, 40;
recruits not to
men
to
prohibited, 8; officers to see that are furnished with all requisites
keep the
12;
men
clean,
etc.,
8;
mount
servants to attend the Field Exer

cises,
guard or put in roster until properly

trained, 41;
visit the hospital, 42;
officers to
pay more at
tention to their barracks, 13; offi cers of the Brigade to exercise with
captain of the day to all orders to
the men, 17;
prisoners to be kept
17,
be entered in orderly books, 42; strict care and attention to be paid

to prisoners in the custody of the
constantly
under guard,
18;
Articles of War to read to the troops
once a week, 18; a review of the men's clothing on the parade, 18;
guard, 42; closer attention to re turns to be observed, 43 ; all sailors
men's accounts to be made up
less
the cost of clothing supplies, 18, 39, 40; commissary to make a return of provisions at, Oyster Bay, Huntington,
through Newtown to be taken up, 45; quartermaster to at tend at parade and find farmers
passing
who have hay
and Seatalket, 21;

fruit or
soldiers
to dispose of, 45; a return of absentees and prisoners with the rebels to be made, 46;
not to injure any of the inhabitants
by taking
ing to them, 21 ; one mile beyond the
anything belong soldiers not to go
concerning the supply of wood, 46; a return of clothing and money due
the tailors, 47, 48; caution against burning of fences by the guard, 50;
a return of blanket coats ordered, 50; concerning the issuing of pro
visions,
21 ;
soldiers
Guard House, not to leave camp
without leave, 23; concerning the property of inhabitants and the in

habitants'
obligations
to
53;
return of the de
the sol
officers
ficiency of arms, to be
made, 53;
diers, 23, 24;
commanding
an
officer to patrol
every night at
to
deliver
to
copies
of their muster
Gen. DeLancey, 24; con cerning the appearance and be haviour of the troops, 24; Officers
rolls
Col. Cruger brings charges against officers for disobey ing orders, 54; men not to leave
Hell Gate, 53;
on duty to wear sashes, 25; return

of the sick to be
lieved,
transports at Hell Gate until re 54; destruction of fences
made each
day,
again prohibited, 60; blanket coats

to be delivered to quartermaster, 62;
25; concerning the discipline of the troops, 25, 26, 40; the men to dress
weekly reports of companies to be
136
63;
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manding
ter
officers, 9;
particular, 62; tents to be repaired,
quartermaster to deliver the regimental clothing, 63; leave of
of
the
three
complete mus battalions of
DeLancey's brigade ordered, n; a

return of arms, kettles, canteens,
blankets, and clothing, ordered, 12,
15; soldiers' clothes and barracks to be kept in good order, 12; sur
absence to be
made known
to the
adjutant, 64, 70;
inhabitants
who
have supplied hay to call on the Deputy Commissioner at Flushing,

64; sick not to be taken out of the hospital without the surgeon's ap
geons to
make
reports of the sick

12;
and medicines,
return of
all
probation, 68, 69; concerning the detachment at Hallets Cove, 71, 72,
73, 75, 82, reward offered to dis
provisions ordered, 12; Gov.

vincial forces, 13;
Tryon
appointed Major General of pro accounts of men

transferred to
settled immediately, 13;
cover thieves
house, 74;
who robbed smoke
a return ordered of the
the artillery to be a return of

for
deficiency of clothing, arms, etc.,

75, 76;
the officers
recommended
Com
hats to be exchanged and the leather caps stored, 76; return
missions, ordered, 14; strict obedi ence to all orders and regulations,
15;
of the number of blankets, arms, etc., 79; clothing to be distributed

as a reward of loyalty, 80, 81;
diers
sol
provincial troops ordered from
Long
Island
to
Morrisania
and
to
have
their hair
cut,
81;
Kingsbridge, 15, 16; the regulation of rank between the regular and
provincial troops, 18;
Lieut.
concerning uniforms, 83; kitchens and necessary houses to be built, 90;

officers to visit tents at
call
John
the
roll,
night and 90; tents to be lettered
Wallin, appointed Brigade Major of Provincial Forces, 19, 20; forage

for two hundred days ordered, 19; distinguished services to be recog nized, 19; firing of arms forbidden in
all
and numbered, 90; written report of

the regiment to be
made each
day,
91; soldiers not to leave the camp, 91; all straggling seamen to be
or near encampments,
19,
20; at
excess baggage to be eliminated,
taken up, 91; equipage to be let tered and numbered, 92; return of
flints,
19;
New
heavy baggage to be York, 20; deserters
left
to
be
ist
powder and cartridges or

92;
soldiers
brought to headquarters, 20;

Battalion to return to
dered,
not
to be
to
bark
Long
Island,
trees, 92;
waggons
marked
with No. and name of regiment, 93;
camp
regulations
and
regimental
to
20; captains of provincial com panies to draw pay of three con tingent men, 22; all the sick to be
honors, 97, 98;
wooden ram rods
sent to
Harlem Hospital,
22;
ac
be exchanged for steel and the old cartridge boxes to be turned in, 99, 100, no; troops ordered under
counts to be settled and clothing provided, 23; places for flags of

truce to be received, mentioned, 30; concerning the issuing of forage, 32;
arms and men to have wooden

drivers in their firelocks, 100, 103;
quartermasters to apply for cattle,

32; troops to draw four days' pro visions at a time, 32; soldiers on
reward offered for the apprehension of seamen who have deserted, 103;
guard to patrol pastures where cows are kept, in British Army: General Orders, 5; no
expedition in Jersey to receive one dollar, 33; weekly returns of the

battalions, 33;
for
effective
sit
one ration of forage

37;
man
to recruit without a warrant, 9;
horses,
court
discharges
to
be signed by
com
martial to
at the City Hall,
N. Y.,
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spruce beer to be issued at the King's Brewery, 38; mittens to be distributed, 38; officers to send
38; to the General Hospital for cloth
ing, etc., of those,
137
be worn until further orders, 74; a

a return of
75, 79;
75;
camp equipage ordered, new clothing to be worn, ship of war to sail for Phila
who have
died,
41, 55;
also to take charge of their
delphia, 76; ist Battalion of the 7ist Regiment to march, 77; 52d
officers to
recovered men, 41; exact list of all be made, 44, 55; a return
Regiment
sen, 77;
to
march
to Ft.
Knyphau-
King's American Regiment

to
of all vacancies of officers ordered, 44; accounts of provincial forces to
to
move
Newtown,
L. L, 78;
De
tachment of the
troops
to
ist Battalion or
be settled every two months, 45; a return of absentees and prisoners
dered to Hallets's Cove, L. L, 79;
encamp
when
Gen.
with the rebels to be made, 45; accounts of furniture and utensil
Tryon thinks
fences,
proper, 84; officers to be responsible for damage done to
money due
to the troops to be transmitted to the Barrack Master
gardens,
and
cultivated
General, 46; estimates of baggage to be sent to Philadelphia to be sent to Dept'y Quartermaster-Gen

eral, 46, 49;
ground, 85; salute to be fired on His Majesty's Birthday, 87; return

of number of rations to be drawn, 87; return of the women and chil
seamen not
London, 51;
to enlist in
provincial Corps, 50;
a mail to be
officers
dren ordered, 87; guards and patrols to be particularly vigilant on festi

val days, 89; parties to dig pits near the springs to sink casks for the
made up
for
of
the regiment at Philadelphia are to embark, 51; officers allowed ad

ditional forage
water, 89;
no regiment to
enlist
money,
to
54, 55;
New
for
Jersey Volunteers
embark
seaman, 94; concerning camp regu lations, 94; reward for the detec
tion of soldiers
Philadelphia, 55; pay of all pris oners with the rebels to be stopped, 56; bounties to be paid to men en
who
assaulted John
Willet, 95;
months and more, 56; amounts charged to regiments for

listed three
concerning the weekly returns, 96; regiments to account for ammunition, 96; men not to go
on duty without
regulations, 97;
trousers, 96;
camp
prisoners in rebels' hands, 68, regi
regimental honors,
ments
68,
to furnish a
man from
each
97, 98;
sick
and wounded from Al
company
84;
to serve with the artillery,
officers
to join
their regi
ments at Kingsbridge, 69;
Horses
bany to be quartered at Flatbush, 98; detachment of the 35th Regi ment to do duty at Flatbush, 98;
to be inspected at Kingsbridge, 69;
Anspach Regiment
lets
to land at Hal-
Hessian Regiments to fire on the common near the Jews* burying ground, 70; a return of absent offi
cers ordered;
Cove, 101; sick and wounded from Philadelphia to land, 101;

concerning commissions, 102; re turn of accoutrements lost in action,
70;
provincial regi
ments not
established
to enlist soldiers of the corps,
ordered, 104, 105; promotions, 105,

106, 107, 108, 109,
1 10; persons em ployed in hospitals to draw provi
72;
detach
ment ordered
cutters, 72, 73;
to
cover the
wood
to
no alteration in the
uniform
sions from the hospital,
no;
regi
Provincial
Corps
be
ments to return beer
casks,
in
made, 73; regiments

73, 74;
to be cleared,
unserviceable arms to be
74;
Brewerton, Col. George, ordered to send a detachment to cover foraging

party, 14; ordered to give the rebel
reported,
new
clothing not be
138
officers
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taken for breach of parole
Col.
Carroll, Lieut., 109 Case, John, tried by a court martial,
Fanning, 16; appointed Colonel of the 2d Battalion, 17
to
66,67
Cathcart, Capt. Lord, 107
Cattle, punishment for stealing of, 52 Chaplain, attends prisoners for execu
tion, 93
Bridgham, E., appointed Deputy In

spector of provincial troops, 34
Broadway, N. Y. City mentioned, 10 Brooklyn, N. Y., Ferry, mentioned, 15 Brown, Gov. [Montfort], mentioned, 15; Four Companies of his corps to embark at Flushing for Morrisania,
15;
City Hall, N. Y. court martial
at, 38 Clark, Lieut. Col., presides at a gen eral court martial, 34
mentioned, 85
Cleveland, Gen., mail to be sent to
Brown, Rev. Mr., appointed Chap

71 Browning, Lieut. [J. S.] tried by a court martial, 57, 58
lain to the
New York Volunteers,
London in his care, 51 Clinton, Sir Henry, inquiries into the strength of the battalions, 26;
thanks
troops
for
gallantry
and
Bryon, Capt., mentioned, 92 Buckly, Lieut. James, 106

Buckley, Mr., 106
discipline, 33, 34;
approves of court
martial sentences, 36, 37, 49, 52, 59,

61, 67;
Bunker
81,85
Hill,
N. Y. City, mentioned,
mentioned, 37, 54, 71; his conduct approved of by His Maj

esty, 56;
appointed commander in
forces 85, 104; orders of,
Buttons, to be distributed, 64
chief of
86, 106
all
Byrd, Major, house
of,
mentioned, 10
Clothing, return of
men wanting,
5;
CAMPBELL,
A.,
appointed Major of
for each
man
to be sent, 6;
three
the Brigade, 17
Campbell, Capt. Alexander, vindica tion of, lately accused of corres
pence for each coat and trousers to be collected, 8; return of, ordered,
12;
to be kept in
14;
good order, 12;

review of the
ponding with the enemy, 64, 65 Campbell, Capt., mentioned, 59 Campbell, Lieut. Col. [Archibald],
mentioned, 78, 79; to take charge of redoubts at McGowan's Pass, 78
mentioned,
men's, on the parade ordered, 18; supplies for each man, three shirts,
two
pairs
pairs of shoes, 18;
of stockings and two to be sent with
Campbell, Lieut, Col., mentioned, 102,

109
the sick to Harlem Hospital, 22;
Campbell,
Kings
[Dugal] o f tne American Regiment men

Lieut.
man, 23 on duty to wear sashes, 25;
supplies of for each
officers officers
of provincials to prepare uniforms

agreeable to the clothing of their re
spective corps, 25; cloth trousers to be delivered, to the first battalion,
35;
tioned, 37 Campbell, Ensign, mentioned, 58 Campbell, Lieut. John, 105 Campbell, Gen. [John], reports an
engagement on Staten Island, 29; 30; praised by Gen. Clinton, 33;

mentioned, 74, 84 Campbell, Mr., 105
watch coats
ing,
mittens to be distributed, 38; to be made, 40; cloth
trousers mentioned, 45; silver belt plate
new
and
cloth
silver
Campbell, Lieut. Col. [Mungo], dis tinguished behaviour of, 30; men
tioned, 58, 59
epaulet for ist Battalion, 47; re turn of all blankets, coats, and trousers made for the men in New-
Canteens, mentioned, 12, 15, 88; be numbered and lettered, 92
to
town, ordered, 47; return of blanket coats ordered, 48, 50; blanket coats
to
be
delivered
to
the
quarter-
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master, 62;
to be distributed, 63;
Battle, 81;
139
Hair, 81
Draper, 38;
no alteration to be made in the uni form of the provincial regiments,

73; old clothing to be preserved for
Marpurg, 98; Bath, 99; Mentz, 100; Cambridge, 100; Strasburgh,

ioo;
Bradford, 102;
Oxford, 103;
working
sent to
list
parties, 74;
fit
tailors to
be
the
new
clothing, 74;
Verden, 103; Penrith, 109; Ryswick, 109; Alenwick, 109; Lippe,
of necessaries, 74;
of,
a return of
no;
LandafF,
in;
Hartzfield,
in
the deficiency
to be worn, 75; stored and others distributed, 76; return of the number of blankets in
75; new clothing leather caps to be
Court Martials,
20, 34, 36, 37, 38, 49,
5i 52, S3, 57, 58, 59, 60, 64, 65, 66,

70, 85, 90, 99, ioo
Cummins,
Lieut. John, of the Kings

tried
the ist Battalion ordered, 77; re turn of the deficiency in sergeants

clothing ordered, 77; and to be dis tributed as a reward, 80, 81; new trousers to be worn, 83; new clothes
to be
Orange Rangers,
martial, 36, 37
by a court
58, 59
Cunningham, Adj., mentioned,

Craige, Ensign George, 105
Cramond,
Lieut., mentioned, 101
worn
in the
march to honor
Crew, Maj., 108

Crosby, Capt. William, 107
Cruger, Lieut. Col. John H.,
His Majesty's Birthday, 83; men not to go on duty without trousers, 96; old, to be brought into camp,
men
tioned, 9. 10, 16, 89, ioo, 101, 109;
97
Coate, Lieut. Eyre, 106
appointed Lt. Col. of the ist Bat talion, 17; a return to be sent to,
in
Cockburn, Lieut. Col., presides at a

court martial, 36, 59, 64, 65, 70;
Queens
Street, 51;
charges
offi
mentioned, 98
Collet, Capt., mentioned, 85
Collins, William, of the
lery, tried
with disobeying orders, 54 Curies, Capt., mentioned, 10 Curtis, Capt., mentioned, 10

cers
Royal by a court martial
Artil
Combs, mentioned, 8 Commissary of Provisions, to make return to Gen. DeLancey, 21 Commissary of Musters, a complete
muster of DeLancey's Brigade to be ready for the, 12
DAILY, CAPT., 107 Darcy, Constantine, 108 Dean, Samuel, tried by a court mar
tial,
59
Brig. Gen. Oliver, orders
DeLancey,
of, 3, 4, 5, J 3
H,
16, 17, 21, 23, 24,
25, 26, 42, 43, 44, 48, 53,
no; men
Commissary General, mentioned, 4 Commissary General of Forage, men

tioned, 13
tioned, 11, 12, 15, 16, 50, 75; a re turn of all provisions to be made to
12,
17,
appointed Brig. Gen. and
Conkling,
Capt., charged with
dis
obeying an order, 54 Conkling, Capt., ist Battalion,

tioned, 35, 62, 8 1,
Col. of the ist Battalion, 17; to appoint place for flags of truce to be
men
99
Conner, John, tried by a court mar

tial,
received upon L. I., 30 DeLancey, Maj. Oliver, 108 DeLancey, Stephen, appointed Lt.
Col. of the 2d Battalion, 17
to be mentioned, 4; brought to headquarters, 20; de nounced, 43 ; reward offered for, 103
61
Constable, Capt. [Alexander], tried by a court martial, 66, 67
Deserters,
Cook, Lt. Stephen, 106

Counterfeit coin, mentioned, 58
Counter
signs:
Gloucester, 76; Cob-
Disney, Major [Daniel], presides at a court martial, 52, 53, 66, 85
lentz, 77;
Sidney, 77;
Gratz, 78;
Despard, Capt., 107
140
Down, John,
59
tried
INDEX
by a court martial,
tried
tioned, 55, 77, 88;
court martial
Downey, Abraham,
martial, 66, 67
by a court
107
held at, 85; prisoners sent to, 93, 94 Forts on the North River, expedition
against the, mentioned, 34
Fozvey, ship, mentioned, 103
Drummond, Major Duncan,
Duffe, Capt. ist Battalion, mentioned, 35, 62, 63, 81, 99, 102
Fowler, Constantine, mentioned, 86,
93
Duke Street, N.Y. City, mentioned,

Durnam, William,
martial, 85
tried
10
French, Lieut., mentioned, 100, 101,

109
by a court
French, Capt. [Thomas], mentioned,
62,63
EARLE OF BATHURST,
Elliot,
ship, 51
Furman, Gabriel, mentioned, 59
Andrew, appointed superin tendent General of the police in

City, 69
GALBREATH, Capt. [James],

talion,
ist
Bat
New York
mentioned, 35, 62, 63, 81,
Emmerick, Capt. Andreas, his com pany approved, 34 Emmerick, Valentine, tried by a
court martial, 66, 67
103
Gambier,
Admiral
[James],
men
tioned, 84
Gambling, prohibited and offenders
Epaulet
mentioned, 47 Exchange, The, N. Y. City,

(silver),
men
tioned, 10
ordered to be punished, Garrison Ensign, acquitted of assault, 34; tried by a court martial, 64
Glover, Ensign Samuel, resigns, 13 Gordon, Ensign, 106
FANNING, Col. [Edmund], presides at

a court martial, 57; mentioned, 16,
20, 78,
Granding, Ensign, Daniel, tried by a

court martial, 49
96
Faucitt,
Walker D., 105

5, 23, 60,
Grant, Major, mentioned, 98,
no
9,
Fences of the inhabitants, not to be

destroyed,
Greene, Major Joseph, mentioned,

10,
no;
caution
39,
43,
101,
109;
appointed
against burning of, 50 Fenton, Srgt. Peter, tried by a court

martial, 70
Filson, ship, mentioned, 103
Major of the
tioned, 75, 8 1
ist Battalion, 17
Greenwich Road, N. Y. City, men
Guard House, destroyed, 60

Guard, Sergt.
alarm, 9
of, to
Flags of truce, places where they will
investigate every
be received, mentioned, 30
Flatbush, L.
I.,
sick
and wounded
at, 98;
from Albany quarters
men
at,
HAGARTY, THOMAS,
martial, 86;
to
tried
by a court
tioned, 98, 99 Flushing, L. I., troops to

15,
16,
be executed, 93
embark
64,
mentioned,
41,
98;
Hague, James, of the King's American Regiment, mentioned, 37

Haldin, Lieut., mentioned, 79
Hallets
camp
at, 89, 90, 91, 99,
102
Flushing Bay, L. L, troops to camp at the head of, 80, 82

Forage, for two hundred days ordered,
19
Cove, L.
I.,
armed trans
orders for the
ports lying at, 40;
detachment
to,
at, 71, 72, 73, 75, 79,
82, 87, 91; 7ist

77,
Regiment
to
march
79;
Foraging Party, a detachment ordered to cover a, from the East end of
87;
mentioned,
78,
Anspach regiment
Hallets Landing, L.
to land at, 101

I.,
Long
Island, 13, 14
mentioned, 92
Fort Knyphausen, N. Y. City,
men
Hamilton, Col., mentioned, 99,
no
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Hamilton, Cornet, [John], appointed to inspect all horses, at Kingsbridge, 69 Hamilton, Lieut., of the Kings Orange
141
8,
Howe, Gen. William, mentioned,
56, 105, 106; orders half rations, 10;
obtains leave of absence, 85; to re turn to Europe, 104; praises troops,
Rangers
tried
by a general court
104
martial, 36; mentioned, 53
Hamilton, William, 106 Harlem, N. Y. City, mentioned, 74, 79

95; to establish a hospital at, 96
Hubbard, Capt., 105 Hunt, Mr., mentioned, 58, 59 Huntington Bay, L. I., mentioned,
103
Harlem Heights, N. Y.
tioned, 19, 20
City.,
men
Huntington, L.
talions to
I.,
2d and 3d
16;
Bat
21;
march from,
at,
a return
Harlem Hospital,
all
the sick of the
of
provisions
ordered,
provincial corps to be sent to, 22
guard for the provision store

inhabitants of,
to
at, 21;
Haversacks, mentioned, 88, 101, 102; to be lettered and numbered, 92
give
24;
notice of
fort
at,
any
rebel
advance,
26,
Hazard, Mrs., complaint of the guard burning her fences, 50 Hell Gate, N. Y., an officer to patrol
at, 53;
mentioned,
27;
travelers
or
suspicious persons passing through,
to be examined, 28;
hospital at,
Henry,
transports at, mentioned, 54 Lieut. Patrick, tried by a
mentioned, 26, 27, 28, 72, 73;
men
tioned, 6, 14, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27,
court matrial, 60, 61
3>
3i> 32, 33
Hessian Regiments, mentioned, 70, 76, See Regiments 78, 95. Hewlet, Richard, appointed Lt. Col. of the 3d Battalion, 17; his de
fence of the redoubt at Seatalket
praised, 29;
INNIS,
ALEXANDER, appointed Inspec
tor General of Provincial Troops, 5 Innis, Col., mentioned, 34 Innis, Col. Alexander, 107
mentioned, 99,
tried
103,
in
Holmes, Ebenezer,
Inspector-General, to review 1st Bat Alexander Innis ap talion, 3-4;

pointed, of Provincial troops, 5; re turns twice each month to, 5; re
by a court
martial, 59 Horndon, Lieut. William, 108
turn of size of
the, 6;
men
to be
made
for
Horns Hook, N. Y. City, mentioned, 78,87

Horses, taken without authority, 9, 28, concerning the pasture of 23, 24,
forage for effective, only, 37;
to be taken
to receive orders preventing
the recruiting of negroes, 6; a re turn of recruiting officers and men

to be sent to, 6;
return of recruits
not
to be regularly transmitted to the,

7;
officers
from inhabitants, 44;

be
kept
particularly
on duty
in
town
to call
to be inspected, 69
upon
the, to receive orders, 7;
to
Hospital,
to
countersign discharges, 9;
a return of officers
for commissions to be
14;
moved
clean, etc., 12;

28, 41, 42, 55, the,
tion,
no;
mentioned, 26, 27, sick not to leave
from Duke street to Broadway, 10;
recommended
without
68,
surgeon's
for
approba
prisoners
made
to the,
69;
rebel
a return of arms, etc., kettles
mentioned, 107
Hotham, Commodore, complains of

seamen entering provincial corps,
50
and, canteens, to be made to the, return of prisoners with the 15;

rebels, etc., to
be made to the, 23,
45;
tried
to review troops at Hunting-
Howard, Capt. John,

martial, 51
by a court
ton, 30; return of the age to be made to, 79
camp equip
142
JAMAICA, L.
fortably
tioned, 37,
I.,
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troops at, very
34,
35,
quartered,
com men
Locke, Lieut. Robert, 108
London, Eng., a mail

for,
to be
made up
80
51
Island, foraging party to the
of,
Jericho, L. L, mentioned, 73
Jewell, Sergt. John, 107
Long
East end
mentioned,
13,
14;
Jews' Burying Ground, N. Y. City, mentioned, 70, 81

Joel, Lieut, of the tried
places on, for flags of truce to be
Queens Rangers,
Jones in
65
received to be appointed, 30; Gen. command of troops on,
by a court
martial, 85
Jones, Dering, 108
Long
of,
Island,
camp
at, 88, 90;
head
Jones, Mr., house
mentioned, 78
quarters, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99,

100, 101, 102, 103, 109,
Jones, Gen. [Valentine], orders that none discharge their pieces in or
no,
in
Lucas, Mr., 105
near the camp, 20;

troops on
65, 66, 69;
to
command
Ludlow, Gabriel, appointed Colonel

of the 3d Battalion, 17
Luttrell,
New York
Island, etc.,
mentioned 67, 74
Ensign William H., 108

presides
Julian, Lieut. Richard, 105
KEMBLE, MR., 106

Kemble, Stephen, Deputy Adjutant
General, 76, 80, 8 1, 82
Kerr, Ensign, in quarrels with Ensign
Old, 58
MCARTHUR, MAJOR,
court martial, 60
at
McCarter, Sergt. Allen,

court martial, 52
tried
by a
Kerr, Capt. [George], ist Battalion, mentioned, 35, 43, 62, 100
Kettles, mentioned, 12, 15
McDonald, Lieut. Alexander, of the Kings Orange Rangers, tried by a

court martial, 36, 37, 53, 54, 60;
mentioned, 105
Kings Brewery, N. Y. City, spruce

beer to be issued at the, 38 Kingsbridge, N. Y., troops to march
to, 15;
McDonald, Duncan, 105 McDowell, Alexander, death
of,
52
McGowns, redoubts
87
of,
mentioned, 78,
93, 95
camp
at,
mentioned,
18, 29;
headquarters at, mentioned, 20, 26; horses to be inspected at, 69; men
tioned, 30, 65, 69
McGowan's Pass, mentioned, McLean, Ensign Hector, 105

McLortel, Major Evan, 107
Knapsacks, mentioned, 102 Knight, Capt. Henry, 106

Knight, Mr., 106
McNeal, Hector,
martial, 65
tried
by a court
McNeil, (Mr.) Surgeon's Mate, 108 McPherson, Lieut., mentioned, 99,

100, 102
LAWRENCE, ENSIGN JOHN, mentioned,

15
Leeche, Ensign, court-martialed and

cashiered, 34
Leggett, Mrs.
Catherine, victim of
robbery, 66, 67 Leggett, John, victim of robbery, 66,
McPherson, Major [Duncan], pre sides at a court martial, 49 McQuarrie, Donald, 105 McSwain, Angus, tried by a court martial, 66
Mail, to be forwarded to London, 51 Martin, Lt. Col., presides at a court
martial, 57 Martin, Major, presides at a court
67
Lent, Jacob, victim of robbery, 66, 67 Lescomb, Nehemiah, death of, 86, 93
Lloyds Neck, L. L, mentioned, 72, 78; detachment of ist Battalion to
martial, 51
Mathews, David, mayor of New York,

69
march
to,
87
INDEX
Maxwell, Capt. [Hamilton], to
a court martial, 38
sit
at
Norman, Charles, 108 North River, expedition

forts
against the
Menzies, A., appointed Major of the
on
the, mentioned, 33, 34,
56
3d Battalion, 17;
100, III
mentioned, 90
of,
Mercer, Capt. [Abraham], orders to be obeyed, 34

Merrill, John, tried
OCHELTREE, Mr., mentioned, 41; Dep uty Commissary of Forage at

Officers,
by
a court martial,
Flushing, 64 a return ordered of those
49,58
Mitzner, Cornet, 108
Moffitt, Lieut., mentioned,
recommended
for commissions,
14;
70 Moore, Capt., paymaster, 6 Moore, Robert, tried by a court mar

tial,
regulation of rank between regular and provincial troops, 18; to be
allowed
54, 55
additional
forage money,
], tried
61
Morrel, John, tried by a court

tial,
mar
Old, Ensign [Nicholas E. court martial, 58
by a
49, 58
Oyster Bay, L. L, mentioned,

6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
3, 4, 5,
Morris, Col., mentioned, 55
n,
14, 15, 16, 17, 21;
Morris House, headquarters, 29, 32, 33

Morrisania, N. Y., troops to land
15, 16, 17;
at,
mentioned, 30
return of provisions at, ordered, 21; a guard of the ist Battalion to be left at, to protect the provision
store, 22
Mostyn, Ensign Samuel, 109 Munchausen, Capt., 107 Murray, Lieut. Col., 107
NAPIER, SIR JAMES, Superintendent
of
all
PAROLES: Saltsburgh, 76; Halifax, 77; Waldkirk, 77; Oxford, 78; Ham burg, 81; Chatham, 82; Rumney,
98;
hospitals, 108
Francford, 99;
100;
Guilford, 100;
101;
Navy,
12
soldiers transferred to the, 10,
Osnabrug,
Eberberg,
Ross, 103;
ley, 109;
Woolwich,
Antwerp,
102;
103;
Negroes, admitted to the corps, to be

discharged, 6
Helberstad, 109;
Had-
Mittau, 109; Dublin, no;
New Jersey,
33
expedition
in,
mentioned,
15, 39, 40,
Hertzberg,
in;
Monmouth, in
Pascall, Ensign, 106
Newtown,
L.
I.,
mentioned,
41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 53, 54,
56, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 82, 83, 86
Paterson, James, Adjt. Gen., orders detachment to cover foraging party, 13; orders strict obedience to all
regulations, 15;
orders
movements
New York
34, 55;
City, mentioned, 5, 6, 30,
of provincial troops, 15, 16

Patterson, Deputy Commissary to furnish sick with fresh provisions, to acquaint the Commissary 4;
cruiting,
an improper place for re 6

City Headquarters,
New York
men
tioned, 15, 19, 20, 34, 36, 37, 38, 41,
General with the quantity of pro

visions in the magazine, 17
44, 45, 46, 49, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55, 57,
60, 64, 65, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87,
89.
Patterson, Mr., mentioned, 41
Paulus Hook, N.
65, 74, 75
J.,
mentioned, 30, 51,
93, 95, 96,
101,
sit in
10,
in;
court martial to
at, 38;
the City Hall
fort at,
mentioned, 84
Philadelphia, Pa., baggage to be sent to, 46, 49; ship of war to sail for, 76;
Nicholas, John, tried by a court

tial,
mar
59
quarters
mentioned, 51, 55, 84; head at, mentioned, 55, 64, 102
144
INDEX
Rawdon, Capt. Lord, 106, 107 Raymond, Capt., to command the
foraging party to the east end of
Island, 14; charged with dis obeying an order, 54; mentioned,
104; sick and wounded from, to land as soon as convenient, 101

Philips, Capt. [Nathaniel], appointed
Secretary to General Jones, 69; mail for Philadelphia to be sent to,
Long
76
Pickets, to visit the
62,63
Advance guard
in
Raymond
talion,
[Jacob]],
Capt.
ist
Bat
and sentinals three times

night, 17
the
Platt, ZefF, robbed while a prisoner, 42

Police, Superintendent General of,
mentioned, 35, 81, 99, 101, 109; presides at a court martial, 100 Razors, mentioned, 8
Recruiting,
Pratt, William, tried

tial,
69 by a court mar
of negroes
censured, 6;
New York
rant,
57
an improper place for, 6; no one to recruit without a war
Prescott, Col. Richard, 108

Prescott, Maj. Gen. Richard, to serve
Recruits, not to be inveigled to serve

in
Prisoners,
under Gen. Vaughan, 76 taken into custody for breach of parole, 16; to be kept in
be
fit
any particular corps, 7; must for immediate service, 7; re

of,
turn
to be sent to
Inspector
the room with the

17;
strict care
men of the guard,
General, 7; not to
mount guard or
and attention to be
taken in irons in a
put
41
in roster until properly trained,
paid to, 42;
waggon, 93
Provincial corps, in an engagement on Staten Island, 30 Provincial Troops, regulation of rank between the regular and, 18
Provisions, return of,
Redoubt,
building
inhabitants
to
assist
in
No. 5 mentioned, 66, 67 No. 7 mentioned, 66 Redoubt, Reservoir, N. Y. City, men

tioned, 82
Commissary
commissary
to be
to
by the Deputy made, 12, 17;

a return of, 21 three
Regiments mentioned:
British:
make
to
4th Foot, 106
QUARTERMASTER,
delivered, 8;
to
collect
pence for each coat and trousers

receive the cloth
ing, arms, etc., of the
7th Foot, 106, 107, 108 loth Foot, 106

i6th Dragoons, 108 1 6th Foot, 13
1 7th
ferred to sea service,
men trans and make a re
turn of the same, 10; a return of camp kettles to be made to the, 19;
to find quarters for the tailors of the
Light Dragoons, 38, 69, 107, 108
Battalion, 40;
to attend at parade
2Oth Foot, 105 2 ist Foot, 109 26th Foot, 38

3 ist
and
find farmers
who have hay
to
Foot, 85
dispose of, 45;
complained against
35th Foot, 38, 59, 68, 70, 98, 101,

106, 107
for not delivering provisions, 48; to
deliver the regimental clothing, 63
37th Foot, 106, 107
Queens
Street,
N. Y. City, mentioned,
38th Foot, 38, 57, 68, 69, 75, 82,

101
40th Foot,
13, 105
RANK,
regulation of, between regular and provincal troops, 18
43rd Foot, 106

44th Foot, 105 45th Foot, 38, 68, 101, 105
Rappalie, Abraham, mentioned, 42
INDEX
46th Foot, 85 49th Foot, 106, 108, 109 52d Foot, in an engagement on
Staten
Island,
29,
Queens American Rangers,

106, 107
20, 85,
Roman
Catholic Volunteers, 107
30,
men
Royal Fencible, 59
Skinners, 68
tioned, 38, 58, 68, 70, 76, 77,

101, 104, 106
South Carolina Royalists, 107

Volunteers of Ireland, 107 Reservoir redoubt, N. Y. City,
tioned, 82
55th Foot, 105, 107 57th Foot, 38, 68, 81, 101
men
com-
63d Foot, 106, 107

7ist Foot, 38, 49, 68, 72, 73, 77, 78, 79, 81, 84, 87, 93, 94, 95, 101
Invalid's Corps, to take charge
Rhode
Island,
Gen Robertson
to
troops at, 65; mentioned, 69 Riverton, Ensign, 106
mand
of baggage at New York, 20 Royal Artillery, 37, 38, 55, 59, 72, 75
Rivington, Mr., mentioned, 57
Robbery, committed against a

oner,
pris
107
52,
42;
mentioned, 57, 59, 66,
Royal Highland Emigrants,

64, 105
74, 86,
in
Hessian:
Anspach, to Cove, 101

Kohlers, 38
land
at
Hallet's
Roberson, Lieut. Col. James, 107 Roberts, Sergt. Robert, 107 Robertson, Maj. Gen. Qames],
to
command
troops at
Rhode
Island,
Losberg, 107
6S Robinson, Col., mentioned, 79

Rochester, Sergt., deserted, 43 Rogers, William, tried by a
martial 61
court
Mirback, 78, 81
Prince Charles, 38, 95, 107 Prince Hereditary, 38, 81
Stein, 38, 8 1, 95
Trumbach, 38, 81, 95 Waldeck, 38, in an engagement on Staten Island, 29, 30

Wissenbach,
Provincials:
38, 78
Rooney, Lieut., mentioned, 99, 100, 101, 102

Roorback,
Capt.
[Barnet],
men
tioned, 62, 63
Roorback, Capt. [Barnet], ion, mentioned, 35, 8 1

Ross, Lieut., 108
ist Battal
Emmericks Chasseurs, 52, 69 Fannings Corp, 59 Kings American, 65, 66, 80

ordered
to to Newtown, 78; Flushing, 82; to Hallet's Cove,
Rum, not
23;
to be sold to the soldiers, 8,
for the sick, 25
Rum
puntions, mentioned,
in
Russell, Joseph, victim of a robbery,
87; mentioned, 90, 91, 98, 100,

101, 103, 109,
no
59 Ryers, Michael, victim of robbery, 66,
Kings Orange Rangers, 36, 53, 60,

70 Loyal American, 38, 58
67
officers on duty to wear, 25 Saunderson, Ensign Alexander, 106 Scott, George, 108
SASHES,
New
Jersey Volunteers, 49, 60, 61; 2d Battalion to embark for

Philadelphia, 55
New York
Volunteers, 51, 57, 68
Seamen, not allowed to serve in pro vincial corps, 50; reward offered for
apprehension
Seatalket, L.
I.,
Prince of Wales American Vol

unteers, 15, 34, 64; four com panies to embark at Flushing
for Morrisania, 15
of, who deserted, 103 return of provisions at,
ordered,
21;
defence of the
re
doubt
at,
29
146
INDEX
Sutherland, Capt. William, 107
Seaton, Christopher, 105 Servants, to attend the Field Exer cises, 12; no front rank man to act
as,
Swan,
ship, mentioned, 103
65
TAILORS, mentioned,
Talbot, Lieut., 108
8, 40, 47, 74,
109
Shannon, Michael, tried by a court

martial, 52
Shelly,
Capt., Brigade, 81
Lieut.
to
act
as
major of
Dep.
Talbot, Lieut., William H., 108 Taylor, Peter A., Capt. Joel liams acquitted of the murder
Wil
of,
20
Sheriff,
Col. [William],
Tea Water Pump, N. Y.
City,
men
Quartermaster-General, 38, 46, 49,

to
pay additional forage money, 54
Shoe brushes, mentioned, 8

Short, William, of the King's American Regiment, tried by a court martial,
tioned, 32 Tents, to be repaired, 63 one to each five men, 80 to be lettered and
numbered, 90
37
Simcoe, Major, 106 Skinner, Brig. Gen. [Cortland], 49, 75,
Thomas, Ensign, 106 Thomas, William, tried by a court

martial, 57
Thompson,
Lieut., appointed
Asst.
84
Small, Capt. John, 109
Quartermaster-General, 76 Townsend, Rev. Mr., appointed

lain to King's
Chap
Smith, Capt., mentioned, 13, charged with disobeying an order, 54

Smith, Capt. ist Battalion, mentioned, 35,81, no Smith, Christopher, tried by a court
martial, 52 Smith, Capt. [Jacob], mentioned, 62,
Orange Rangers, 71
Tryon, Gov. William, appointed Ma jor General of Provincial forces, 12,

13;
mentioned, 25, 29, 36, 74, 78,
89, 90, 97; Orders of, 80, 82, 83, 101;
praised
command
by Gen. Clinton, 33; to troops on Long Island, 75
63
Turnbull, Lieut., Col. [George],

tioned, 71, 75
men
Smith, Capt. John, 109
Smith, Peter, tried by a court martial, 61
UNDERWOOD, ENSIGN CALEB, 106

Uniforms, see Clothing
Snow, Capt., 105 Sodden, Ambrose, 106 Spruce beer, to be issued at the King's
Brewery, 38, mentioned,
Stanley,
VALENTINES HILL, N. Y. City, part

of the picket
at, carried off,
in
29
Thomas,
tried
by a court
martial, 52 Stack, Major, his corp to march to
Vaughan, Maj. Gen. [John], praised by Gen. Clinton, 33; his expedition up the North River approved by
His
Kings Bridge, 15
Staten Island, an engagement on, 29;
Majesty,
56;
to
troops at Kingsbridge, 66;
command men
mentioned, 30, 49, 55, 58, 65, 74, 84

Steward, Sergt. John, 107
Stewart, Sergt., mentioned, 70 Stopford, Maj. Joseph, 108 Supple, Ensign, mentioned, 99, 100,
103 Surgeons, to
reports of the sick and medicines, 12, 25; to approve
tioned, 71, 74, 76, 77, 78, 81, 94, 95,
96
WADMAN, CAPT. [ARTHUR],

a court martial, 38
to sit at
Waggons,
to be
marked with No. and
make
name
Wall
of regiment, 93
Street,
N. Y. City, mentioned, 77
of the sick
who
leave the hospital,
68,69
Waller, Lt. John, appointed Brigade Major of provincial forces, 19, 20
INDEX
Waller, John, Brigade Major, to serve
under Gen. Tryon,

ders of, 91, 98
82;
to
join
Williams, Capt. Joel, acquitted of the murder of Peter Augustus Taylor,
Brigade at Flushing Bay, 82;

Wallington, John, Aid de Maj. Gen Tryon, 80
or
20
Williams, Mr., mentioned, 58
Willington, James, Aid de
83
Camp
to
Camp,
82,
Webb, Samuel,
tial,
tried
by a court mar
appointed
59
Capt.
[James^]*
Willmouskey, Capt. William, 107 Wilson, Mr., to act as an Asst. Engi

neer, 79
Wemys,
Aid de 66
Camp
to Gen. Tryon, 13
Wood
cutters,
equipment
of,
72; pro
West Farms, N. Y.
City, mentioned,
tection of, 73
Wilkins, Mr., smoke house
of,
robbed,
75
Willard, Col., mentioned, 32 Willet, John, victim of assault, 95
Wormeley, John appointed Ensign in the Colonel's Company, 46 Wormley, Ensign John, mentioned
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to print, publish, and

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shall relate to, or illustrate, the

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During the Revolutionary War. Edited by Edward F. De Lancey. With

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dier General Oliver

and commanded by Briga Lancey, and mentions several

1776, Sir William

the following appointments which

were announced at Headquarters,

29, 1776, viz.:

Esq., Brigadier General and Colonel

of the 1st Battalion;

John Harris Cruger, Esq., Lieut.

3rd Battalion, Gabriel

Ludlow, Esq., Colonel;

raise a Brigade of provincials of three Battalions of

for the service of His

Majesty and the suppres

sion of the present unnatural Rebellion."

Island with the under-

of 1776-77 these battalions were stationed one at Oyster

and 3rd battalions then encamped near New-

to ^Georgia, with several other Regi command of Lieut. Col. Archibald

the original and con

The Orderly Book is followed by York Loyalists or Adherents to the

York, during the

compiled by William Kelby, late Librarian of

Stated time for want of several Utensils

Clean Straw an unpardonable neglect

Ordered that the Officers Commanding Companies make

12 th Feb y 1777 cers of Companies are to make

Lists of their respec

Also Accounting for Deserters the

men were Quartered

received, for the

that have been Mustered that a

Demand may be made to Compleat It is OYSTER BAY i8 th Feb ry 1777

the Generals Orders

Bay do not Exceed