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Title: Orderly book of Daniel Whiting's company of the 6th Massachusetts regiment, 1779, Sept. 15 - 1780, Apr. 21, Bedford, Groton, Peekskill, and Highlands, N.Y
Creator: Whiting, Daniel, active 1779-1780, author
Contributor: Barrett, Stephen, active 1779-1780
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Manuscripts
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Description: Orderly book of the 7th Company of the 6th Massachusetts Regiment kept by Stephen Barritt. Included are regimental, brigade, and general orders, morning reports, etc. The book contains John Nixon's Address to officers and soldiers of his brigade ( October 23, 1779).
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Whiting commanded the 7th Company of the 6th Massachusetts regiment. The regiment was created on November 1, 1776 and served until it was disbanded on June 12, 1783. The regiment was attached to General Nixon's brigade. Nixon's brother, Colonel Thomas Nixon commanded the regiment until Jan. 1, 1781.
Extent: 118 leaves, 22 cm., oblong octavo
Identifier: mssHM 680
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll7/id/24891
Subject: Nixon, John, 1727-1815
Nixon, Thomas, 1736-1800
United States. Continental Army--Archives
United States. Continental Army--History--Sources
United States. Continental Army. Massachusetts Regiment, 6th
Massachusetts--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Regimental histories--Sources
New York (State)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--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--Massachusetts--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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