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Title: Orderly book with accounts of Capt. Nathan Strong's company the 4th New York Regiment, 1777, Mar. 19 - 1778, June 12, Peekskill, N.Y., Valley Forge, Pa
Creator: United States. Continental Army. New York Regiment, 4th, author
Contributor: Strong, Nathan, active 1776-1779
Date Created and/or Issued: 1777
1778
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Manuscripts
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Description: The orderly book and accounts kept by Captain Nathan Strong of the 4th New York Regiment. Included are: the orderly book kept at Peekskill, N.Y. from March 19 through June 9, 1777. The rest of the manuscript contains two entries for January and March, 1778 and miscellaneous military and personal accounts kept by Nathan Strong. Scattered throughout the manuscript are early nineteenth century notes, prayers, family records, etc. penned by William Strong.
The 4th Regiment of New York was organized between November, 1776 and early 1777 and was disbanded by General Orders effective January 1, 1781. Colonel Henry Beekman Livingston commanded the regiment from November 21, 1776 to January 13, 1779. Nathan Strong commanded a company until he was dismissed in 1779.
Extent: 82 pieces, 18 cm
Identifier: mssHM 634
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll7/id/23159
Language: English
Subject: Strong, Nathan, fl. 1776-1779--Archives
United States. Continental Army. New York Regiment, 4th
United States. Continental Army--Archives
United States. Continental Army--History--Sources
New York (State)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Sources
New York (State)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Regimental histories--Sources
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Sources
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces--Sources
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Regimental histories--New York (State)--Sources
Military records United States Revolution, 1775-1783. (aat)
Orderly books United States Revolution, 1775-1783. (aat)
Source: Orderly Books of the American Revolution.
Manuscripts, Huntington Digital Library

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