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William Bond Papers

Owning Institution: UC San Diego, Special Collections and Archives

About this Collection

Papers of William Bond (d. 1776), a Revolutionary Army officer and colonel in the 25th Regiment of Foot from Massachusetts. Bond led the regiment from July 1775 to August 31, 1776, when he died from an illness at Mount Independence near Fort Ticonderoga.

Significant among the few items of correspondence is an autograph letter signed by General George Washington (20 May 1776) to Major General Sullivan. Other important correspondence includes four letters from Bond to his wife Lucy in Watertown, Massachusetts.

In addition to war-era letters, the collection contains military orders, printed resolutions by the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, and numerous administrative documents related to Bond's position as commander of the 25th Regiment, such as receipts for supplies and lists of returns of officers, soldiers, deserters, and discharges. Among the signers of these documents are generals Philip Schuyler (5 May 1776), Horatio Gates (15 March 1776), William Heath (14 August 1775), and Nathanael Greene (15 March 1776). View this collection on the contributor's website.
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43 items found in this collection

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List of men to be discharged due to illness from Colonel Bond's …
List of men to be discharged from Colonel Bond's 25th Regiment
A List of Officers in the Regiment where of Thomas Gardner Esq. …
A List of the Names and Rank of the Officers of the …
Notification of the adjournment of the Court Martial of which Colonel Bond …
Orders for Colonel John Stark Commanding the 5th and 25th Regiments of …
Orders from the Committee of Safety, Cambridge, to Capt John Stratton to …
Proceedings of a Gen. Court martial held in Roxbury by Order of …
Receipts
Recommendation of discharge for medical reasons for Thaddeus Willington Trummer and Joseph …
Resolution by the House of Representatives of the Massachusetts Bay Colony that …
A Return of Capt. Abner Crafts Comp. in Coll. Willm. Bond Reg
A Return of Capt Abner Crafts Comp. in the 37 Reg
Return of Deserters from Col. Wm. Bonds Regt. since Jan 1 1776
A Return of Soldiers Names in Capt. Harris' Company who have Stands …
A Return of the Number and Name of Men in the late …
A Return of the Number of Officers and Soldiers that has Engaged …
A Return of the Regiment in the Service of The United Colonies …
To the Hon. Gen. Assembly of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, …
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