United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Jackson military pay record, 1779.
Collection
Identifier: RG5379
Abstract
Henry Jackson, born 1747, was a Boston native and served as the commander of Jackson's Additional Continental Regiment (later the 16th Massachusetts Regiment) during the American Revolutionary War. The regiment participated in the Philadelphia campaign of 1777, fought in the battle of Monmouth in Rhode Island in 1778, and participated in the battle of Springfield in 1780. This collection includes a single document which itemizes the amount of pay due to the soldiers and officers in Henry...
Dates:
1779
Lancaster, Mass. First Church of Christ letter of complaint, 1779.
Collection
Identifier: RG0109
Abstract
The town of Lancaster and the First Congregational Church in Lancaster were established on November 28, 1653. The second meeting house was constructed in 1684 and the third meeting house was constructed in 1706. The fourth meeting house was constructed in 1743. Rev. Timothy Thayer was ordained in 1793; a member of the Unitarian movement, he liberalized the church during his pastorate resulting in some members withdrawing to form the Evangelical Congregational Church in 1839. The fifth...
Dates:
1779
Susan Counce Hunt papers, 1793-1835.
Collection
Identifier: MS1111
Scope and Contents
This collection contains diaries (journals), extracts from sermons, readings, and letters from 1793-1835. Contained in 8 handmade books. One letter contains an essay entitled "On the Millenium" which mentions Jonathan Edwards. One journal is an arithmatic book attributed to "Sukey Counce Hunt." Also contains correspondence between the author's parents, Mary (Counce) Hunt and Daniel Hunt, which chronicles life in Boston during British occupation, and a diary of Mary Hunt's.
Dates:
1793-1835
Timothy Dickinson papers, 1809, undated.
Collection
Identifier: MS0066
Abstract
Timothy Dickinson was born on June 25, 1761 in Amherst, Massachusetts. Dickinson joined the Continental Army in 1777 and was discharged in 1779. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1785 and was ordained as the minister at Holliston, Massachusetts on February 18, 1789. He remained minister there until his death on July 6, 1813. This collection contains two items written by Timothy Dickinson. The first is a short biography which recounts his time in the Continental Army and the second is a...
Dates:
1809