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Title: Orderly book of the 8th Massachusetts Regiment, 1781, May 18 - July 1, West Point, Peekskill
Creator: United States. Continental Army. Massachusetts Regiment, 8th (1777-1783), author
Date Created and/or Issued: 1781
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Manuscripts
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Description: Regimental orderly book of the 8th Massachusetts Regiment, written by Francis Tuft, adjutant, containing general, brigade, regimental, and garrison orders, proceedings of courts martial, etc.
Forms part of the collection of Orderly books of the American revolution.
The 8th Massachusetts regiment was created on Nov. 1, 1776 and served until it was disbanded on June 12, 1783. The regiment was commanded by Colonel Michael Jackson an was attached to Ebenezer Learned Brigade, 4th Massachusetts Brigade, and 2nd Massachusetts Brigade.
Extent: 87 p., 30 cm, bound volume.
Identifier: mssHM 719 vol. 09
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll7/id/43810
Subject: United States. Continental Army--Archives
United States. Continental Army--History--Sources
United States. Continental Army. Massachusetts Regiment, 8th (1777-1783)
Massachusetts--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Regimental histories--Sources
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Sources
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Regimental histories--Massachusetts--Sources
Military records United States Revolution, 1775-1783. (aat)
Returns (military reports) United States Revolution, 1775-1783. (aat)
Source: Orderly Books of the American Revolution.
Manuscripts, Huntington Digital Library

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