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THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY 
 
 THE JOHN DIVINE JONES FUND SERIES 
 
 OF 
 HISTORIES AND MEMOIRS 
 
 III 
 
Edition of Two Hundred Copies 
 
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 PRESIDENT 
 
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ORDERLY BOOK OF THE THREE 
 BATTALIONS OF LOYALISTS 
 
 COMMANDED BY 
 BRIGADIER - GENERAL OLIVER DE LANCEY 
 
 1776-1778 
 
 TO WHICH IS APPENDED A LIST OF 
 
 NEW YORK LOYALISTS IN THE CITY OF 
 
 NEW YORK DURING THE WAR OF THE 
 
 REVOLUTION COMPILED 
 
 BY WILLIAM KELBY 
 
 NEW YORK 
 
 PRINTED FOR THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY 
 1917 
 
THE JOHN DIVINE JONES FUND 
 
 THE John Divine Jones Fund Series " has been 
 so named by The New York Historical Society in 
 honor of their enlightened and generous fellow-member, 
 the late John Divine Jones, whose great interest in the 
 history of his native State has led him to endow the 
 Society with a fund of six thousand dollars for publish 
 ing works of an historical nature which may not fall 
 within the scope of its ordinary " Publication Fund." 
 
 The object of the Series is fully set forth in the Plan 
 and Declaration of Trust on which the Society formally 
 accepted the gift of the Fund for its establishment. It 
 is to print, publish, and sell, under the direction of the 
 Publication Committee of the Society: 
 
 First, Such manuscript historical and biographical 
 writings, memoirs, documents and records, private or 
 public, official or not official, ecclesiastical or secular, 
 civil or military, which shall relate to, or illustrate, the 
 history of New York as a Colony or a State, or the his 
 tory of any of the Dutch, English, or French colonies in 
 America, and which shall have been written prior to the 
 year 1800. 
 
 Second^ Such historical works or documents relating 
 to the history of New York, or that of the United 
 States, or of either of them, which shall treat of, or 
 relate to, events of persons, which shall have happened, 
 or who shall have died, at least fifty years prior to the 
 publication of the same. 
 
 Third, That the cost of the volumes be paid out of 
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 direction of the Publication Committee; and when the 
 proceeds have been received, the same to be employed 
 in the printing of other volumes, which in their turn are 
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 of the Series. 
 
 Fourth, That under no circumstances shall any new 
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 the possession of the Society, to an amount which shall 
 in the judgment of the Executive Committee be equal to 
 the cost of producing such new volume or volumes. 
 
 PUBLICATIONS OF THE JOHN DIVINE JONES FUND 
 SERIES OF HISTORIES AND MEMOIRS 
 
 I. History of New York During the Revolutionary War. 
 By Thomas Jones. Edited by Edward F. De Lancey. With 
 Notes, Contemporary Documents, Maps, and Portraits. 8vo. 
 Two Volumes. New York, 1879. Price, $15.00. 
 
 II. The Journal of a Voyage from Charlestown, S.C., to 
 London, Undertaken during the American Revolution. By a 
 Daughter of an Eminent American Loyalist (Louisa Susannah 
 Wells). 8vo, pp. 132. Portrait and Facsimile page. New 
 York, 1906. Price $2.00. 
 
 III. Orderly Book, 1776-1778, of the Three Battalions of 
 Loyalists Commanded by Brigadier General Oliver De Lancey. 
 List of New York City Loyalists, 1775-1783, by William 
 Kelby. New York, 1917. Price $2.50. 
 
PREFACE 
 
 THIS volume, the third of the series of the publi 
 cations of "The John Divine Jones Fund," 
 contains an Orderly Book, 1776-1778, relating to the 
 Battalions of Loyalists or Provincial Troops, raised for 
 the defence of Long Island, and commanded by Briga 
 dier General Oliver De Lancey, and mentions several 
 regiments of the British Army and other provincial 
 troops. 
 
 Upon the submission of Long Island to the British in 
 1776, Sir William Howe, Commander in Chief of the 
 British Forces made the following appointments which 
 were announced at Headquarters, New York Island, 
 September 29, 1776, viz.: 
 
 Oliver De Lancey, Esq., Brigadier General and Colonel 
 of the 1st Battalion; John Harris Cruger, Esq., Lieut. 
 Colonel; Captain Joseph Greene, late of the 4<Dth Regi 
 ment, Major; 2nd Battalion, George Brewerton, Esq., 
 Colonel; Stephen De Lancey, Esq., Lieut. Colonel; 
 Thomas Bowden, Esq., Major; 3rd Battalion, Gabriel 
 Ludlow, Esq., Colonel; Richard Hewlet, Esq., Lieut. 
 Colonel; A. Menzies, Esq., Major; A. Campbell, Esq., 
 Major Brigade. 
 
 The above officers had "offered their services to 
 raise a Brigade of provincials of three Battalions of 500 
 men each for the service of His Majesty and the suppres 
 sion of the present unnatural Rebellion." The Brigade 
 was raised for the defense of Long Island with the under- 
 
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X PRE FAC E 
 
 standing they were not to leave the Island for any service 
 elsewhere. The entire third Battalion consisted of 
 natives or Inhabitants of Queens County. In the winter 
 of 1776-77 these battalions were stationed one at Oyster 
 Bay, one at Huntington and one at Brookhaven. In 
 making out the commission for this Corps, after the 
 words "for the defence of Long Island" the words "and 
 other exigencies" were added and in May, 1777, the 
 ist and 2nd battalions were ordered to embark at Flush 
 ing, L.I., and land at Morrisania from whence they pro 
 ceeded to Kingsbridge. The following month the ist 
 battalion returned to Long Island while the 2nd battalion 
 remained at Kingsbridge. 
 
 In the Spring of 1778 the forts which had been erected 
 at Huntington and Brookhaven were ordered to be de 
 stroyed much to the dismay of the Inhabitants of Long 
 Island who were thereafter harassed by raiding parties 
 of the Americans coming from the Connecticut shore. 
 The ist and 3rd battalions then encamped near New- 
 town, L.I. 
 
 When the Southern campaign was organized the ist 
 and 2nd battalions of De Lancey's Brigade were sent in 
 November 1778 to ^Georgia, with several other Regi 
 ments all under the command of Lieut. Col. Archibald 
 Campbell where they served until the evacuation of 
 Georgia and South Carolina by the British. 
 
 The 3rd battalion was stationed at Lloyd's Neck where 
 they remained until the evacuation of New York City. 
 All three battalions disbanded in Nova Scotia. 
 
 This Orderly Book covers the period from September 
 1776, to June i, 1778, and relates mainly to the 1st 
 and 3rd battalion of De Lancey's Brigade and their ser 
 vice on Long Island. 
 
 The earliest entry in the orderly book September 29, 
 1776 telling of the organization of the Brigade, appears 
 
PREFACE XI 
 
 after the date of May 12, 1777, in the original and con 
 sequently is so printed. 
 
 The Orderly Book is followed by a list of the New 
 York Loyalists or Adherents to the British Crown in 
 the City of New York, during the War of the Revolu 
 tion, compiled by William Kelby, late Librarian of The 
 New York Historical Society. 
 
 Mr. Kelby for years had made a study of the Loyalists, 
 with a view of publishing a volume, with notes, but his 
 death on July 27, 1898, prevented the completion of 
 the work. The list is from contemporary manuscripts 
 and newspapers covering the period 1776-1783, and is 
 alphabetically arranged. 
 
Orderly Book De Lancey's Brigade 
 British Army, 1776-1778 
 
Orderley Book DeLancey's 
 Brigade British Army, 
 
 17761778 
 
 OYSTER BAY 4 th Feb y 1777 B: O: 
 
 FINDING the impossibility of the men of the I st 
 Battalion dining together with that Convenincy 
 I co d wish at Any Stated time for want of several Utensils 
 it is here by Ordered that they divide themselves into 
 two Messes & the I st to dine at One Oclock, the Second 
 Mess at two o Clock Regularly & greater attention to 
 Cleanliness are not only required but are essential to 
 health The Barracks in Gen 1 are reported to want 
 fresh & Clean Straw an unpardonable neglect this. 
 
 OYSTER BAY 8 th Feb y 1777 
 
 Ordered that the Officers Commanding Companies make 
 the Weekly States in Writing of there Companies 
 OYSTER BAY 12 th Feb y 1777 The Commanding offi 
 cers of Companies are to make pay Lists of their respec 
 tive Companies Commencing the 13 th Feb y and ending 
 the 19 th following A Serj. 35: a Corp 1 2: 6 A Drum' 
 2:6 a private 2: New York Currency B Gen 1 
 DLanceys Orders 
 
 OYSTER BAY 15* Feb^ 1778 That the Officers & 
 Soldiers of the I st Batt n be all Present on the Parade on 
 Thursday the 2O th Inst. with their Arms & Accoutre 
 ments the Officers Commanding Company are to have 
 Muster Rolls of their Companys that they Command 
 Accounting for every absent Man those on furlough 
 
4 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 are to be Called in Also Accounting for Deserters the 
 Day of Desertion or Death or any other Incident as that 
 day the Inspector Gen 1 will review the Men that they 
 may be Intitled to a Bounty of 5 Dollars The Officers 
 Likewise to furnish me with Rolls where the Soldiers have 
 been Quartered before they received Provisions from the 
 Commissary General giving an Account & the Names of 
 Persons on whom the men were Quartered this Order 
 is to be Observed by the 2 d & 3 d Batt n that they be 
 ready to be Inspected on Fryday the 21 st That the 
 Quarter Mas* of the Three Battalions make returns of 
 the Arms & Accoutrements accounting for Deficiencies & 
 the way they happened with the Numbers they have 
 received, for the Men that have been Mustered that a 
 Demand may be made to Compleat 
 OYSTER BAY i8 th Feb ry 1777 It is the Generals Orders 
 that all Officers doing Duty at Oyster Bay do not Exceed 
 half a Mile in the Distance of their Quarters from the 
 Town of Oyster Bay OYSTER BAY Feb y 19 th 1777 
 Brigadier Gen 1 DLanceys Orders The Commanding 
 officers of Companies Immediately to make a return 
 of the Arms they have Received by what Accidents they 
 were Lost & what are Irreparable belonging to the I st 
 Batt n that a True State of the Arms may be Exactley 
 Known That M r Patterson Dep y Comm^ to furnish 
 the Sick with fresh Provisions as their Health much 
 Depends on it & none has been Issued Since the 15 th 
 Inst. . OYSTER BAY 24 th feb Batt n Orders to prevent in 
 future the Soldiers having their Arms about in Different 
 places in Town by which means the Arms are not only 
 Abused but Carried of by Deserters It is Ordered that 
 the men after Parade be March d back by their Respective 
 Officers to their Barracks & that the OfP of y e Guard 
 when releived March in like manner his Guard to their 
 respective Barracks. 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 5 
 
 OYSTER BAY 25 th Feby Gen 1 DLanceys Orders It is 
 reported to Gen 1 DLancey that the Soldiers Barracks 
 & Officers Quarters are 111 Supplyed with fuel by Neglect 
 of not having a Sufficient Magazine of Wood he there 
 fore Orders the Quarter Master of the Batt n to use the 
 utmost Industry to have a Speedy & Large Supply of 
 Wood brought in that there may be no future Complaint 
 of the Kind and It is his Order that the Officers & Sol 
 diers do not Suffer the Fences of the Inhabitants to be 
 Destroyed as they Shall answer for the Disobedience 
 of this Order HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK Jan y 3O th 
 77 Alex r Innis is Appointed Inspector Gen 1 of y e Pro 
 vincial Troops in North America with Provincial Rank 
 of L* Colonel he is to be observed as Such and all Appli 
 cations from the Corps are to be made to him Re 
 turns to be Regularly made to the Inspector Gen 1 
 from each Provincial Corps Signed by the Command* 
 Officer on the I 8t & 15 of each Month OYSTER BAY 
 3 d March 77 B.. O Ordered that the Officers 
 Commanding Companys do this day make returns of 
 the Number of Men in their Respective Companies 
 that are for Want of Cloathing Unfit for Service the 
 Sick excepted OYSTER BAY 5 th March B..O: All 
 the Arms of the Batt n which are so much out of order 
 as to be irreparable here to be Delivered in to the 
 Quarter Master to be Carried to New York there to 
 be mended or Exchanged 
 
 OYSTER BAY March 12 th 1777 B:O That the Officers 
 make up the Accounts of their Companies & Settle 
 with their men respectively from the time of their In- 
 listment to the 24 th of Feb ry Last. 23 d March 1777 
 B..O Ordered that every man of the I st Batt n who is 
 able to Carry Arms attend punctually to Morrow at 12 
 OClock on the Parade that all officers Command* Com 
 panies make up their Accounts to the 24 th of this Month 
 
6 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 inclusive in the Course of to morrow OYSTER BAY 24 th 
 March 77 Batt n Orders That the Officers Com 
 manding Companies furnish the Adj*. Immediately w h 
 the size of their men that one General Return may be 
 made out of them for the Inspector General who means 
 Immediately to send to the Batt n their Cloathing Com- 
 pleat for each Man That the Officers Comm 8 Com 
 panies go Early to morrow Morning to Huntington & 
 Call on Cap*. Moore the Paymaster for the Pay due to 
 their Companies with whome they are to Settle Imme 
 diately up to this day HEAD QUARTERS N YORK 
 March i6 th For his Majesties Provincial Troops The 
 Commander in Chief being desirous that the provincial 
 Forces should be put on the most respectable Footing 
 & according to his first Intention to be Composed of 
 his Majestys Loyal American Subjects has Directed that 
 all Negroes Mulattoes & other Improper Persons who 
 have been admitted into this Corps may be Immediately 
 Discharged The Inspector Gen 1 will receive Par 
 ticular Orders on the Subject to Prevent such abuses 
 in future The Genl. Expects that all the Officers of 
 the several Provincial Reg ts do Immediately repair to 
 their Respective Regiments those on the Recruiting 
 Service Excepted & that they do exert themselves in 
 Disciplining those men who have Chearfully stept forth 
 in Defence of True Liberty & the Constitution of their 
 Country. New York is in many respects a very Im 
 proper place for Recruiting. It is therefore the Gen 
 erals Pleasure that only one Carefull Officer with one 
 Serg* one Corp 1 & two privates from each Corps do 
 remain in this City to receive such Men as Come to 
 Join their Respective Reg ts . A Return of the Names 
 of the Officers & Men appointed for this duty to be sent 
 to the Inspector General It has been represented to 
 the Gen 1 that men who have already Ingaged or wish 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 7 
 
 to serve in particular Corps are Inveigled to Inlist in 
 other Corps if Just Complaint of this nature is again 
 made the men will be ordered to Join the Regiment they 
 intended to serve in & every Expense incurred fall Upon 
 the Person who Inveigled or Imposed on them Com 
 manding officers of Corps are not to Discharge men 
 without first obtaining Leave from the Commander in 
 Chief & they are to be particularly Careful not to admitt 
 any Recruits who are not in every respect fit for imme 
 diate Service as it is of great importance that the recruits 
 from each Corps be very exact and Regularly trans 
 mitted to the Inspector Gen 1 the I st & 15 th of each 
 month Commanding Officers of Corps will be Ex 
 tremely attentive of this part of their duty in future 
 forms of Returns may be had at y e Inspt r Gen ls office 
 The Officers on Duty in Town to Call at the Insp r 
 Gen 18 every Monday & Thursday at two OClock to 
 receive such Orders as the Gen 1 may have for their 
 respective Corps The Companies to make out Mus 
 ter Rolls immediately of the Men that has not been 
 Mustered since Last muster 
 
 OYSTER BAY 28 th March 77 B..O.. The Commanding 
 Officer Desires that a groce return may forewith be 
 given in by each Captain or Officer Commanding Com- 
 panys Specifying the Ballances for & against the men 
 of their respective Comp y to the 24 th of this Month 
 agreeable to a former Order that Directions may be 
 given for the paying of s d Ballances & as the Mode 
 of forming Milatary accounts must be New to some of 
 the Officers of the Batt n It is Desired that each Com- 
 panys Account Book may be Left at the Com 8 Officers 
 Quarters for the purpose of being Inspected by the 
 Field Officers. 
 
 All Orders to be read Dayley to the Soldiers by the 
 Orderly Officers or by the Adj* as shall appear most 
 
8 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 meet to the Commanding Officer on the Parade and such 
 orders as the men have not been made acquainted with 
 a retrospect is to be paid to them The Quarter Master 
 will receive from each Officer Commanding Companies 
 Three pence for each Blanket Coat & three pence for 
 every pair of Trowsers made for the Men of their respec 
 tive Companies in Order that the Money as soon as 
 Collected may be distributed among the Taylors in 
 Proportion to the Work they have done in Making up 
 Said Coats & Trowsers 
 
 As the Rum allowed by his Majesty to his Troops in 
 these Quarters is full Sufficient for them It is Ex 
 pected from the Inhabitants that they will not sell to 
 a soldier Rum under any pretence whatever as the Cer 
 tain Consequences are involving men into Scrapes & 
 Disgrace unfitting them for Duty & Leading them into 
 acts of Disorder they otherwise would avoid to Pre 
 vent this Evil effectually It is Expected that all Officers 
 & Soldiers as Soon as it Comes to their Knowledge will 
 not fail Immediately to give Notice to the Commanding 
 Officer of the Person or Persons who shall presume to 
 act Contrary to this Order that they may be Dealt with 
 according to their Demerits 
 
 OYSTER BAY 6 th Ap 1 1777 
 
 B. O The Commanding officers of Companies See the 
 men of their Respective Companies immediately fur 
 nished with Razors, Combs, Shoe Brushes and other 
 matters requisite to keep the men always in a decent 
 & respect 6 soldier Like Condition which is not only 
 expect d but Required under the Severest penalty 
 
 OYSTER BAY April I st 1777. Battalion Orders 
 
 Several of the Soldiers running into Egregious Blunders 
 respecting apart of his Excellency Gen 1 Howes late Order 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 9 
 
 for his Majestys Provincal Troops Officers Com 
 manding Companies are to Explain to their Men the 
 meaning of Said Orders Major Greene Ordered the 
 Adj* to Signifie to the Officers that they do not attend 
 the Parade & field of Exercise according to a former 
 Order from L* Coll. Cruger OYSTER BAY 3 d Ap 1 B: 
 Orders 
 
 The Commanding Officer having received frequent Com 
 plaints of the Unwarrantable Conduct both of the 
 Commis d & nonCommis d Officers of the Batt n taking 
 the Inhabitants Horses without any Authority: It is 
 required & Expected in future for the Honor of the Corps 
 & the Peace & Quiet of the People That no Officer or 
 Non Com d Officer will Impress or make use of any Horse 
 or Carriage belonging to the Inhabitants upon any 
 Pretence whatever without the Knowledge & Approba 
 tion of the Commanding Officer The Serg* of the 
 Guard is Peremptorily Ordered whenever a firelock is 
 Discharged by any of the Gentry on their Post Immedi 
 ately to Detach a Corp 1 & two Privates to the Post where 
 the alarm was given to Enquire of the Cause of it, that 
 the Main Guard & Men may if Necessary be made 
 Instantley Acquainted with it. & for Neglect of this 
 Duty the Serg* Of the Guard will be answerable the 
 same to be reported the Next Day to the Commanding 
 Officer 
 
 GEN 1 ORDERS NEW YORK 3i 8t March 1777 
 
 No man is to presume to Recruit for the provincial 
 Corps without a Warrant and no Warrant to be granted 
 but by permission of the Commander in Chief Dis 
 charges from the provincial Forces to be Signed by the 
 Commanding officers of Regiments being field officers 
 and Counter Signed by the Inspector General by per 
 mission of the Commander in Chief As the Com- 
 
10 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 mander in Chief is Determined to issue as few Orders 
 as possible to the provincial Forces and Only Such as 
 he Shall judge Absolutely Neccessary, he does expect 
 that the Strictest Attention and most Implicit Obe 
 dience paid to Such Orders and Regulations as he may 
 find Independently their duty to Give Out The Inspec 
 tor Gen 1 has moved from the Corner of Duke Street 
 to the House Lately Occupied by Major Byrd in the 
 Broadway Near the Exchange 
 
 OYSTER BAY 7 Ap 1 1777 
 
 The Commanding Off r Orders that the Women of the 
 I st Batt n draws provisions half Rations According to 
 Gen 1 Howes Orders Children half D 
 OYSTER BAY 9 th April 1777 Reg 1 Orders Major Greene 
 directs that the Commanding officers of Companies 
 Shall hand over to the Q r M r immediately after the 
 parade this forenoon the new Cloathing, Arms, Accou 8 
 of the respective men of their Companies that were 
 yesterday Transferred to Captain Curies [Curtis ?] for His 
 Majestys Sea Service, taking a Receipt for the Same, 
 and the Q r M r is to make in Consequence a Return of 
 Such as he shall receive, in Order that the proper Num 
 ber of Cloathing & a may be Accounted for 12 th Ap 1 
 1778 
 
 Colonel Cruger Orders (the Officers Commanding Com 
 panies) may be Acquainted they have not Complyed 
 with the Orders of the 29 th March. 
 
 OYSTER BAY i6 th April 1777 
 
 It is requested of the officers that they Attend more 
 than they do to their Serjiants in making out their 
 Morning Reports which are never without errors Shame 
 ful to be Seen Serjiants are ordered to give in every 
 Morning to thear Officer Commanding the Company 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 II 
 
 the Report a copy of which they give in to the Adj* 
 when the off r will be responsible for the Errors 
 OYSTER BAY 17 th Ap 1 77 B:O 8 Agreeable to a former 
 Order all the off" of the Batt n are to Attend the parade 
 Mornings & Evenings and at least one off r to every 
 Comp y to attend their respective Comp ie8 at Exercise 
 
 OYSTER BAY i8 th April 1777 
 
 As it is to be presumed that the Violation of all Orders 
 from the Commanding Officer proceeds from Ignorance 
 rather than Design the most favorable Construction is 
 put on a procedure directly contrary to An Order of 
 the 3 d Instant, which Order is directed to be made imme 
 diately known to the Officers & Men 
 
 OYSTER BAY 20 April 1777 B: O rs 
 
 Notwithstanding that the Major has repeatedly forbid 
 the evil of Gambling amongst the men he yet finds 
 to his great displeasure that that visious practice is 
 frequently put in execution which too often has proved 
 the distruction of Many good Soldiers, he therefore or 
 ders that no man Shall be guilty of the like in future and 
 Should any Non Commissioned officer Connive at diso- 
 bediance of this Order he Shall be tryed for Contempt 
 of the Same and punished agreeable to the Sentence of 
 a Court Martial 
 
 OYSTER BAY GEN 1 ORDERS 22 nd April 1777 
 The Commanding Officers of the three Battalions of 
 Gen 1 De Lanceys Brigade will Immediately Order the 
 Captains or Commanding Officers of Companies, to make 
 out fair Rolls of their Compan ya from the dates of the 
 ist Inlistment to the 24 th Instant. Including the Re 
 cruits since the last Muster the 3 d Jan ry accounting for 
 all Contingencies, of Deaths: Desertion & Discharged 
 and by whose Order, and to what service turned over 
 
12 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY^S BRIGADE 
 
 for the Navy, or Royal Artillery which are as soon as 
 Possible to be given to B r Gen 1 De Lancey, and Exact 
 Copys to be kept Ready for the Commis ys of Musters who 
 will be soon here for a new Muster The Soldiers taken 
 into the Navy & Artillery are to be returned as part of 
 the Strength of each Company though not to be Mus 
 tered for Pay for the time they were Delivered over to 
 Other Service Every Commanding Officers of Com 
 panies is to make out A Return of what Arms, Accoutra- 
 ments, Ammunition, Camp Kettles, Canteens Blankets 
 & Cloathing hath been Received by them Accounting 
 how they have been expended and what still remains 
 fit for Service. 
 
 It is recommended to the Officers to take all Possible 
 care that the Soldiers Cloathes be kept clean and Sol 
 dierlike, that the Barracks be kept in good Order & 
 frequently supplyd with fresh Straw to preserve the 
 Health of the Men & particularly the Hosp 1 to be kept 
 clean and free from any foul Stench, and that an Officer 
 for the Day see this put in Execution . . 
 The Surgeons are to make reports of the Sick with their 
 Distemper & return what Medicines and Necessaries 
 they have for the Sick . . . 
 
 The Deputy Commissary of Provisions must Imme 
 diately return of all species of Provisions now in Store 
 with the Condition they at present are in to B r Gen 1 
 De Lancey 
 
 B:O: The Officers Servants are to attend the Field 
 Exercise once each Day until Perfected in the Necessary 
 Maneuvers & Dismiss the Drill by Order of the Adjutant 
 
 B: O: 23 d April 1777 
 
 GEN ! ORDERS NEW YORK y e 2O th April 1777 
 
 Governor Tryan having been pleased to Offer His Ser 
 vices to Command the Provincial Troops in this Prov- 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 13 
 
 ince, is appointed to that Command with the Rank of 
 Major General of Provincial Forces and is to be Observed 
 as such Capt n Wemys of the 4<D th Regim* is appointed 
 Aid de Camp to Major Gen 1 Tryon Lieu* Bird i6 th 
 Reg* is appointed Supernumeray Aid de Camp to Major 
 Gen 1 Tryon to be Observed as Such 
 
 The Accounts of such Men as were Trans- 
 fered from the Provincial Corps to the Artillery are to 
 be settled Immediately 
 
 B: O: The above Orders is forthwith to be comply'd 
 with and given in to the Commanding Officer in Order 
 that the Accounts may be forwarded to Head Quarters 
 
 B:O: 26 th April 1777 
 
 GEN 1 DE LANCEYS ORDERS OYSTER BAY y e 24 th APRIL 
 1777. 
 
 Ens n Samuel Glover of Capt n Smiths Comp y in y e I st 
 Batt n having Apply 'd to resign his Command; and is 
 not for the future to be Obeyed as an Officer in the said 
 Battalion 
 
 It appearing from the report of the Captain of the Day 
 that an Order of the 7 th February last is either totally 
 forgot or Neglected It is ordered to be published to the 
 Officers, from whom more Attention is expected in 
 future, that their Barracks may no longer be suffered 
 to want both Wood & Straw 
 
 A Complaint too frequently made 
 O: Upon the requisition of the Commissary Gen 1 of 
 Forage You will be pleased to Detach a Captain Two 
 Subalterns & Sixty Rank and File, to Cover and Con 
 duct a Foraging Party from the East end of Long Island 
 and this shall be your sufficient Authority for so doing 
 
 Signed T; Paterson 
 
 Adj* Gen 1 
 
14 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 OYSTER BAY I st May 1777 
 
 G: O: Having received the Commander in Chiefs 
 Order of the 28 th April, You'l Order a Detachment from 
 this Q r of one Capt n & Twenty Rank & File to March 
 to Huntington with four Days Provisions for Sixty Men 
 to be Joyned by two Subalterns & Forty Rank & File 
 which Colonel Brewerton will Order to be ready & to 
 March & Joyn to conduct and cover a foraging Party 
 to the East End of Long Island, where Provision will 
 be in readiness for the use of y e above Command 
 Waggons sufficient to carry four Days Provisions must 
 Immediately when the Party is ready be prepared for 
 
 that service c . , ^ r rx T 
 
 Signed Oliver Ue Lancey 
 
 B< Gen 1 
 
 In consequence of the above Order Capt n Raymond will 
 March to Morrow Morning w th Twenty Rank & File 
 of His Comp y to Huntington to take the Command of 
 two Subalterns & forty Rank & File there in addition 
 to His Own Men & Proceed according to the Orders 
 of the Commander in Chief 
 
 ORDERED that a return of all the Effectives of the I 8t 
 Batt n be Immediately made for the purpose of drawing 
 the remainder of Cloathing for the Battalion 
 
 Orders 
 For His Majesty's Provincial Forces 
 
 The Commandants of Provincial Corps are Immedi 
 ately to Transmit to the Inspector Gen 1 A Return of 
 the Officers to Whom they have granted Warrants, and 
 now Recommended for Commissions Specifying the Date 
 of their Warrant, the Number of Men raised by each, 
 their former Service and in what Corps, Forms of the 
 return will be sent by the Inspector to each Batt n and 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 15 
 
 the Commander in Chief expects that no Persons are 
 recommended for Officers whose Characters will not 
 bear the Strictest Examination . . . 
 
 A return to be given in to the Inspector Gen 1 of the 
 Arms Ammunition & also the Blanketts, Camp Kettles 
 & Canteens of each Battalion as soon as possible 
 John Bowen Esq r is appointed Captain in the Prince 
 of Wales Royal American Volunteers; Commanded by 
 Gov r Brown to bear date y e I st April 1777 
 
 Part of y e Order of 29 th March 1777 Repeated 
 
 As the Commander in Chief is determined to Issue as 
 few Orders as possible to the Provincial Forces, and only 
 such as he shall Judge absolutely Necessary he does 
 expect that the strictest attention and most implicit 
 Obedience be paid to such Orders and regulations as he 
 may find indespensably his duty to give out 
 
 Signed J. P. Adj* Gen 1 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK io th May 1777 Orders 
 for His Majestys Provincial Corps Four Companies of 
 Gov r Browns Corps are to embark on Tuesday next at 
 Flushing Early in the morning and Land at Morisania 
 where they will receive further Orders 
 The Six Companies of the Same Corps now at New Town 
 will march at the Same time to the ferry opposite Bar run 
 Island where they will immediately Embark & land at 
 Morrisannea there they will Receive further Orders 
 Major Starks Corps will march at the Same time from 
 their present Quarters and Cross Brookline Ferry and 
 March to Kings Bridge where they will Receive further 
 Orders 
 
 The I 8t Battalion of the B r Gen 1 DeLanceys Corps will 
 march from Oyster Bay on Tuesday the 13 th Instant 
 and Arrive at Flushing on Wednesday the 14 th Quarter 
 ing at the most Convenient place between Oyster Bay 
 
l6 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 & Flushing On Tuesday night, they will Embark on 
 Thursday the 15 th and Cross to Morrisania, where they 
 will Receive farther Orders The 2 d Batt n of B r G l 
 DeLanceys Corps will march on Wednesday the 14 th 
 from Huntington for Flushing where they will arrive 
 on Thursday the 15 th Quartering at the most convenient 
 place between Huntington & Flushing on Wednesday 
 night, This Batt n will embark on Fryday the i6 th and 
 land at Morrisania where they will receive farther Orders 
 The several Corps will take all their Baggage with them 
 and they will find Camp Equipage at their place of 
 destination The Corps remaining on Long Island will 
 give all the assistance in their power for His Majestys 
 Service to the Q r M r Gen 1 or his Deputy Signed / 
 J. Pater son Adj* Gen 1 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 7th May 1777 Orders 
 Brig r Gen 1 DeLanceys Brigade of Provincal Troops to 
 be in Readiness to March at a Moments warning 
 Signed / J. Patterson A. Gen 1 
 
 OYSTER BAY 12 th May 1777 Gen 1 DeLanceys Orders 
 Colonel Ludlow with the 3 d Batt n will march from Hunt 
 ington to Oyster Bay tomorrow morning so Early as 
 to be there at 8 oClock to Relieve the Guards at that 
 post and to take Care the Magazine of provision be 
 Secured and to Occupy this post until he receive further 
 Orders from the Commander in Chief or Brig r Gen 1 De- 
 Lancey Colonel Brewerton when he Marches with the 
 2 d Batt n will take the Rebell officers who were taken 
 into Custody for Breach of Parole and give them in 
 Charge to Col 1 Fanning or officer Commanding his 
 Corps, that he may Report them to the Commander 
 in Chief 
 
 Lieu* Colonel Cruger will be ready to march at 8 oClock 
 According to G 1 Orders This Batt n must take 4 days 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 17 
 
 provision as must the 2 d Batt n when they March 4 
 Waggons must be taken for each Batt n on their March 
 .and be carried over to Morrisania for the service of 
 the Batt n 
 
 M r Paterson the D y Commissary of provisions must 
 Acquaint the Commiss y Gen 1 with the quantity of pro 
 vision in the Magazine and make a Return to me of 
 the Quantity of all Species now in Store 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS N: YORK ISLAND Sep r 29 th 1776 
 
 The following Gentlemen having offered their Service 
 to raise a Brigade of provincials of three Battalions 
 500 men each for the Service of His Majesty & the Sup 
 pression of the present unnatural Rebellion 
 The Commander in Chief has made the following ap 
 pointments 
 
 Oliver DeLancey Esq r Brig r Gen 1 & Colonel of the i at 
 Batt n J: H: Cruger Esq r Lieu* Colonel Cap* Greene 
 late of the 4<D th Reg* Major 2 d Batt n George Brewerton 
 Esq r Colonel Stephen DeLancey Esq r L* Colonel 
 Thomas Bowden Esq r Major 3 d Batt n Gab 1 Ludlow 
 Esq r Colonel Rich d Hewlet Esq r Lieu* Colonel A: 
 Mengies Esq r Major A: Campbell Esq r Major Brigade 
 
 Gen 1 DeLanceys Orders OYSTER BAY 23 d Nov r 1776 
 
 All the officers of the Brigade at Oyster Bay to fall in 
 to Exercise Constantly with the men till further Orders 
 The Gen 1 future Orders that the officer of the picquet 
 shall visitt the Advanced Guard picquets Main Guard 
 & the Sentinels annexed there to three times in the night 
 at Such hours as he may think most Advisable making 
 a Report the following morning the periods of his Visit 
 ing, and it is positively directed that the prisoners Shall 
 be kept constantly in the room with the men of the 
 Guard & that no prisoner shall be permitted to pass out 
 
l8 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 or be Suffered to quit the Same but under a man of the 
 Guard, by Leave of the Non Commissiond officer of 
 the Guard, who is to Report the Same to the Non Com 
 missiond officer when he returns with his prisoner 
 Any Non Commissiond officer or Soldier who shall pre 
 sume to Disobey this or any other Orders Shall be tryed 
 for Contempt of the Same & punished accordingly; 
 this to be Observed as a standing Order in the Brigade 
 4th Decem r 1776 B: O: as it is more than probable that 
 many of our Soldiers never have hjeard nor seen the 
 Articles of War & that some of them are Ignorant of 
 the severe penalties to which they may subject them 
 selves by breach of said Articles it is thought expedient 
 & is Accordingly Ordered, that the Articles of War be 
 read once a Week on the Parade to the Men 
 CAMP AT KINGSBRIDGE 23 d May 1777 B: O: A review 
 of the mens Cloathing on Sunday Evening next at 5 
 O Clock to be on the Parade 
 
 Officers Commanding Companies will Make up 
 their Mens Accounts to the 24 th Instant see them 
 Immediately furnished with three sufficient Shirts two 
 good pair of Stockings & two good pair of Shoes and 
 then pay them whatever Ballance may be due them to 
 the above period 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS N: York 2i 8t May 1777 
 
 Gen 1 Orders As some inconveniences have arisen from 
 the want of a proper regulation of Rank between the 
 Regular and Provincial Troops, and as Rank cannot be 
 in the Latter as it is in the former, the result of long 
 services and considerable expence The Commander in 
 Chief has been pleased to direct that all Brigadiers of 
 Provincial Forces Under his Commission shall take Rank 
 as youngest Colonels in the Line; all Colonels as young 
 est Lieu* Colonels; all Lieu* Colonels as Youngest Majors, 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 19 
 
 and all Inferior Officers as youngest of their respective 
 Ranks as Established by His Majesty's regulations of 
 the 17 th Decem r 1760 
 
 The Commander in Chief has been pleased to appoint 
 L* John Wallin of the Marines to be Brigade Major of 
 Provincial Forces 
 
 His Excellency the Commander in Chief is pleased to 
 Order two Hundred days Batt n Forage: and Baggage 
 Money to be Issued to the Army Returns to be given 
 immediately to the Q r Master General Signed by the 
 Commanding officers of Corps 
 
 Such officers as joyned the army after the I st of 
 Aug* will Receive one hundred days only It is from 
 Authority the Commander in Chief assures the Army 
 that every officer who distinguishes him Self and is the 
 means of Advancing the Glory of His Majesty's Arms 
 may be Certain that his Services will not pass unnoticed 
 by his gracious Master 
 
 HARLEM HEIGHTS 24 th May 1777 All Firing of Arms 
 is forbid in & Near the several Encampments, when 
 Soldiers come off duty with Loaded Musquets, they are 
 to be drawn, but when that cannot be done an Officer 
 is to see the Men discharge their pieces in the Rear of 
 the Camp and in such a direction that no accidents 
 may happen Each Company is immediately to give 
 in to the Quar r Master A Return of the Number of 
 Camp Kettles they have in their Possession 
 HEAD QUARTERS N: YORK 23 d May 1777 G: O: The 
 Commander in Chief expects that on the several Move 
 ments of the Campaign the Officers will carry no Bag 
 gage with them but what is absolutely Necessary, and 
 that Commanding Off rs of Corps will attend to a strict 
 Observance of this Order and not suffer the Waggons 
 to be Overloaded as they frequently were in the Course 
 of the Last Campaign His Excellency further hopes he 
 
20 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 shall not be under the necessity of repeating this Order 
 The heavy Baggage of the Army is to be left at New 
 York under the charge of the Invalids of their respec 
 tive Corps, with a proper Non Commission'd Officer. 
 G: O: HEAD QUARTERS N. YORK May 2o th 1777 Capt n 
 Joel Williams of the Queens American Rangers Tryed 
 by a Gen 1 Court Martial of which Col 1 Bird is President 
 for the Murder of L* Peter Augustus Taylor of the same 
 Regiment is Acquitted 
 
 The Commander in Chief approves of the Sentence and 
 Orders Capt n Williams to be released G: O: 21 st 
 May 1777 
 
 The Commander in Chief has been pleas'd to appoint 
 L* Jn Waller of y e I st Batt n Marines to be Brigade 
 Major of Provincial Forces HARLEM HEIGHTS 2 nd 
 June 1777 General Jones positively Orders that none 
 of the Reg* presume to fire Ball or to discharge their 
 Pieces in or near the Camp 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS KINGS BRIDGE Friday 13 th 
 June 1777 
 
 All Deserters as well as Country People are first to be 
 brought to Head Quarters before they Inlist The ad 
 vanced Sentry's are not to fire on any Single Person 
 Except A Man shou'd Attempt to Desert as it Alarms 
 the Camp Unnecessary None but Advanc'd Posts are 
 ever to Load and care will be taken that Pieces will be 
 drawn when ever they are wet 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS 2o th June 1777 
 
 The I 8t Batt n of B r Gen 1 DeLanceys Brigade to hold 
 themselves in readiness to March on Sunday the 22 nd 
 Instant to Morriscenea the boats that will be employed 
 to remove Col Fannins Corps will take them from thence 
 to Long Island 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 21 
 
 All Orders relating to the Non Commission' d Off and 
 private Men to be constantly Read to the Comp y8 at 
 Roll calling & all Returns called for in Publick Orders 
 to be Signed by Commanding Officers of Corps, & to be 
 delivered to the Major of Brigade OYSTER BAY 26 th 
 June 1777 The Battalion to be Exercised till further 
 Orders twice a Day at 5 OClock in the Morning & 6 
 in the Evening The Officers to attend their respective 
 Companys w th their Fuzees 
 
 OYSTER BAY 27 th June 1777 Gen DeLanceys Orders 
 The Commissary of Provisions will immediately make 
 a Return of all species of Provision at this Post, Hunting- 
 ton & Satalket to me ... 
 
 The I st Batt n will furnish a Subalterns Guard to March 
 to Huntington this Evening consisting of 21 Men In 
 cluding a Serjeant & five Men already there as a security 
 to the Provision Store, the Party to Lodge in the Store 
 House and not to be absent from their Quarters until 
 Relieved The I st Batt n is not to Encamp at this place 
 until further orders The Officer Commanding the 
 Detachment to Huntington will call on the Militia of 
 that Town when he shall think it necessary to Patrole 
 in the Night to prevent His being Surprised 
 OYSTER BAY 28 th June 1777 B: O The Credit estab 
 lished by the Soldiers last Winter in these Quarters from 
 their Orderly and regular behaviour it is expected they 
 will now Maintain, to which end they are positively 
 forbid to Injure any of the Inhabitants by taking their 
 Fruit or any one thing belonging to them, without par 
 ticular Permission, as they will answer for the contrary 
 conduct in the severest Manner 
 
 OYSTER BAY i 8t July 1777 
 
 No Soldier to go a Mile beyond an Alarm Post, or Guard 
 House, without particular permission from an Off r 
 
22 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 OYSTER BAY 7 th Jul y 1777 
 
 The Batt n to March to Morrow Morning at five OClock 
 with all their Camp Equipage and Baggage to Hunting- 
 ton Except a Guard of one Subaltern, one Serj* one Corp 1 
 Eighteen Private, to be left at this Post / till farther 
 Orders / as a Security for the Provision in the Kings 
 Store & for the Protection of the Inhabitants 
 The Quar r Master Serj* will have 12 Waggons & Horses 
 on the parade this Evening (exclusive of two Batt n 
 Waggons) to transport the Baggage &c as above 
 
 After Battalion orders 
 
 The Guard now on duty to be relieved to morrow morn 
 ing before the Battalion Marches by a Guard Consisting, 
 of one Subaltern, one Sertj one Corporal & Eighteen 
 privates Which Guard is to Remain in Oyster Bay for 
 the Security of the Kings provision the protection of 
 the Inhabitants and other Good purposes till farther 
 Orders 
 
 HUNTINGTON 7 th July 1777 G: O: for His Majestys 
 Provincial Troops 
 
 His Excellency the Commander in Chief is pleased to 
 Order that the Captains of such Provincial Companies 
 as are this day compleat, may draw the pay of three 
 Contingent Men, for the repair of Arms &c which will 
 be allowed to the other Companies as soon as Compleat 
 and in the meantime in the proportion of I Contingent 
 Man to Companies of 25 Men. Two to Companies of 
 40 Men and three to Companies of 50 
 All the Sick of the Provincial Corps that can be removed, 
 to be Immediately sent to Harlem Hospital, The Neces- 
 sarys to be sent with them as with the Kings Regular 
 Troops, Viz* Two Shirts Two pair of Stockings and one 
 pair of Shoes 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 23 
 
 The Subsistance Accounts of each Corps to be settled 
 immediately, and the Men cleared till the 24 th June 
 Each Man to be provided with three Shirts, Three pair 
 of Stockings, Two pair of Shoes and one pair Trowsers, 
 A Return to be given in immediately to the Inspector 
 Gen 1 from each Corps of the Names of the Prisoners 
 with the Rebels, those on Command. On Furlough and 
 Recruiting with their time of absence from the Regi 
 ment 
 
 HUNTINGTON Gen 1 De Lanceys Orders II th 
 July 1777 
 
 That Off" & Soldiers do attend duty in Camp & that 
 the Men are not to straggle from it above Half a Mile 
 without the leave of the Commanding Off r of the I st 
 Batt n The Houses & Barns & Out Houses in this 
 Town to be preserved from Destruction The Inhabi 
 tants to be paid for every thing they supply the Camp, 
 and no article to be forced from them but to the satis 
 faction of the Owner The Horses belonging to the 
 Off" &c are not to be forced into the Inhabitants Pas 
 tures before agreed for/except in such Grounds not 
 being fit to Mow which have been deserted by the 
 Owners who are at present in Rebellion The Inhabi 
 tants must be Summoned to assist in Constructing 
 a small Redoubt at some distance in the rear of the 
 Camp to Hold a Serjeants Guard and also to build a 
 redoubt in front of the Camp to retire to in case of a 
 well grounded Alarm, and they are to furnish Wood 
 for the use of the Soldiers to prevent the Destruction 
 of Fences, as also proper Wood for Abbaties, that the 
 Fruit Trees may not be used for that purpose The 
 Inhabitants are not to Trust the Soldiers nor on any 
 pretence to sell Rum to the Soldiers for which purpose 
 a Drum must be sent to give the Notice, and in case 
 
24 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 any Rebells shou'd advance near the Town and the 
 Inhabitants not give the speediest Notice such Be 
 haviour will be resented, w th the utmost severity, on 
 such as might give the Alarm 
 
 Gen 1 DeLanceys Orders HUNTINGTON 12 th July 1777 
 
 The Commanding Off rs of Companies are to deliver a 
 Copy of their Muster Rolls to Gen 1 DeLancey Imme 
 diately 
 
 The Gen 1 repeats his Order, that no Off r is to turn His 
 Horse or Horses into the Fields of any of the Inhabi 
 tants who are not in actual Rebellion without previously 
 agreeing with the proprietor of the Land to pay for the 
 Pasturage 
 
 B. O. HUNTINGTON 18 July 1777 A Critical Review 
 of all the Mens Necessaries to be made on Sunday morn 
 ing next on the Parade at 6 OClock and the Deficiences 
 (agreeable to General Orders) to be Reported by the 
 Officers Commanding Companies More punctual at 
 tendance is Required of the Off with their Men at 
 times of Parading when the Off agreeable to a former 
 Order will not appear without their Fuzees Gen 1 De 
 Lanceys Orders The Commanding Off of Companies 
 will this Day make Rolls of their Men as they lay or 
 Mess in their Tents that they may be called when the 
 Commanding Off r shall think proper and no Non Com- 
 miss'd OfP or Private do presume to lay out or be absent 
 from Camp after 9 OClock at Night without leave as 
 disobedience will be punished w th the greatest severity, 
 and it is to be hoped no Off r will Lodge out of Camp 
 without leave from the Commanding Off r of the I 8t 
 Batt n as good depends much on their presence and 
 attention to the men of their respective Comp ys great 
 attention shou'd be had to the proper means of dressing 
 their provisions as the Health of the Soldier does very 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 25 
 
 much depend on it B: O: HUNTINGTON 3O th July 
 1777 The Captain of the Day not to leave Camp while 
 on Duty Off on duty to wear their Sashes 
 BRIGADE ORDERS 3O th July 1777 The Off rp of the Pro 
 vincials are requested by Major Gen 1 Tryon to prepare 
 as soon as possible uniforms agreeable to the Cloathing 
 of their respective Corps 
 
 HUNTINGTON 12 th Aug* 1777 B: O: A return of the 
 Sick in every Comp y in the Batt n to be regularly and 
 punctually made every morning to the Surgeon the 
 Rum of the Sick to be deposited with the Surgeon who 
 will apply it for their benefit and account for the quan 
 tity he receives 
 
 Huntington 12 th Aug* 1777 Gen 1 De Lanceys Orders 
 
 Whereas Gen 1 De Lancey has ordered a number of 
 the Inhabitants Arms to be Lodged in the Kings Maga 
 zine and one of them in Defiance of His Order to be 
 kept there by the Regimental Q r Master has been taken 
 away the offender Immediately to return it to him and 
 no Person in future is to take any of them as they will 
 be punished for the Offence and such disobedient Be 
 haviour Gen 1 De Lanceys orders of the 27 th July last 
 respecting the Off" being in Camp at Night (Except 
 Absent with leave) is repeated To prevent many evils 
 and to support Order & Discipline with the Men, it is 
 required of the Off rs to be more in Camp than what 
 they generally are, it is found absolutely necessary that 
 every Company in the Batt n should have an Off r every 
 night in Camp present with their men 9 OClock at 
 Night is the Hour for giving out the Counter Sign 
 The Revelle to be beat every morning by order of the 
 Captain on duty An Order from the Commanding 
 Off r of the Batt n it is expected is to be Implicitly obeyed 
 As evil has and will arise from the Soldiers laying out 
 
26 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 of Camp at night without the approbation of the Com 
 manding Off r It is ordered that no Soldiers shall lay out 
 of his Tent without the knowledge of the Commanding 
 Off r Officers Commanding Companies will every Morn 
 ing make returns of their Men who were absent from 
 Camp the preceding Night . . . 
 
 More attention is required to be paid to the Mens Dress 
 when they go on duty particularly to their carrying 
 their blankets . . . 
 
 HUNTINGTON 1 6 th Aug* 77 Gen 1 De Lanceys Orders 
 
 In Consequence of Orders to me of the 14 th Instant 
 The Commanding OfP 8 of the I st & 3 d Batt ns of Gen 1 
 De Lanceys Brigade will Immediately Order a return 
 of those Batt ns of the number of men fitt for every kind 
 of duty the Sick & absent are not to be accounted for, 
 as L* Gen 1 S r Henry Clinton wants to know the strength 
 of these Batt ns on which he could depend shou'd he ever 
 have Occasion to call them into service, the Com 
 manding OfP 8 will be very exact in a return of this nature 
 which is to be sent in to the Dep* Adj* Gen 1 at Head 
 Quarters Kings Bridge 
 
 HUNTINGTON 19 th Aug* 1777 B: O: Orders for OfF r8 
 laying at night in Camp is once more repeated; no Off r 
 on any pretence whatever unless he may have leave for 
 the Night to be out of Camp after 1 1 OClock 
 Officers are requested to attend to the Injury their Men 
 are doing the Inhabitants by plundering their Gardens 
 and destroying their new Hay by bringing it into Camp 
 &c to lay on 
 
 The Captain of the day to visit regularly the Hospital 
 & to give Orders every Saturday for a fresh supply of 
 Water to be carried into the Fort The Off r of the Day 
 to attend every Day to the Mens dressing their Provi 
 sions and oblidge them to be more regular in their Eating 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 2J 
 
 HUNTINGTON 2 I st Aug* 77 B: O: 
 Off rs Commanding Companies take into their Tents the 
 Arms & accoutrements of their Men who are either Sick 
 or otherwise absent many of these Arms are in want 
 of ramrods & Flints which must this Day be supply'd 
 them. The Surgeon & his mate to be made Acquainted 
 regularly with all Orders which are equally binding on 
 them as on the rest of the Off rs of the Batt n 
 
 HUNTINGTON 22 d Aug* 1777 B. O 
 The Men to dress three Days Provision Immediately 
 to consist of Bread & Pork exclusive of the Provision 
 drawn to day to the Captains of the I st Batt n who 
 are Ordered immediately on the approach of the Enemy 
 to bring all their Men who are in Hospital and Sick 
 Quarters into the Fort, that are able to be moved 
 
 HUNTINGTON CAMP 25 th Aug* 1777 
 B: O rs The Inutility of a Sentry at the Fort Gate & the 
 Necessity of his being on the North Rampart is so ob 
 vious and has been so Frequently pointed out that it 
 was by no means thought requisite to give the following 
 order That a Gentry be placed every night on the 
 North Rampart of the Fort that he be ordered to walk 
 from about the Center of it to 5 or 6 paces on the East 
 Rampart That all prisoners be kept the night through 
 into a Tent & a Gentry to be Constantly over them 
 That the officers may no Longer plead the want of Ac 
 commodations for not Complying with a former Order 
 directing that the Soldiers be notjSuffered to lay out 
 at nights exposed to Dews & c 
 
 The Captain of the day when he delivers in to the 
 Commanding officer the report of the Guard, is Also 
 to make Report of the Condition he finds the Hospital 
 in and the State of the Sick 
 
28 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 The men not to discharge their Musquets by Fireing 
 them off 
 
 It is expected that the Cap* of the day & officer of the 
 Guard who either meets with Travellers or persons of 
 Suspicious appearance Passing through this Town, that 
 he Stops them for Examination & detains them unless 
 they can give a Satisfactory Account of them Selves 
 
 B r Gen 1 De Lanceys Orders Aug* 26 th 1777 
 
 The frequent Complains of the Irregularitys &c 
 committed by the Men of the I st Batt n & the punish 
 ments of course following, obliges me to acquaint the 
 Off of the several Companies, that if they paid proper 
 attention to the behaviour of their Men and would per 
 suade themselves, that it is the duty of every Officer 
 who receives his Majesties pay to exert himself in every 
 part of his duty that the service may be carried on with 
 credit to themselves & to the Batt n to which they belong 
 such complaints & Irregularities would not happen he 
 hopes he will receive no more Complaints of inatten 
 tion and disobedience of Orders of which he has seen 
 Frequent Instances, and that no Officer or Soldier do 
 in future press a Horse without an Order in Writing from 
 the Commanding officer of the Regim* (as on a Com 
 plaint he will make the Strictest) enquiry into it, This 
 part of the order is more then once repeated, and he 
 hopes it will be the last. 
 
 The Commanding Officers of Companies will lay be 
 fore the Field Officers, their Companies Books of Ac- 
 compts for Examina| n 
 
 The Surgeon of the Batt n in his Report of this day 
 declares the Sick in the Hospital to be neglected & Lay 
 ing destitute of the Common Necessarys and Comforts 
 of Life. Common humanity & a fellow feeling for those 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 29 
 
 under our care Claim other Attention and Demand our 
 protection 
 
 The Evils represented by the Surgeon it is to be hoped 
 will immediately be remedied The pay and rations of 
 the Sick if properly disposed of would furnish Bread 
 & Milk, Vegetables and a little fresh Meat 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS MORRIS S HOUSE Aug* 24 th 1777 
 
 After Orders 
 
 A Detachment of the Rebel Light Horse having carried 
 off on Friday Morning last, part of the Picquet at Valen 
 tines Hill, through the Negligence of the Officer Com 
 manding that out Post, The General desires to return 
 His thanks [to] Major Gen 1 Tryon, then Gen 1 of the day 
 for the disposition he made to check the further Insult 
 of the Enemy who were lurking in some Force about 
 our out Posts near Kingsbridge 
 
 The Gen 1 likewise desires particularly to Express his 
 approbation of the spirited behaviour and good Conduct 
 of L* Col Hewlett, and the Officers and Men under 
 His Command in the Defence of the Redoubt at Satalket 
 On Long Island, in which Lieu* Col Hewlett was At 
 tacked by a Large Body of the Enemy with Cannon, 
 whom he repelled with Disgrace 
 
 B r Gen 1 Campbell has reported to the Gen 1 that on 
 the Day before Yesterday a Body of above two Thousand 
 Rebels having Landed in Staten Island and surprised 
 a Picquet, he had Marched against them with the 52 d 
 Regim*, Reg* of Waldeck and Provincial Corps, had 
 Defeated them with great Slaughter, and entirely driven 
 them off the Island. The Loss of the Enemy shall be 
 made known to the Army when it is more particularly 
 Ascertained 
 
 The Gen 1 wishes to express His high Sense of the 
 Great Knowledge of his Profession and truly Soldier like 
 
30 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEYS BRIGADE 
 
 decision manifested by B r Gen 1 Campbell throughout 
 this Affair the distinguished behaviour of L* Col Camp 
 bell of the 52 d Merits the Warmest Acknowledgements 
 The General returns his thanks in the strongest Manner 
 to him and the other Officers and Men of that Regiment 
 who have so remarkably Added to the numerous Ex 
 amples this War has produced, that no superiority of 
 Numbers can withstand Britains when they attack in 
 earnest with the Bayonet The Gen 1 desires Col 
 Hanxleden and the Reg* of Waldeck to accept his thanks 
 for the Zeal and Alertness they shewed upon this Occa 
 sion The Behaviour of the Provincial Corps & their 
 Officers does them very great Honor and the Gen 1 begs 
 they may be assured he feels it very Sensibly 
 
 The General only waits for a more particular 
 Report from B r Gen 1 Campbell to Mark such Officers as 
 Distinguished themselves and are not Already Men 
 tioned 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS MORRIS" HOUSE Aug* 2o th , 1777 
 
 Orders 
 
 No Flags of Truce to be received but at the following 
 Posts till further Orders (Viz) Staten Island, Paulers 
 
 Hook NEW YORK, KINGSBRIDGE and Morrisania 
 
 B r Gen 1 DeLancey will appoint such places for 
 Flags of Truce to be received at upon Long Island, as 
 he shall judge proper 
 
 CAMP at HUNTINGTON 3O th Aug* 1777 B. O. 
 
 It is Expected that the strictest Atten 
 tion shall be paid to the Men this Evening and to Morrow 
 Morning, in Order that their dress and appearance may 
 be as clean as possible for the reception of the Inspector 
 General to Morrow at 12 of the Clock Rolls to be 
 made out for that purport, of the respective Companies 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 31 
 
 such Convalessents as can be brought in properly from 
 the Country are to attend upon this Occasion 
 
 CAMP AT HUNTINGTON I st Sept r 1777 B. O. 
 
 The Inspector Gen 1 desired to have it sig 
 nified to the Men of the I 8t Batt n that their very 
 decent and Soldier like behaviour Yesterday gave him 
 the highest Satisfaction and that he Shou'd represent 
 thefm] to the Commander in Chief as an Excellent Body 
 of Men, who he made no doubt wou'd Acquit themselves 
 with Honor when ever called upon, and this deserving 
 Compliment their Commanding Off r is both happy and 
 proud to Communicate to them 
 
 CAMP AT HUNTINGTON 9 th Sept r 1777 
 
 After Orders 
 
 The patroling Guard not to go on duty this Night But 
 a detachm* of the Batt n consisting of 100 Men, Officers 
 included to hold themselves in readiness to March this 
 Evening between 4 & 5 OClock three Captains & 5 Sub 
 alterns to go on the above Detachment 
 
 CAMP AT HUNTINGTON n th Sept r 1777 
 A Verble Order it was conceived would have been a 
 sufficient Restraint on the Officers not to use the Waggon 
 Horses for their private Business or Amusement but the 
 contrary being Observed It is now Ordered, that the 
 Waggon Horses of the Battalion are not to be used by 
 any Officer without the approbation of the Commanding 
 Officer of the Battalion 
 
 CAMP AT HUNTINGTON 17 th Sept r 1777 
 
 Gen 1 De Lanceys Orders of so long stand 
 ing as the 26 th of Aug* for Officers Commanding Com 
 panies to lay their Companies Ace* Books before the 
 Field Officers are repeated 
 
32 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEYS BRIGADE 
 
 CAMP AT HUNTINGTON 1 8 th Sept r 1777 B. O 
 
 No Officer shall take into his employ a 
 Soldier dismiss'd the Service of a Gentleman of the 
 Corps untill he has learned the cause of his having been 
 dismissed the same & previously procuring permission of 
 the Officer who he last attended The pay of all Sol 
 diers while under Cure for Veneral complaints to be 
 stopped, and divided among the Good Men of the 
 Company who are Obliged to do their duty for them 
 Except what may be requisite to buy them Milk 
 
 CAMP AT HUNTINGTON 22 d Sep* 1777 B. O. 
 
 A Revisal of all Orders issued for the Batt n 
 since it Coming into Huntington is recommended to the 
 Off" 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS MORRIS S HOUSE Sept r 2o th 1777 
 
 Orders 
 
 Forage to be issued to the Provincial Officers in the same 
 as to Officers of Other Corps, till further Orders. 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS Sept r 25 th 1777 
 After Orders 
 
 One days fresh provision will be 
 
 Issued to the Army on Saturday Morning next at Brook 
 lyn Ferry 
 
 The Quarter Masters of Corps to attend with 
 proper People to take care of their Cattle & will apply 
 to Colonel Willard Opposite the Tea Water Pump, 
 who will deliver the Cattle to the Person appointed to 
 receive them 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS MORRIS HOUSE Octo r 3 d 1777 
 
 Orders 
 
 The Troops to draw provisions 
 Immediately to the 6 th Instant inclusive and will after- 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1788 33 
 
 wards draw four Days provisions at a time till further 
 Orders 
 
 Commanding Officers of Corps will give in returns as 
 soon as possible to the Dep y Adj* Gen 1 at Head Quarters 
 of the Number of Serj ts Corp 1 Drum 8 & Privates who were 
 on the late Expedition in Jersey that they may receive 
 one Dollar each Arising from the Sale of Rebel Cattle 
 
 CAMP AT HUNTINGTON Nov r 7 th 1777 B.O. 
 
 More punctual Attendance is required of the 
 Officers at times of parade in future then has hitherto 
 been observed No Officer to be absent without pre 
 viously Acquainting the Commanding Officer of the 
 Batt n with a cause of his absence. 
 
 MORRIS HOUSE Novem r 5 th 1777 
 Dear S r 
 
 You promised me the last time I saw you that 
 you would Order Weekly States to be sent me from your 
 two Battalions upon Long Island but I have never 
 Received Any will you be so good to direct that they 
 may be sent constantly for the future on Mondays, 
 directed to me at Head Quarters 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS MORRIS HOUSE 7 th Nov r 1777 
 
 Orders 
 
 The Commander in Chief has 
 
 Signified his desire to L* Gen 1 S r Henry Clinton that his 
 thanks may be given to the Troops in this Army, for 
 the great gallantry, & Strict attention to Discipline, 
 which they have shown upon every Service in which 
 they have been Employ'd during his absence. In par 
 ticular he wishes to Express the just Sense of the Zeal 
 & attention shewn by Major Gen la Vaughan and Tryon 
 and Brigd r Gen 1 Campbell upon every occasion which 
 permitted them to Manifest it The Expedition against 
 
34 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEYS BRIGADE 
 
 the Forts on the North River reflects great Honor on 
 every Officer and Soldier engaged in it 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 9 th Nov r 1777 
 
 Orders 
 
 Ensign Leeche of Prince W. A. Volunteers* Tryed by 
 the Gen 1 Court Martial of which L* Colonel Clark was 
 president, for fighting in the Encampment and behaving 
 unbecoming the Character of an Officer & A Gentleman, 
 is found guilty & Sentenced to be Cashired 
 Ensign Garrison of P. W. A. Volunteers* tried by the 
 above Gen 1 Court Martial for fighting in the Encamp 
 ment And Behaving unbecoming of an Officer & A Gentle 
 man is not found guilty it appearing to the Court that 
 he fought in his Own Defence on being assaulted by 
 Ensign Leeche therefore Acquit him of the whole Charges 
 brought against him 
 
 The Commander in Chief approves of the above 
 Sentences 
 
 Mr. E. Bridgham is appointed Deputy Inspector 
 of Provincial Troops in room of L* Col Innis 
 
 All Orders received from Capt n Morcer Engineer 
 are to be obeyed as if coming from an Aid De Camp 
 
 The Commander in Chief has been pleased to 
 approved of the Establishment of Capt n Emmericks 
 Company composed from detachments from Provincial 
 Corps, from the date of its first taken place till further 
 orders 
 
 JAMAICA 24 th Novem r 1777 B. O. 
 
 The Former good Behaviour of a great 
 Majority of the Men, their being now very Commo- 
 diously Quartered & furnished with every necessary 
 Comfort Affords the most pleasing prospect that the 
 Strictest Discipline will be Observed & that a Sober, 
 
 * Prince of Wales American Volunteers. 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 35 
 
 regular & Honest conduct will distinguish Gen 1 De 
 Lanceys I st Battalion in the fullest and most respectable 
 Manner, but on the contrary shoud any Soldier be guilty 
 of Maroding, Thefts Injuries of any kind by Insulting 
 or Otherwise Abusing any of the Inhabitants they may 
 depend on being severely punished, from a full deter 
 mination of Maintaining the Credit and Reputation of 
 the Corps at the same time it is expected from the 
 Inhabitants that they treat the Soldiers in a proper Man 
 ner and give no cause of Complaint 
 
 Roll Calling to be twice a day till farther Orders, 10 
 OClock in the Morning & 4 in the Evening 
 The Capt n of the Day to visit the Mens Quarters and 
 report any Irregularities or abuse they may discover 
 
 JAMAICA 25 th Nov r 1777 B: O: 
 
 Punctual Attendance at Parade According to the Hours 
 fixed is required of the Men in future of which they may 
 depend on being punished Drums to beat Troop at 
 9 OClock in the Morning 
 Retreat at Sun Set & Tattoo at 8 OClock 
 
 JAMAICA io th Dec r 1777 B. O. 
 
 The Quarter Master will deliver to 
 
 morrow Morning on the Parade to the Officers Command 
 ing Comp y8 the Cloth Trowsers in the following Manner 
 for their Men Viz* 
 
 To Captain Galbreaths 36. . . Pair 
 
 Captain Raymond 39 . . . D 
 
 Capt n Smiths 24. . .D 
 
 Capt n Conklings 33 - D 
 
 Capt n Duffes 44- D 
 
 Capt n Roorbacks 31 . . . D 
 
 Capt n Ker .24...D 
 
 Total 231 
 
36 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 12 th Dec r 1777 
 Orders 
 
 Lieu* & Adj* Hamilton of the Kings Orange Rangers 
 tried by the Gen 1 Court Martial of which Lieu* Colonel 
 Cockburn was president for Insulting Lieu* McDonald 
 of the same Corps and Otherwise Acting in an Ungentle- 
 man like manner upon the Parade, and for Assaulting 
 Lieu* Col Bayard his Commanding Officer in his Quar 
 ters, calling him a Publick Robber and making use of 
 many other Insolent Expressions, is found guilty of 
 using Indecent & Improper Language to L* Col Bayard 
 his Commanding Officer in breach of the 3 d Article of 
 the 2O th Section of the Articles of War, but as his provo 
 cations were great, and on Account of his long & faithful 
 Service the Court only Adjudged him to be Publickly 
 Reprimanded at the Head of the Regiment 
 The Court is further of Opinion that Lieu* & Adj* Hamil 
 ton is not guilty of the former part of the Accusation 
 therefore Acquit him of the same 
 Lieu* Alex r MDonald of the Kings Orange Rangers tried 
 by the above Gen 1 Court Martial for Quarrelling w th 
 Lieu* & Adjutant Hamilton of the same Corps, and 
 otherwise Acting in an Ungentleman like Manner upon 
 the Parade is Acquitted of the same 
 Lieu* John Cummins of the Kings Orange Rangers tried 
 by the above Gen 1 Court Martial for a breach of Orders 
 and Ungentleman like behaviour is Acquited with Honor 
 The Court is further of Opinion that the Prosecution 
 is frivolous & Groundless 
 
 Lieu* Gen 1 S r Henry Clinton approves of the above 
 Sentences and Orders Lieu* & Adj* Hamilton to be 
 Reprimanded at the Head of his Regiment by such 
 Person as Major Gen 1 Tryon shall please to appoint 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 37 
 
 Lieu* 8 M c Donald & Cummins to be released from their 
 arrest and Ordered to their Respective Duty's r 
 
 Will m Collins Matross in the Royal Artillery tried by 
 the above Gen 1 Court Martial for Seditious & Licentious 
 Behaviour on Duty for Exciting Others to the like Crimes, 
 and being Drunk two nights following in the Redoubt 
 Number 8 is acquitted 
 
 William Short Private Soldier in the Kings American 
 Regiment tried by the above Gen 1 Court Martial for 
 attempting to seduce James Hague of Same Corps & 
 Break open Lieu* Campbells Chest, for making his Es 
 cape from the Guard & Endeavouring to Desert is found 
 guilty of the Crimes laid to his Charge in breach of the 
 4 Articles of the 6 th Section of the Articles of War and 
 Adjudged to receive 1000 Lashes 
 
 Lieu* Gen 1 S r Henry Clinton approve of the above 
 Sentences and Orders the Punishment Adjudged the 
 Prisoner W m Short to be put in Execution at such times 
 and in such proportion as the Officer Commanding the 
 Reg* shall Direct 
 
 The Prisoner Wili m Collins to be released & Ordered 
 to his Duty. 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK i6 th Dec r 1777 
 Orders 
 
 Captains having Horses are permitted to draw one 
 Ration of Forage from the io th Instant till further Orders, 
 no Forage to be drawn but for Effective Horses This 
 Order only to Extend to the Regim* 8 left under S r Henry 
 Clintons Command. 
 
 JAMAICA 2O th Dec r 1777 B: O: 
 
 Once more it is requested that all Officers 
 On the Parade will appear with their Fuzees 
 
38 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 19 th Decm r 1777 
 
 Orders 
 
 A General Court Martial consisting of three Field Off 
 & II Captains, composed of Established & Provincial 
 Corps to sett at the City Hall in New York on Monday 
 Morning next the 22 d Instant at 10 OClock for the Tryal 
 of all Prisoners brought before them 
 
 Major Martin Royal Artillery President 
 
 L* Col Cruger I st Batt n B r Gen 1 De Lanceys 
 
 35 th 2 Captains 
 
 57 th 2D Q 
 
 26 th Capt n Wadman 
 
 7i 8t Capt n Maxwill [ Members 
 
 I st Ba** DLanceys. . .2 Captains 
 
 3 d D 2D 
 
 Loyal Americ n Reg* i D 
 
 Capt n Philips 38 th Reg* Dep y Judge Advocate 
 to whom the Names & dates of the Members Com 
 missions Pris rs Names & Crimes & Evidences Names 
 are to be sent Immediately 
 
 Spruce Beer will be Issued to the Troops at the Kings 
 Brewery in New York from and after Monday next the 
 22 d Instant Quarter Masters of Corps are to return 
 the Casks they have received Otherwise they cannot 
 receive Beer and will be accountable for all Casks they 
 are deficient in Conformable to an Order issued sometime 
 since. 
 
 The Royal Artillery Detachment of 17 th Light Dragoons 
 35 th 38 th 45 th 52 d & 57 th Regim* 8 British Kohlers Grena 
 diers Prince Hereditary. Prince Charles Trumback 
 Stein & Wissenback, Hessian & Reg* of Waldeck to apply 
 to Lieu* Col Sheriff Dep y Quarter Master General for 
 a pair of Mitt ins $ man for their Effective Serjeants 
 Drummers & Rank & File 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 39 
 
 NEW YORK 23 d Decem r 1777 B: O: 
 
 The Quarter Master of the Battalion will Immediately 
 settle the Officers Accounts of Rations with the Com 
 missary in New York, which must be done before another 
 payment can be made to the Battalion 
 
 NEW TOWN 3i st Dec r 1777 B: O: 
 
 An Officer of a Company is to visit the Cantonements 
 of the respective Men of said Company on Monday 
 and Thursdays the same to be reported to the Com 
 manding Off r 
 
 Particular care is to be taken in the Arrangement of 
 Billeting that the Non Commissioned Officers shall be 
 properly disposed of, and such Billets as cannot have a 
 Non Commissioned Officer Immediately therein the 
 Men so disposed of are to be Visited by the Adjacent 
 Non Commissioned Officers at such times of the Day 
 and Night as they shall think most proper 
 
 Major Greene Assures Gen 1 De Lanceys I st Batt n that 
 while regularity is the Cestim thereof they shall meet with 
 every indulgence that good Soldiers can Expect, on the 
 Other should, that unwarrantable acts, such as Marod- 
 ing &c shall be Severely checked & he Expects that the 
 good Soldiers will inform should they see any Acts so 
 shameful which brings disrespect upon the Body at large 
 by which report they will incur the good Opinion of the 
 Officers of the Corps 
 
 No Billets to be changed without the consent of the 
 Commanding Officer 
 
 NEW TOWN I st Jan y 1778 B: O: 
 
 Commanding Officers of Companies are immediately to 
 Compleat their Men with Necessarys agreeable to Gen 1 
 Orders for that purport, after which the Accounts of 
 
40 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 the respective Companies are to be closed to the 24 th 
 of December, this to be done by the eighth Instant and 
 Reported to the Commanding Officer the Ballances not 
 to be paid untill an Order may be Issued for the same 
 The Quarter Master to look out for a Suitable place 
 for the Taylors of the Battalion, in Order that the 
 Watch Coats may be forthwith put in Hand 
 
 NEW TOWN 7 th Jan* 1777 [8?] B: O: 
 
 No Soldier is to go more than half a Mile beyond the 
 district of the Quar rs of the Batt n without a pass from 
 the Commanding Officer. Neither is any Soldier to 
 be out of his respective Billet after the Hour of Eight 
 OClock at Night under pain of being punished for the 
 same & shall any Non Commissioned Officer winke or 
 connive at a breach of this or any other Order, they shall 
 be tryed for contempt of the same & punished at the 
 discretion of a Court Martial 
 
 NEW TOWN Saturday io th June [Jan.?] 1778 B.O 
 
 The Detachment of 2 Serjeants 2 Corp 18 & 30 Privates 
 On Board the two Arm'd Transports lying at Hallets 
 Cove, is to be relieved to Morrow The party for this 
 Duty are to hold themselves in readiness at the usual 
 time of Parade 
 
 No Provisions to be issued to them prior to their March 
 ing from hence as they are from the time of Embarking 
 to be supplied with all Species thereof on Board of their 
 respective Transports. The non Commissioned Officers 
 commanding respectively are desired to be particularly 
 attentive to the conduct of their Men who the Major 
 trusts will Discharge their duty as becometh Sober and 
 good Soldiers: Neither are the Non Commissioned Of 
 ficers to suffer the Men to straggle from their Ships 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 41 
 
 Gen 1 Orders 
 
 M r Patterson you 1 Immediately Order one Months pro 
 visions to be Lodged at New Town for the 1st Batt n of 
 my Brigade and come twice a Week to serve the Rations 
 and to Acquaint Ocheltree that I expect he will Lodge 
 forrage for the Officers & Waggon Horses that they may 
 in future have their Forrage Regularly without sending 
 round to Flushing and I understand there is plenty of 
 Hay in this Quarter kept for the use of the Army 
 
 NEW TOWN 12 th Jan* 1777 [8?] B: O: 
 The Commanding Officers of Companies are not to 
 suffer the recruits of their respective Companies to 
 Mount Guard or put in the roster for other duties which 
 may require military knowledge until properly instructed 
 in the Manual Exercise & in a degree made Acquainted 
 with the Duties of a Soldier A review of Arms, neces 
 saries &c to be on to Morrow, upon which Occasion 
 every Man who may be capable of Attending is to parade 
 Officers Servants are not exempted 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 9 th Jan 1 " 7 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 Commanding Officers of Regiments (particularly Pro 
 vincials) are immediately to Order proper persons to 
 attend at the Gen 1 Hospital in New York to Receive 
 such Cloathing Arms &c as did belong to Men of their 
 Respective Corps who have died there 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK II th Jan 1 " 3 " 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 An Officer or non Commissioned Officer from each of 
 the Provincial Corps to Attend at the Gen 1 Hospital 
 in New York twice a Week on Mondays & Thursdays 
 to receive and take charge of their Recovered Men. 
 
42 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 NEW TOWN 14 th Jan ry 1778 B: O 
 
 The Captain of the Day is to visit the Regimental Hos 
 pital regularly the state of which is to be Reported 
 The Commanding Officers of Companies are to see that 
 such Orders as may be issued to the Battalion shall be 
 clearly and regularly Inserted in their respective Or 
 derly Books 
 
 Gen 1 De Lanceys Orders 
 
 Brigadier Gen 1 De Lancey Orders the Captains imme 
 diately to make out Copys of their Muster Rolls of the 
 two last Musters which they are to deliver to the Ad 
 jutant to be brought to Him 
 
 NEW TOWN 1 6 th Jan ry 1778 
 
 Brigadier Gen 1 De Lancey Orders that the Subaltern of 
 the Guard shall visit his Guard not only in the Day but 
 frequently in the Night, the Quarter Guard Room for 
 the Officer is to be at M r Abraham Rappalies Publican 
 B:O: The strictest care & attention is to be paid to 
 such Prisoners as may occasionally be put in Custody 
 of the Guard not only respecting their Persons but that 
 their Effects shall not be injured in any degree, as a 
 breach of this Order shall be attended with most serious 
 consequences 
 
 The Major Recommends to the Battalion at Large to 
 exert themselves in Convicting if possible the infamous 
 fellow who so shamefully Pilfered some Cash from the 
 Pockett of an Unfortunate Prisoner Zeffs Platt, on the 
 Night of the 13 th Instant, then in charge of the Quarter 
 Guard, and he further Observes that it particularly be 
 hoves the Non Commissioned Officers and Soldiers who 
 were then upon Guard to be indefatigably industrious 
 in fixing the Guilt where it should, by which Means 
 the Stigma or imputation which Necessarily falls at 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 43 
 
 present upon the Innocent will happily be removed 
 And the Major holding with abhorrence an act so Scan 
 dalous and Unwarrantable Offers a reward of Two Guineas 
 to any Person that shall being to Light the Guilty even 
 should he be an accomplice the reward he shall have 
 and his Pardon Solicited 
 
 . NEW TOWN 24 th Jan^ 1778 
 
 It is recommended to such Gentlemen of the Battalion 
 as may be absent for any time from the same, upon 
 joining the Regm* to have a retrospect to such Orders 
 as may be Issued during their Absence from Quarters 
 
 NEW TOWN 26 th Jan ry 1778 
 
 The Ballances due the Men of the Batt n at clearance 
 ending the 24 th December 1777 is to be paid off immedi 
 ately, which when done is to be reported by the Command 
 ing Officers of Companies 
 
 NEW TOWN I st Feb y 1778 B: O. 
 
 It is expected of the Officers Commanding Companies 
 that more circumspection shall be Observed in such re 
 turns as may be demanded of the respective Companies 
 and its recommended to such Gentlemen who shall Sign, 
 either return or report, to carefully Inspect the same 
 Prior to their Signature. 
 
 Gen 1 De Lancey in consequence of the Shameful 
 act of Desertion in Serj* Rochester of Capt n L* Kers 
 Company does hereby Reduce him to serve as Private 
 in the Ranks & he takes this Publick Method of Signify 
 ing to the Batt n th[at] He holds such shameful & Trait 
 orous Steps in the Highest degree of Abhorrence 
 
 NEW TOWN 9 th Feb y 1778 
 
 Major Greene is surprised to find it requisite to signify 
 to the Officers of the Battalion that its expected they 
 
44 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEYS BRIGADE 
 
 are to continue in their respective Quarters during Night, 
 and should an irregularity of this nature again be com 
 mitted he will find himself Necessitated to be particu 
 lar as to Names at Least and the Major hopes that the 
 Delicacy he uses upon this Occasion respecting Indi 
 viduals will sufficiently plead his Apology at Large to 
 the Gentlemen of the Corps. 
 
 Gen 1 De Lanceys Orders 14 th Feb ry 1778 
 
 It is Gen 1 De Lanceys Orders, that no Officer Non Com 
 missioned Officer of the Battalion Quartered here do 
 on any pretence Press or take away Team or Horse or 
 Chair from any Inhabitant without a Written Order from 
 the Commanding Officer of the I st Battalion of B r Gen 1 
 De Lanceys Brigade. 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK i6 th Feb 1 ^ 1778 
 Orders 
 
 An Exact List of the Officers of each British, Foreign 
 and Provincial Regim* to be sent to the Dep y Adj* Gen 1 
 immediately Distinguishing those in the Light Infantry 
 Companys by the Letters L.C against their Names, 
 those of the Grenadiers Comp ys by the Letter G, and 
 those of the Additional Companies by the Letters A.C. 
 with the Rank each Officer holds in the Army and in 
 the Reg* 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 6 th Feb y 1778 
 Orders 
 
 Commanding Officers of Provincial Corps to transmit 
 immediately to the Inspector Gen 1 " Office, a Return of 
 all Vacancies of officers in their Respective Battalions 
 the the Names of the Persons Recommended to succeed 
 in whose Room, and the Dates of the several Vacancies 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 45 
 
 NEW TOWN Feb* 19 th 1778 B: O 
 
 All Sailors passing through this Town to be taken up, 
 confined and reported immediate by the Officer on Guard, 
 to the Commanding Officer of y e Battalion 
 Every Non Commissioned Officer & Private of y e Bat 
 talion, who has not Received a Pair of Cloth Trowsers 
 to appear on the Parade to Morrow Morning att n 
 OClock to draw Lotts for as many pair as are at present 
 made up 
 
 The Quar r Master, to attend at 8 OClock every Morning 
 at y e parade to dispose of Carriages which will be there 
 regularly to bring in Wood 
 
 The Quarter Master, to find out who of the Farmers 
 about this Town have Hay to dispose of for the Offi 
 cers Horses agreeable to y e Plan fixt with the Deputy 
 Commissary of Forage 
 
 NEW YORK 14 th Feb y 1778 
 
 Notwithstanding the repeated Orders already given that 
 the Provincial Forces should be regularly cleared with 
 every Two Months: Complaints have been made to the 
 General that these Orders have not been Complyed with; 
 he is therefore under the Necessity of again repeating 
 them and of directing in the most positive and express 
 manner that the accounts of all the Provincial Forces 
 be made up to the 24 th December and the Men paid 
 their respective Ballances This Order to be read at 
 the head of Each Company, and Commanding Off rs of 
 Battalions, to be answerable that it is Immediately 
 complyed with, and to report accordingly to the In 
 spector Gen 1 of Provincial Forces to be laid before the 
 General 
 
 A Return to be given in to the Inspector Gen 1 of the 
 Men absent with leave, Recruiting, and Prisoners with 
 the Rebels Specifying their Names and time of Absence 
 
46 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 NEW TOWN 20 th Feb* 1778 B: O 
 
 A Return to be given to the Adjutants as soon as pos 
 sible from each Company of the Men Absent with Leave 
 Recruiting and Prisoners with the Rebels, Specifying 
 their Names and time of absence 
 
 20 th Feb y 1778 Batt n Orders 
 
 M r John Wormeley appointed Ensign in the Colonels 
 Company and is to be known & Obeyed as such 
 A Return to be given to the Adj* as Soon as possible from 
 each Comp y of the men Absent with leave, Recruiting, 
 and prisoners with the Rebels, Specifying thear names 
 & time of Absence Agreeable to the Above Gen 1 Orders 
 NEW TOWN Sunday 22 d Feb y 1778 
 
 B : O rs Those Officers who are not furnished with 
 wood by the persons on whom they are billeted will 
 give in their names to the Q r M r who will Send to them 
 the I st of every Week, their Weekly Allowance of Wood, 
 the remainder of Wood drawn in, to be carefully de 
 posited in Charge of the Guard 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 2i 8t Feb y 1778 
 Orders/ The paymaster of Corps will transmitt to the 
 Barrack Master Gen 1 , Accounts of Furniture & Utencil 
 Money due to the Troops, that the Same may be forth 
 with issued according to Regulation 
 
 22 d Feb y 1778 
 
 All Regiments either British, Hessian, or Provincial that 
 have Baggage of Any Sort to send to Philadelphia are 
 immediately to Acquaint Lieu* Colonel Sherriff Dep y Q r 
 Master Gen 1 giving him an Estimate of the Same that 
 Vessells may be got in readiness to Receive it 
 NB: Memorandum 
 
 For the Future the Regiments will Account for all the 
 Absent men in it 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 47 
 
 NB: at the bottom of their Weekly States. Those on 
 Command and publick Employ to be particularly Speci 
 fied where they are and whether fitt for duty or not. 
 Servants & Others Absent with leave & Recruiting 
 Adjut* I st & 3 d B n Gen 1 DeLanceys Brigade 
 
 Batt n Orders 26 th Feb y 1778 
 
 The Q r Master is to furnish immediately the Surgeons 
 of the Battalion for the use of the Inoculated Soldiers 
 Bedding Candles Wood & every other thing in his De 
 partment as they demand them 
 
 NEW TOWN Monday 2 d March 1778 B: O 
 
 As the Battalion will soon receive its new Cloathing 
 it is recommended to the Officers to prepare their Regi 
 mentals to which they will be pleased to give proper 
 attention as a uniformity in Dress as well as in every 
 other Point of Discipline, will in future (it is expected) 
 be rigidly observed to maintain that Preheminence all- 
 ready Acquired As Silver Plates for the Bayonett 
 Belts & Epaulets must be made on purpose, each Officer 
 will request the Pay Master of the Battalion to procure 
 for him two Silver Epaulet & a Silver Plate for his Belt 
 the form & Device being already Determined 
 
 NEW TOWN 4 th March 1778 B. O 
 
 A return to be delivered to the Adjutant of all the Blankett 
 Coats & Trowsers made for the Men in New Town for 
 the Paymaster of the Batt n who is so Obliging as to 
 receive the Money due to the Taylors for Making the 
 Coats & Trowsers and will pay to the Taylors the same 
 Officers Commanding Companies will pay to him for 
 the above purpose for every Blankett Coat One Shilling 
 Currency & for every pair of Trowsers Eighteen pence 
 Currency 
 
48 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 Officers Commanding Companies will settle their Mens 
 Accounts up to the 24 th Feb y last & deliver in to the 
 Commanding Officer a sketch of the Ballances both for 
 and against their Men to that period 
 The Q r Master being called to Account in consequence 
 of a Complaint made to the Commanding Officer of the 
 Battalion that Soldiers did not receive their Provisions 
 On Sunday Last the Q r Master Declares that he gave 
 due attention at the Store in Order to issue out their 
 Provisions but that the Men did not call for them 
 To facilitate the issuing of the Provision, Officers Com 
 manding Companies will give in to the Q r Master every 
 Evening preceding the Provision Day, Returns of their 
 Companies The Q r Master is Ordered punctually to 
 attend at the Provision Store every Wednesd & Satur 
 day immediately after Parade to give the Men their 
 Provision all Orders to be punctually & regularly read 
 to the Batt n on the Parade 
 
 NEW TOWN 5 th March 1778 
 
 Brigadier Gen 1 De Lancey Orders M r Old the Q r Master 
 immediately without the usual Neglect to furnish at his 
 Quarters the Fuel due to him in arrear and to be due 
 to the 8 th Instant and that he does not fail in future to 
 keep him Regularly Supplyed with Nutt Wood as he 
 will answer for the Failure 
 
 NEW TOWN 5 th March 1778 B: O 
 
 Returns to be immediately made by the Officers Com 
 manding Companies of the Number of Blanket Coats 
 they have Received for their Men & to what Men the 
 Coats have been given and what Number of Men are 
 without 
 
 Gen 1 De Lanceys Order for Officers Commanding 
 Companies to deliver in for him to the Adjutant the 
 Muster Rolls of their Companies is Repeated 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 49 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 3 d March 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 Ensign Granding of y e 6 th Batt n of New Jersey Volun 
 teers Tried by the Gen 1 Court Martial Held at Staten 
 Island of w ph Major M c Pherson 71"* Regim* is President 
 for Disobedience of Gen 1 & Reg* 1 Orders in not going 
 on Duty when warned by the proper Officer is found 
 Guilty of the Crime laid to his Charge in Breach of the 
 5 th Article of the 2 d Section of the Articles of War and 
 sentenced to be reprimanded by B r Gen 1 Skinner at 
 the Head of his Brigade under Arms and to be suspended 
 for the space of Three Months 
 
 John Morrel an Inhabitant of Staten Island Try'd by 
 the above Gen Court Martial with being a Guide and 
 Conductor to the Rebels at the last Descent upon the 
 Island on 27 th day of November Last is not found guilty 
 to have been Intentionally guilty of the crime laid to 
 his Charge it appeared unto the Court that the Prisoner 
 was forced to act in that Capacity and do therefore Acquit 
 him 
 
 L* Gen 1 Sir Henry Clinton approves of the above Sen 
 tences but is pleased to Order the Prisoner Ens n Dan 1 
 Grandine to be reprimanded at the Head of the Brigade 
 to which he belongs and to remit the Three Months 
 Suspencion Adjudg'd Him 
 
 The Prisoner John Merrill to be released from his con 
 finement 
 
 The above Gen 1 Court Martial is Dissolved 
 The Corps who have Baggage to send to Philadelphia 
 are Immediately to apply to Lieu* Col Sherriff Dep y 
 Quart 1 Mast r Gen 1 who will Inform them of the Ships 
 that are to receive it 
 
50 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEYS BRIGADE 
 
 NEW TOWN 9 th March 1778 B:O 
 
 M rs Hazard, a Resident in New Town complains that 
 the Guard burns her Fences which are near the Guard 
 House, to prevent the like in future as well as every other 
 Irregularity of y e kind the Officer of the Guard is re 
 quired to be very attentive to it and y e non Commissioned 
 Officers of the Guard shall be answerable for y e Destruc 
 tion of the Fencing as fully as if they themselves were 
 guilty of the Crime of taking & Burning y e Rails 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 8 th March 1778 
 
 Circular Orders 
 
 Complaint having been made to the Gen 1 by Commodore 
 Hotham that Notwithstanding former Orders to the 
 Contrary a Number of Seamen have entered into the 
 Provincial Corps, to the great detriment of the Navy 
 The General therefore Orders that all such be imme 
 diately returned to the Main Guard in New York and 
 reported Instantly to the Dep y Adj* Gen 1 and that for 
 the future no Seaman shall upon any Account be In- 
 listed into any Reg* Or Corps whatever 
 The General hopes he will not be under the Necessity 
 of Repeating this Order again 
 
 Officers Commanding I st & 3 d Batt n8 of B r Gen 1 
 De Lanceys Brigade will be pleased to Sign their Names 
 at the Bottom of this Order as an Acknowledgement 
 of their having received it. the Last Signer to return it 
 to the Dep y Adj Gen 1 by a careful Person without 
 Delay 
 
 NEW TOWN io th March 1778 B: O 
 
 The Returns of the Number of Blanket Coats each 
 Officer for his Company has received &c which are or 
 may be given in to the Adj* must be delivered into Gen 1 
 De Lancey to Morrow Morning, and those Officers who 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 51 
 
 do not make their Returns agreeable to Orders, to be 
 reported to the General 
 
 The Order respecting the Mens Accounts being made 
 up to the 24 th Feb y &c is repeated 
 
 A Return of Serjeants Drummers & Rank & File of 
 the Battalion, to be sent to Col Cruger in Queens Street 
 New York to Morrow or the next Day 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 6 th March 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 For the Convenience of the Gentlemen of the Army as 
 well as the Inhabitants of the City A Mail will be made 
 up at the Secretarys Office for London to go by the Earl 
 of Bathurst under the particular care of Gen 1 Cleveland 
 The Letters for which must be sent in or before the 14 th 
 Instant. 
 
 All Officers belonging to the Regiment at Phila 
 delphia who are not upon Duty or have particular leave 
 to remain here, are to prepare to Embark with the Con 
 valescents and Recruits to Join their Corps. They will 
 send their Names to the Dep y Adj* Gen 1 Immediately 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 12 th March 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 All Officers Convalescents & Recruits belonging to the 
 Grand Army to hold themselves in readiness to Embark 
 for Philadelphia to Morrow. Those at Paulis Hook will 
 be furnished with Boats to proceed to the Ships appointed 
 for them Those in Town will apply at the Dep y Quart 1 
 Master Generals Office where they will receive further 
 Directions 
 
 Captain John Howard of the New York Volunteers 
 tried by the Gen 1 Court Martial of which Major Martin 
 is President for repeated disobedience of Orders is not 
 
52 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEYS BRIGADE 
 
 found guilty of the Crime Laid to his charge and is there 
 fore Honourably acquitted 
 
 Serg* Allen MCarter of the Young Highland Emigrants 
 tried by the above Gen 1 Court Martial for Wounding 
 Alexand r McDowel Sailor belonging to the Adventure 
 an Armed Victualer of which Wound he Died is not 
 found guilty. The Court being of Opinion the Wound 
 Allen M c Carter gave the Deceased M c Dowell was without 
 any previous malice or design but solely in his Own 
 defence do therefore acquit him 
 
 Lieu* Gen 1 S r Henry Clinton is pleased to approve of 
 the above Sentences 
 
 13 th March 1778 
 
 The Officers of the Gen 1 Court Martial of which Major 
 Martin is President are to do their duty till further 
 Orders 
 
 Thomas Stanley Volunteer, Mich 1 Brady, Mich 1 Shan 
 non & Christopher Smith Private of Capt n Emmericks 
 Chasseurs, tried by the Gen 1 Court Martial of which 
 Major Disney is President for Stealing two Oxen & a 
 Cow from Peter Basu are found guilty of the Crime 
 Laid to their Charge and Sentenced to Receive 1000 
 Lashes Each 
 
 Lieu* Gen 1 S r Henry Clinton approves of the above 
 Sentence but is pleased in consequence of some favour 
 able circumstances appearing on the part of the Prisoners, 
 Tho 8 Stanley, Mich 1 Brady, Mich 1 Shannon & Chris 
 topher Smith to remit five Hundred of the Thousand 
 Lashes adjudged each and to Order that they do receive 
 the remaining five Hundred of the Thousand lashes 
 adjudged each and to Order that they do receive the 
 remaining five Hundred Lashes each at the Head of the 
 Corps to which they belong at such time and place as 
 the Officer Commanding shall direct 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 53 
 
 NEW TOWN i6 th March 1778 B: O: 
 
 To avoid confusion and irregularity, to prevent future 
 complaints, and to see Justice done the Soldiers, an 
 Officer of a Company will attend at the Provision Store 
 on Provision Days to see the Provisions of their Compa 
 nies fairly and fully Issued out for their Men and Deposit 
 it with a careful Serjeant of every Company, who shall 
 see it immediately Equally Divided in the proper Messes 
 which Serj ts shall be accountable for the same and se 
 verely punished in case of Default 
 
 NEW TOWN y e 17 th March 1778 B: O 
 
 A Return to be made Immediately of the Deficiency of 
 Arms in the Battalion The Quarter Master to ac 
 count at the same time for all Arms Received in the Bat 
 talion how disposed of & by what Means y e Deficiency 
 has arose 
 
 Gen 1 De Lanceys Orders for An Officer to Patrole 
 &c every Night at Hell Gate and to report the next 
 Morning to the Commanding Officer of the Battalion 
 is repeated which Duty it is presumed will not again be 
 neglected 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 15 th March 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 Lieu* Alex r M c Donald of the Kings Orang Rangers, 
 tried by the Gen 1 Court Martial of which Major Disney 
 is President charged by Lieu* Hamilton of said Regi 
 ment with sending him a challenge and Defaming his 
 Character is not found guilty of sending a Challenge 
 to Lieu* Hamilton and do acquit him of that charge 
 but it is the Opinion of the Court that he is guilty of 
 Defaming Lieu* Hamiltons Character and do therefore 
 
54 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY S BRIGADE 
 
 adjudge that He the said Lieu* Alex r M c Donald be sus 
 pended from all Duty and pay for the space of two 
 Months 
 
 NEW TOWN 19 th March 1778 B: O 
 
 As Disobedience of Orders & Neglect of Duty are of 
 so serious a Nature, Col Cruger is exceeding sorry to 
 bring those charges against the Officers of Cap n Ray 
 monds, Cap* Smiths & Cap n Conklings Companies for 
 Disobeying an Order (conceived to be most essential 
 for the good of the Service) so recent as the i6 th Instant 
 
 NEW TOWN 2i 8 * March 1778 B: O 
 
 The Officer Commanding the Parties on Board the 
 Transports at Hell Gate, Will not suffer any of his Men 
 to quit the Ships in future untill they are relieved, as 
 many inconveniencies have arisen from the Mens going 
 on Shore 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 2i 8 * March 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 The Commander in Chief having signified to S r Henry 
 Clinton that in consideration of the length of the Last 
 Campaign he had allowed the Officers serving under 
 His Excellency 8 particular Command Forage Money for 
 165 Days Extraordinary & from a sense of the Services 
 performed by the Troops under S r Henry Clinton would 
 extend the Indulgence to them Likewise. L* Col Sher- 
 riff is hereby directed to pay the same according to the 
 returns which the Different Corps are to give in to the 
 Dep y Quarter Master Gen 1 for that purpose 
 N. B. The Several Corps are requested to be punctual 
 in sending their returns for Forrage Money to the Dep y 
 Quar r Master Generals Office On Tuesday Morning 
 next 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 55 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS PHILADELPHIA 3 d Jan ry 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 One Hundred & Sixty five Days Forage to be imme 
 diately issued to the Officers of the Army in considera 
 tion of the lateness of the Campaign and the high Price 
 of Provisions Officers who have not taken the Field, 
 are not to be included in this Distribution 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 24 th March 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 The Detachment of 2 nd Batt n New Jersey Volunteers 
 doing duty with the Royal Artillery at Fort Knyphausen 
 on Staten Island and New York to prepare to Embark 
 for Philadelphia Immediately the whole to Join Col 
 Morris at New York as soon as Possible who will give 
 in a return of them to the Dep y Adj* Gen 1 with such 
 Other Officers and Men as he may propose to send to 
 their Corps 
 
 A Quantity of Cloathing and Arms being left in the 
 General Hospital, belonging to different Regiments par 
 ticularly Provincials Commanding Officers of Corps 
 are directed to send Immediately for the same and to 
 Order Hospital Acc ts for the last Year to be settled as 
 soon as possible 
 
 The list of the Officers with the Dates of their Commis 
 sions in the Regim* & Army sent by the Established 
 & Foreign Regiments in consequence of the Orders 
 of i6th Feb y last having been lost on the Passage to 
 Philadelphia, Officers Commanding those Corps will 
 please to Order duplicates of the same to be sent to 
 the Dep y Adj* Generals Office in N. York as soon as 
 possible 
 
56 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 NEW TOWN 28 th Feb y 1778 
 
 His Majesty has been pleased to signify his entire 
 Approbation of the Conduct of Lieu* Gen 1 S r Henry 
 Clinton Major Gen Vaughan, and of all the other 
 Officers & Men under his Command on the Expedition 
 up the North River 
 
 The Spirit & Vigour with which they Affected that very 
 Difficult and Important Service does them the greatest 
 Honor and His Majesty has also been pleased to 
 signify his entire approbation of the Spirit & Conduct 
 of the Officers & Men under the immediate Command 
 of Gen 1 Sir Will m Howe, in the Cause of Last Campaign 
 The Commanding Officers of Corps are required to 
 direct the Regimental Paymasters to make stoppages 
 of all pay, for Non Commissioned Officers & Soldiers 
 Prisoners with the Rebels which may have been hitherto 
 Credited to the Companies as for Effectives and to 
 Lodge the same with their Agents, accompanied by an 
 Abstract, Specifying to whom such pay is due 
 The Commanding Officers of Companies are to direct 
 only for the Money or Necessaries which may have 
 been sent to the Prisoners Since their Capture, and in 
 future a deduction is to be made in the Subsistence 
 Accompt of each Regiment for the Prisoners as Men 
 tioned, of whom particular lists are to be Transmitted 
 to the Agents with the Distribution of each Muster, for 
 which Money the Paymasters are to draw either upon 
 the return of the Prisoners or for such supplies as may 
 be sent to them from time to time 
 
 NEW TOWN 28 th March 1778 B: O 
 
 All Bounties to be fully paid immediately to those Men 
 of the Battalion who have been Inlisted Three Months 
 & upwards Commanding Officers of Companies will see 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 57 
 
 at the same time that their Men are Compleatly fur 
 nished with every Necessary Agreeable to Gen 1 Orders 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 17 th March 1778 
 Orders 
 
 L* Bloxham not being present occasioned the Crime for 
 which he was Tried, and the Sentence of the Gen 1 Court 
 Martial from being published Earlier 
 Lieu* John Bloxham of the New York Volunteers tried 
 by the General Court Martial of which Col Fanning 
 was President for Ungentleman like Behaviour is found 
 guilty of the same and Sentenced to be Cashired 
 
 The Commander in Chief is pleased to approve of the 
 above Sentence 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 27 th March 1778 
 Orders 
 
 Will m Thomas of 2 nd Batt n Brigadier Gen 1 De 
 Lanceys Brigade tried by the above Gen 1 Court Martial 
 of which Lieu* Col Martin is President charged with 
 Stealing a Silver Watch & several other Articles but no 
 sufficient proof Appearing against the Prisoner the Court 
 acquit him of the Crime Laid to his Charge 
 
 Will m Pratt Corp 1 in the i 8 * Batt n B r Gen 1 De- 
 Lanceys Brigade tried by the above Gen 1 Court Martial 
 for Murder is not found guilty, he having done no more 
 than his Duty in firing and do therefore acquit him 
 Lieu* Brownrig 38 th Reg* tried by the above Gen 1 
 Court Martial charged with taking a Ladies watch 
 Chain out of M r Rivingtons Shop in a manner unbe 
 coming the Character of an Officer & a Gentleman 
 The Court having Maturely considered the Evidences 
 for and against the Prisoner is of Opinion from the im 
 possibility of proving a Negative, that what has been 
 
58 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 produced by the Prisoner L* Brownrig is as clear and 
 conclusive as the Nature of the Circumstance can ad 
 mit and that as M r Will ma Evidence proves Ensign 
 Campbell mistaken in part of his Information, Believe 
 it Possible without prejudice to the good Character 
 which Ensign Campbell bears that he may have been 
 so in the Whole do therefore acquit Lieu* Brownrig 
 
 John Murrel Inhabitant of Staten Island tried by the 
 above Gen 1 Court Martial for being a Rebel Guide and 
 passing Counterfeit Coin The Court having Maturely 
 Considered the Evidence for and against the Prisoner 
 is of Opinion that he was forc'd to be a guide to the 
 Rebels when amongst them, and that there is not suffi 
 cient Evidence to prove that he passed Counterfeit 
 Coin knowing it to be such do therefore acquit him 
 of both charges 
 
 Ensign Quarter Master Old of y e I st Battalion B r 
 Gen 1 De Lanceys Brigade tried by the above Gen 1 Court 
 Martial for making use of Ungentleman like Language 
 upon the Publick Parade in consequence of which Blows 
 passed between Him & Ens n Ker and for behaving in 
 other respects unlike an Officer & a Gentleman is found 
 guilty of only one part of the Charge (Viz*) that of 
 having used Ungentleman like language upon the Parade 
 being a breach of the 3 d Article of the 2O th Section of 
 the Articles of War and in consideration of his long ser 
 vice only sentenced to be publickly Reprimanded at 
 the Head of the Regiment 
 
 Lieu* Anthony Alair Loyal American Regim* of Pro 
 vincials, tried by the above General Court Martial for 
 taking and detaining a Sword belonging to the late 
 Lieu* Campbell of 52 nd Regim* & for suffering himself 
 to be ill-treated by M r Hunt as afterwards by Adj* Cun 
 ningham of said Regim*, The Court having considered 
 the Evidence the Prisoner Lieu* Alair is of Opinion he 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 59 
 
 is not guilty of any thing in taking the Sword of Lieu* 
 Col Campbell that can Impeach his Character and do 
 therefore acquit him with Honor of any blame on that 
 account, and think also that his Youth & Unexperience 
 in the Service are sufficient Reasons for his being cleared 
 of Censure on Account of his Disputes with Hunt & 
 Cunningham and do therefore acquit him of the same 
 John Nicholas private Soldier in the Royal Fensible 
 Regim* Tried by the above Gen 1 Court Martial for 
 Deserting & Inlisting in Col Fannings Corps and giving 
 himself a fictitious Name is found Guilty of the crime 
 laid to his Charge & to receive a Punishment of five 
 Hundred Lashes 
 
 Ebenezer Holmes & John Down tried by the Gen 1 
 Court Martial for Robbing Joseph Russel and other 
 Inhabitants of Long Island are found guilty of the crime 
 laid to their charge and Sentenced to receive One Thou 
 sand Lashes Each 
 
 Sam 1 Dean Inhabitant of New York tried by the above 
 Gen 1 Court Martial, for a design of Escaping to the 
 Rebels with Gabriel Furman in order to Assist them in 
 their designs against this City but there not being 
 sufficient Evidence against the Prisoner Sam 1 Deane the 
 Court acquit him 
 
 Lieu* Gen 1 S r Henry Clinton approves of the above 
 several sentences, but is pleased to remit five Hundred 
 of the Thousand Lashes adjudged each of the Prisoners 
 Ebenezer Holmes and John Down & to Order that the 
 remaining five Hundred Lashes each as also the five 
 Hundred Adjudged the Prisoner John Nicholas to be 
 put in Execution to Morrow Morning at Eight OClock 
 
 Sam 1 Webb Matross in the Royal Artillery tried by 
 the Gen 1 Court Martial of which Lieu* Col Cockburn 
 was president for Mutinous Behaviour, and striking 
 Capt n Campbell of 35 th Regim* in redoubt N 8 is found 
 
60 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 guilty of the Crime laid to his charge & Sentenced to 
 
 suffer Death 
 
 The Commander in Chief is pleased to approve of the 
 
 Above Sentence. 
 
 NB: The men of Gen 1 De Lanceys Corps that are Ac- 
 
 quited will be delivered to such persons as are Ordered 
 
 to call for them 
 
 The Lieu* Gen 1 is pleased to take off one of the two 
 
 Months Suspension Adjudged Lieu* Alex r M c Donald one 
 
 the Kings Orange Rangers 
 
 NEW TOWN 6 th April 1778 
 
 B : ORDERS From what has been repeatedly said re 
 specting the Wanton Destruction of Fences, it was 
 thought an Order to prevent the same would not have 
 been Necessary, but complaints prove that this Infa 
 mous practice must thus publickly be forbid; with assur 
 ances of the severest punishment being inflicted on the 
 first Soldier of whom complaint is made of Burning 
 Destroying or even Meddling with any property belong 
 ing to the Inhabitants particularly in regard to the Fences 
 about the Hospital for which the Orderly Serjeant there 
 will be answerable 
 
 The Shameful Abuse & Destruction of the Guard 
 House reflects the greatest discredit on the Corps The 
 preservation & Decency of the Guard House it was always 
 presumed the Officer of the Guard would have attended 
 to as a necessary part of his Duty 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS New York 3 d April 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 Lieu* & Adj* Patrick Henry of the I st Batt n New Jersey 
 Volunteers, tried by the Gen 1 Court Martial of which 
 Major M c Arthur is president for putting Ensign John 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 6l 
 
 Lawrence on Duty out of his turn, and for Ungentleman 
 like Behaviour otherwise The Court upon due Con 
 sideration of the whole Matter before them is of Opinion 
 that the Pris r Lieu* & Adj* Henry is not guilty of putting 
 Ens n John Lawrence on Duty out of his turn and that 
 this part of the charge is frivolous and Vexatious 
 The Court is further of Opinion that the charge of Un 
 gentleman like behaviour against the Prisoner is not 
 sufficiently supported & do therefore acquit Lieu* & 
 Adj* Henry of the whole charge brought against him 
 Peter Smith Private Soldier in the 5 th Battalion New 
 Jersey Volunteers tried by the above Gen 1 Court Mar 
 tial for Quitting his Post on the Night of the 2O* h Instant 
 without being relieved and coming from thence to the 
 Guard House is not found guilty of the crime laid to 
 his Charge and is therefore acquitted 
 Jn Conner Private Soldier in the 6 th Batt n New Jersey 
 Volun" tried by the Gen 1 Court Martial for Desertion 
 is found guilty of the Crime laid to his charge in breach 
 of the i 8 * Article of the 6 th Section of the Articles of 
 War and do therefore sentence him to receive 1000 Lashes 
 on the bare Back by the Drummers of the Battalion to 
 which he belongs 
 
 Rob* Moore & Will m Rogers private Soldiers in the 2 d 
 Batt n New Jersey Volunt" tried by the above Gen 1 
 Court Martial for Desertion, are not found guilty of 
 the Crime laid to their charge and do therefore acquit 
 them 
 
 Lieu* Gen 1 S r Henry Clinton approves of the above 
 several Sentences, but is pleased to remit five Hundred 
 of the I ooo Lashes adjudged the Prisoner John Conner 
 and Orders that he shall receive the remaining 500 Lashes 
 at the Head of the Battalion to which he belongs 
 
 The above Gen 1 Court Martial is Dissolved 
 
62 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 NEW TOWN 6 th April 1778 
 
 The Season being now moderate & Pleasant, the Regi 
 mental Blankett Coats are no longer conceived Neces 
 sary, except for the Men on duty, it is therefore Ordered 
 that all the Blanket Coats which were made in New 
 Town be immediately well Washed and Dryed and on 
 Saturday Morning next Delivered in to the Quarter 
 Master in the following Manner 
 
 28 Coats ... by ... Captain Galbreaths 
 35 D . . .D. . .Capt n Raymonds 
 1 8 D ... D ... Capt n Smiths 
 28 D ... D ... Capt n Conklings 
 33 D ...D...Capt n Duffes 
 25 D ... D ... Capt n Roorbacks 
 1 1 D ... D ... Capt n French 8 
 190 ...D...Capt n L t Kers 
 
 Which will leave with every Company one Coat and 
 those 8 are also at the same time to be delivered over 
 to the Serjeant of the Guard, who is to be accountable 
 when releived for the same in good Order for the sole 
 use of the Sentries 
 
 The Quar r Master to give his receipt to the Commanding 
 Officer of the Battalion for the Coats he receives which 
 he is carefully to put away in the Regimental Store till 
 farther Orders 
 
 NEW TOWN II th April 1778 B: O 
 
 The Men Returned with the Artillery and Navy are 
 to be struck of the Strength of each Company the 9 th 
 Instant and put in the Column of the Weekly States 
 Discharged 
 
 The Companies to be very particular to Insert the ab 
 sent Men & Sick on the back of the Weekly States speci 
 fying where they are 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 63 
 
 NEW TOWN 13 th April 1778 B: O 
 
 Officers Commanding Companies will this Day order the 
 Tents of their Respective Companies to their Own Quar 
 ters, there to be Immediately repaired A Tent of 
 every Comp y must be cut up to mend the rest The 
 Tents to be completely pitched again this Day week 
 (in the Field from whence they are now taken) with 
 all the Poles in good Order, & the Compliment of pins 
 fully furnished, with a Couple of Mallets provided for 
 each Company The Bell Tents & Tents not Marked 
 to be taken charge of by the Quar r Master or his Deputy 
 The indecent & Offencive practice (which has been re 
 peatedly forbid) of Prisoners in the Guard House run 
 ning out and attacking the Officers Commanding the 
 Batt n when he passes the Guard with their ill timed 
 Applications, requires this Publick reprehension, and its 
 expected will in future be avoided 
 
 NEW TOWN 2o th April 1778 
 
 B: O rs The Quartet Master to deliver tomorrow im 
 mediately after Exercise the Regimential Cloathing to 
 Officers Commanding Companies in the following Man 
 ner, which they will Order to their Quarters to be fitted 
 for their men, but not to be Issued out to them till fur 
 ther Orders Viz* 
 
 Colonels Company. . .27 Suites Compleat 
 
 Captain Galbreaths . .47 D 
 
 Captain Raymonds . .47 D 
 
 Capt* Smiths 290 
 
 Capt* Conklings 35 D 
 
 Cap t DufFes 45 D 
 
 Capt* Roorbacks 39 D 
 
 Cap* Frenches 18 D 
 
 Total 287 
 
64 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 The Linnen Thread & Buttons; Needles & c Thimbles to 
 be delivered in Like proportion 
 
 NEW TOWN Tuesday 2i 8 * April 1778 
 
 B: O" To prevent Mistakes and to maintain the 
 Roster with more Accuracy, All Officers as Soon as they 
 have leave of Absence from Quarters will immediately 
 make it known to the Adjutant 
 
 No officer to change his Tour of duty with another 
 without the knowledge of the Commanding officer of 
 the Battalion 
 
 Head Quarters New York i8 th April 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 Ensign Garrison of the Prince of Wales American Vol" 
 brought before the General Court Martial of which 
 Lieu* Colonel Cockburn was president for Ungentleman 
 like behavior and pleading guilty to the Charge. The 
 Court do therefore Sentence him to be Cashired 
 
 The Commander in Chief is pleased to approve of 
 the Above Sentence 
 
 NEW TOWN 23 d April 1778 
 
 Batt n Orders The Officers who have Received their 
 Rations of Hay of the Inhab t8 will direct them to call 
 on M r Ocheltree Dep y Comm r of Forrage at Flushing 
 with proper Certificates of the Same 
 Such of the Inhabitants as neglect going will be in danger 
 of Losing their Pay. 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS PHILADELPHIA 9 th March 1778 
 
 The Commander in Chief has thought proper from the 
 Clearest and fullest conviction to give this Publick 
 Testimony of the Innocence of Cap* Alex n Campbell 
 of the Royal Highland Emigrants, lately Accused of 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 65 
 
 holding Correspondence with and giving Intelligence to 
 the Enemy and in Justice to his Character at Same 
 time to Signify his entire approbation of the Fidelity 
 and diligence with which Cap* Campbell has executed 
 the Several duties committed to his charge 
 
 NEW TOWN April 26 th 1778 
 
 Batt n Orders Exercise with Powder to be on Fridays 
 Only till farther Orders No Front Rank man in future 
 to be taken out of the Batt n by an officer as his Servant 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS N. YORK 29 th April 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 Lieu* Hector M c Neal of the Kings American Regim* 
 tried by the General Court Martial of which L* Colonel 
 Cockburn was president for disobedience of Orders, and 
 Absenting himself from Camp without leave is found 
 guilty of the Crime laid to his charge and Sentenced to 
 be Cashired 
 
 The Commander in Chief is pleased to approve of the 
 Above Sentence 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS New York 3o th April 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 The Commander in Chief has been pleased to Appoint 
 Major General Jones to Command the Troops on New 
 York Island, and posts depending, Kings Bridge, Long 
 Island, Staten Island & Paulus Hook, all Reports and 
 Returns from the Several departments are consequently 
 to be made to Major Gen 1 Jones for his fullest Infor 
 mation 
 
 Major Gen 1 Robertson (as Second Major Gen 1 ) 
 is appointed to take the Command of the Troops at 
 Rhode Island, and to hold himself in readiness to go 
 there upon the Shortest Notice 
 
66 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 Major Gen 1 Vaughan is to Relieve Major Gen 1 
 Valent 6 Jones in the Command of the Troops at Kings 
 Bridge on Saturday May the 2 d Major Gen 1 Valentine 
 Jones is to Command in th City of New York All 
 applications relative to that Command are to be made 
 to Major Gen 1 Valentine Jones till further Orders 
 Captain Alex r Constable of the 2 d Batt n Brig r 
 Gen 1 De Lanceys Brigade tried by the Gen 1 Court Mar 
 tial of which Major Disney is President for having Quited 
 Redoubt N 7 where he then Command'd Contrary 
 to Orders and Absenting him Self several Hours and in 
 the night Alarming falsely the out Posts, by a Discharge 
 of Arms, The Court having considered the whole Matter 
 before them is of Opinion that the prisoner Cap* Alex r 
 Constable is not guilty of falsely Alarming the Out 
 Posts, and do Acquit him of that Charge, but the Court 
 is of Opinion that he is guilty of Quitting Redoubt N 
 7 where he then Commanded Contrary to Orders, and 
 of Absenting himself Sev 1 hours which is abreach of the 
 4 th Article of the 14 th Section of the Articles of of War 
 & do Adjudge him to be Cashired his Majestys Service 
 John Case Valentine Emmerick Abra m Downey & 
 Angus M c Swain private Soldiers in the Kings American 
 Regiment Tried by the Above Gen 1 Court Martial for 
 quiring Redoubt N 5 without leave Breaking open the 
 Houses of Michal Ryers, Jn Leggett M r8 Legget and 
 Jacob Lent at West Farm and Plundering them to A 
 Considerable Amount The Court having considered 
 the whole matter before them is of Opinon that the 
 prisoner Angus M c Swain is not guilty of breaking open 
 & plundering the Houses of Mich 1 Ryers and Jacob Lent, 
 but that he is guilty of quitting Redoubt N 5 without 
 leave and of breaking open & Plundering the Houses of 
 John Legget and M rs Catharine Legget which are 
 breaches of the 4 th & 2i 8t Articles of the 14 th Section of 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 67 
 
 the Articles of War, and do Adjudge him to Suffer death 
 The Court is also of Opinion that John Case is not guilty 
 of breaking open and plundering the Houses of Michal 
 Ryers & Jacob Lent, but that he is guilty of breaking 
 open the Houses of John Legget & M rs Catharine Legget 
 & of quiting Redoubt N 5 with [out] Leave, which are 
 breaches of the 4 th & 2i Bt Articles of the 14 th Section of 
 the Articles of War and do Adjudge him to Receive 
 one Thousand lashes on his bare back & to be drumed 
 out of the Regim* he belongs to The Court is likewise 
 of Opinion that Valent 6 Emmerick & Abraham Downey 
 is not guilty of breaking open & plundering the Houses 
 of Mich 1 Ryers & Jacob Lent but that they are guilty 
 of quiting Redoubt N 5 without leave and of breaking 
 open & plundering the House of M rs Catharine Legget 
 which are breaches of the 4 th & 2i 8t Articles of the 14 th 
 Section of the Articles of War and Adjudge them to 
 Receive five hundred Lashes on the bare back 
 The Commander in Chief is pleased to approve of the 
 Above Several Sentences but in consideration of a favour 
 able Report made by Maj r Gen 1 Valentine Jones of the 
 good Character of Cap* Constable has heretofore bore 
 as an officer Gen 1 Sir Henry Clinton is pleased to 
 reinstate him and to remit five hundred of The Thousand 
 Lashes Adjudged the prisoner John Case and to Order 
 that he receives the Remaining five Hundred lashes as 
 also that the prisoner Valentine Emmerick & Abraham 
 Downey do receive the five hundred lashes Adjudged 
 each of them at the head of the Regiment to which they 
 belong 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 3 d May 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 The Troops to beat at eight, & the Guards to Mount 
 at Nine in the Morning till further Orders 
 
68 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 The Dep y Quarter Master Gen 1 having sent by Order 
 of the Comman r in Chief a Quantity of Necessarys to 
 prisoners with the Rebels of different Corps, the 
 Commanding Officers of Said Corps are to Order the 
 following Sums Charged to their Respective Regiments 
 to be paid to Lieu* Colonel Sherriff without delay who 
 will give at the Same time a List of the Mens Names and 
 the Am* of what each man Received Viz* 
 
 35 th 12:19: 4 
 
 45 th 6: 9: 8 
 
 57 th 25:18: 8 
 
 7i 8 * 58: 7: o 
 
 York Volunteers 22 :i3 :io 
 
 I st & 3 d Batt n of De Lanceys Brigade . . . 74:11 : 2 
 
 2 d D D 16: 4: 2 
 
 Brig r Gen 1 Skinners Brigade 9:14: 6 
 
 Total 226:18: 4 
 
 The British Regiments the 35 th 38 th 45 th 52 d & 57 th 
 Regiments are to give a man from each Company to 
 serve with the Artillery The Men are to be young, 
 Active and Serviceable and of good Character The 
 Commanding Officer of the Artillery and the Dep y 
 Adjutant General are to Inspect them in the Fort Wednes 
 day next ten Morning They are to be Conducted by 
 A Serj* from each Regiment and are to bring thear Neces 
 sarys with them, and are to Remain with the Artillery 
 if approved of The 35 th & 38 th Reg* 8 are to furnish 
 a Serj* each to Remain with and take Charge of their 
 men & the 45 th 52 nd and 57 th Regiments carefull Corporals 
 for that purpose 
 
 NEW TOWN 8 th May 1778 
 
 B: Orders As bad Consequences have arisen to the 
 Sick in Hosp 1 being taken out without the knowledge 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 69 
 
 of the Surgeon of the Batt n It is expected in future that 
 Officers will not take their men out of the Hosp 1 without 
 the approbation of the Surgeon or his Mate 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 4 th May 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 Major Gen 1 Valentine Jones being appointed to suc 
 ceed Major General Robertson as Commandant of this 
 City, he will be assisted in the Civil Department by 
 Andrew Elliot Esq r appointed Superintendent Gen 1 of 
 the Police and David Mathews Esq r Mayor of this City 
 Officers or Non Commissioned Officers Commanding 
 Guards are to assist them when required in the Execution 
 of their duty 
 
 All officers and men belonging to Regiments at Kings 
 Bridge are immediately to join their Corps except such 
 as are employed upon the Recruiting Service, or other 
 Necessary Regimential Business 
 
 Captain Philips 38 th Regiment is appointed Secre 
 tary to Major Gen 1 Jones 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 7 th May 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 Cornet Hamilton of the 17 th Light Dragoons is ap 
 pointed to Inspect all Horses brought to him at Kings 
 Bridge for the Service of Lieu* Col Emmericks Chassures; 
 Such Horses as Lieu* Colonel Emmericks Officers may 
 from time to time collect upon Long Island, are to be 
 brought to New Town and upon Notice being sent to 
 Cornet Hamilton he will either go over or send a proper 
 person to Inspect them there A list of all Horses 
 approved of is to be sent to the Inspector Gen ! s Office 
 New York signed by the Officer who Inspects them, and 
 none other to be Allowed on the Rolls 
 
70 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEYS BRIGADE 
 
 The Four Hessian Regiments will fire tomorrow morning 
 between the hours of 8 & 10 o clock upon the Common 
 beyond the Jews burying Ground 
 
 The following Officers being appointed to the New 
 Corps are to do no more duty with their Regiments 
 till further Orders 
 
 Viz* Lieu* Bourne 52* Regiment 
 Ensign Bingham 35 . . . D 
 Lieu* Moffitt 2 d Batt n DeLanceys 
 Lieu* Barry Orange Rangers 
 Serj* Stewart 35 th Regiment 
 
 Head Quarters New York 8 th May 1778 
 Orders 
 
 The Proceedings of the Gen 1 Court Martial of which 
 Lieu* Colonel Cockburn is president has been layed 
 before the Commander in Chief, by which Peter Fenton 
 Serjeant in the I s * Batt n of Brig r Gen 1 De Lanceys Bri 
 gade was found guilty of Deserting to the Rebels and 
 being taken in Arms with them and therefore Sentenced 
 to Suffer Death 
 
 His Excellency has approved of the Said Sentence 
 The above Gen 1 Court Martial is desolved 
 
 A Return to be made to the Dep y Adj* Gen 1 from the 
 provin 1 Corps of the Officers Absent upon the Recruit 
 ing Service & where employ d : 
 
 NEW TOWN io th May 1778 
 
 B: O rB An Order of so late a Date as the 21 st of April 
 last for Officers to Acquaint the Adj* when they had 
 leave of Absence is Repeated being already violated by 
 Officers much to their Discredit 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 71 
 
 NEW TOWN 12 th May 1778 
 
 Batt n Order 8 The Relief for the Detachment at Hal- 
 lets Cove to receive their provisions at 7 Oclock on 
 Wednesdays and Saturday Mornings & to march punc 
 tually at 8 OClock, their Allowance of Rum to be 
 deposited with the Commanding officers of the Detach 
 ment and by him to be dayly issued to them The Com 
 manding Officer of the Detachment relieved will point 
 out to his Successor fully and particular by the nature 
 of his Comm d and the Grounds he Occupys The men 
 to be paraded twice a day & Exercised As the Officers 
 will have no Occasion to quit their post by day or night, 
 they will not Suffer their men to wander 
 The detachment at Hallets Cove will march off with 
 Six Rounds of Cartridges each man and receive from 
 those they relieve 12 Cartridges Aman Such men as 
 have not Blankets must borrow from the men of the 
 Companies they belong to their Blankets at Hallets 
 Cove and Return the Same as Soon as they come off 
 duty 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK n th May 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 His Excellency Sir Henry Clinton has been pleased 
 to Order that Such men of the Provincial Regiments 
 as are now serving with the Chasseures and chuse to 
 Continew in that Corps are at Liberty so to do 
 Major Gen 1 Vaughan is desired to give directions for 
 the Execution of this Order 
 
 The Rev d M r Townshend is appointed to Officiate as 
 Chaplain to Lieu* Colonel Byards Corps and the Rev d 
 M r Brown to Lieu* Colonel Turnbulls Corps till the 
 pleasure of the Commander in Chief is known 
 
72 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 13 th May 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 The Royal Artillery will fire tomorrow and Saturday 
 between the Hours of 8 and 10 oClock tomorrow morning. 
 The Provincial Regiments are not to Inlist Soldiers 
 of the Established Corps, Such men are to be given up, 
 and the Corps that Inlisted them must lose the Bounty 
 Money & 
 
 The Dep y Adjutant General will dispose of Such men 
 to the Weakest Regiments 
 
 NEW TOWN 1 6 th May 1778 
 
 B: O rs The men on the detachment at Hallets Cove 
 must not be Suffered to Quit their Post nor will the 
 Officer of the Picquet permit a man under his imme 
 diate Command to go into the House of M r Levingston 
 contiguous to the Picquet 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS 14 th May 1778 
 Private Orders 
 
 A Detachment of one Hundred Men Officers & c in 
 Proportion is to be Posted on Loyds neck, a few Miles 
 beyond Huntington on Long Island to cover the Wood 
 Cutters 
 
 They are to be furnished with Bells of Arms, Tents, 
 Kettles, Canteens, with Axes Entrenching Tools, and a 
 Box of Cartridges, An Engineer or an Assist* is to march 
 with them, he is to Return to his Corps when a Sufficient 
 Work is thrown up 
 
 The Detachment is to be relieved every eight days 
 The Commissary of Provisions is to take Care that they 
 are properly Supplyed 
 
 The I st Batt n 71 st Regiment are to furnish a Captain, 
 Lieutenant & Ensign & fifty Private with three Serjeants, 
 three Corporals and two Drummers 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 73 
 
 The 3 d Batt n B r Gen 1 De Lanceys Brigade are to 
 furnish the Same proportion 
 
 The Detachment of the 7i 8t is to March on Friday 
 morning and to Quarter that night at Jericho, the next 
 day to Huntington 
 
 The Detachment of B r Gen 1 De Lanceys Brigade is 
 to March on Saturday to Huntington where the Cap* of 
 the 71 st will take the Command of the whole, and pro 
 ceed the next day to the Post intended which will 
 be shown him by the director of the Wood Cutters 
 The Redoubt is to be surrounded with an Abbatis & 
 the Detachm* are to Encamp in or near the Redoubt 
 
 The Wood Cutters are to be employed in Assisting 
 the Detachm* till the Ground is surrounded by the 
 Abbatis. 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 15 May 1778 
 
 Private Orders 
 
 An Officer Serjeant & Corporal & Twenty Men are 
 to be put on Board the Transports at Hallets Cove, to 
 be furnished from the Detachment there 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 15 th May 1778 
 
 Orders for the Provincial Corps 
 
 No Alteration is to be made in the uniform of the 
 Regim t8 except fitting the Cloathing. 
 
 The officers are to make no Alteration in their 
 Uniform unless by Permission of the Commander in 
 Chief or the Gen 1 Officer that Commands His Majestys 
 Troops on New York Island & c 
 
 The Officers Uniform for those Corps that have Re 
 ceived no part r Order is to be the patteron of the 
 Regim* but quite plain 
 
 The Officers Commanding Regiments are to Order 
 the Companies to be Cleared to the 24 th April & previous 
 
74 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEYS BRIGADE 
 
 to that Clearing that the Companies are furnished with 
 Necessarys According to A List that will be sent by the 
 Adj* Gen 1 
 
 The Gen 1 Officers Commanding the different posts are 
 desired to give the Necessary directions for the Execut 
 ing of this Order, Reports of which are to be made to 
 them 
 
 Major Gen 1 Tryon Long Island 
 Major Gen 1 Vaughan The Lines & Harlem 
 Major Gen 1 Valentine Jones Paulus Hook 
 Brig r Gen 1 Campbell Staten Island 
 
 When the New Cloathing is delivered the Old are to be 
 preserved for working parties 
 
 If any Arms are unserviceable a report is to be made 
 to the Adj* General 
 
 No Orders for Arms can be granted unless the deficient- 
 ces by neglect will be Charged to the Regiment 
 
 Orders i6 ih May 
 
 The New Cloathing delivered to Some Regiments of the 
 Provincials is not to be worn till further Orders 
 NB: A Sufficient Numb re of Taylors of those Regi 
 ments must be Sent to their Regiments to fit the 
 Cloathing 
 
 List of Necessarys 
 
 3 good Shirts d 
 
 3 pair of Stockings 
 
 2 pair of Shoes 
 
 2 pair of Linnen Trowsers 
 
 I Black Velvet Stock 
 
 NEW TOWN 17 th May 1778 
 
 B : Orders Five Dollars Reward for the Soldier who 
 Shall discover the Thief or Thieves that robb d the Smoak 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 75 
 
 House of M r Wilkins on Friday night last of a quantity 
 of Smoaked Bacon & Beef As they Soldiers are often 
 Suspected, Sometimes charged without foundation 
 it is the Intrust as well as the duty of every good man 
 to exert himself to detect and bring to Justice Villains 
 whose Conduct brings disgrace and infamy on a whole 
 Society and Subjects the innocent Man to fall under 
 suspicions Scandalous to human Nature 
 A Return to be made immediately to Gen 1 De Lancey 
 of the Deficiancy of Cloathing Arms Ammunition Camp 
 Equipage & c & & c 
 
 NEW TOWN 1 8 th May 1778 
 
 B: Orders The Two Subaltern Officer on duty at 
 Hallets Cove will alternately take the Picquet and Ship 
 duty till farther Orders 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 2o th May 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 Major General Tryon is to Command His Majestys 
 Troops on Long Island 
 
 The British Regiments are to make a Return to 
 the Dep y Quarter Master Gen 1 of the State of their 
 Camp Equipage of last Year 
 
 The Royal Artillery will fire tomorrow- morning be 
 tween the hours of Six & Nine, and the 38 th Regiment 
 on the Greenwich road between Same hours 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 2O th May 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 Private Orders 
 
 Brig r Gen 1 DeLanceys Battalions on Long Island Brig r 
 Gen 1 Skinners on Staten Island and Lieu* Colonel Turn- 
 bulls at Paulus Hook may wear their New Cloathing 
 when fitted 
 
76 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 NEW TOWN 2i 8 * May 1778 
 
 B: O 8 General DeLancey is greatly Surprised that an 
 Order of the 17 th Instant directing a Return to be imme 
 diately made to him of A Deficentcy of Arms Ammuni 
 tion & Sho d not be complyed with The Order is 
 repeated and a Compliance required by 8 OClock to 
 morrow morning 
 
 New Town Friday 22 d May 1778 
 
 B: O" All the Hatts in Store belonging to the men will 
 be given to them tomorrow at the time of issuing the 
 provision Thear Leather Caps will be Received by 
 thear Officers, and Carefully put away for them against 
 next Winter 
 
 Head Quarters New York 2i 8t May 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 Major Gen 1 Prescott is to serve with the Corps under 
 the Command of Major Gen 1 Vaughan 
 
 Lieu* Thompson is appointed Ass* Quarter Master 
 Gen 1 to the Troops upon Long Island 
 
 Signed Steph n Kemble DAG 1 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 22 May 1778 
 Parole Saltsburgh C. S. Gloucester 
 
 Major Gen 1 Vaughan will please to order the Field 
 Officers for the Lines to be relieved every Day 
 
 The Four Hessian Regiments in Town will fire to 
 Morrow Morning between the Hours of 7 & 9 OClock 
 
 The 52 d Reg* will fire to morrow afternoon between 
 the Hours of 5 & 7 O Clock 
 
 A Ship of War will sail for Philadelphia on Sunday 
 next All Letters sent from Officers on or before to 
 Morrow Evening will be received by Capt n Philips 
 Secretary at His House in Wall Street & Forwarded 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 77 
 
 The I st Batt n of the 71 st Regim* upon Long Island to 
 be ready to March and Encamp The above Order of 
 the 7 I st Regim* is a private One 
 
 NEW TOWN Monday 25 th May 1778 
 
 Batt n Orders A Return to be made on Wednesday 
 next by Each Company of the Batt n of the names of 
 their men at present in the Batt n who were in it the io th 
 Sep r Last 
 
 A Return to be made tomorrow morning to the Q r 
 Master of the Number of Blankets in Each Company 
 
 After Orders 
 
 Officers Commanding Companies will make A Return 
 tomorrow of the Deficiency of their Serjeants Cloathing 
 for the Last Year 
 
 Return of all the Arms with Wooden Ramrods in the 
 Batt n also to be made tomorrow 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS New York 23 d May 1778 
 Parole Halifax Counter Sign Coblentz 
 
 The 52 d Regiment Marches to Fort Kniphausen; to 
 morrow where they will receive Orders from Major Gen 1 
 Vaughan They are to march at 5 oClock 
 
 The Q r Master is to be sent today to receive Orders 
 from Major Gen 1 Vaughan 
 
 Waggons for their Camp Equipage and Baggage will 
 be furnished by the Q r Master General 
 
 The Commanding Officer will Order a sufficient Guard 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 24 th May 1778 
 
 Parole Waldkirk C. Sign Sidney 
 The I st Batt n of the 71"* Reg* on Long Island are to 
 March to Hallets Cove on Tuesday Morning to pass on 
 
78 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 Boats to Horns Hook on this Island & March from thence 
 to the ground appointed for their Encampment on the 
 Left of the Redoubts of M c Gowens near Jones 8 House 
 
 An Assistant Quar r Master Gen 1 to attend L* Col 
 Campbell who has received Directions concerning the 
 Ground 
 
 The Kings American Regim* Commanded by Col 
 Fanning are to March on Tuesday Morning at 5 OClock 
 to Horns Hook from whence they are to pass in Boats 
 to Hallets Cove & are to be Quartered in New Town 
 where they will receive Orders from Major Gen 1 Tryon 
 The Boats are to be at Horns Hook Tuesday 
 Morning at 6 OClock when they have Carried Over 
 Col Fannings Corps, they are to remain at Hallets Cove 
 to carry the 7 I st to Horns Hook 
 
 The Detachment of the 71"* at Loyds Neck is 
 to remain till further Orders 
 
 The Regim* of Mirback & Wissenback Quartered 
 on the Communication to M c Gowens Pass will fire to 
 Morrow Morning between the Hours of 7 & 9 OClock. 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 25 th May 1778 
 Parole Oxford C. Sign Gratz. 
 
 Lieu* Col Campbell & the Troops appointed for 
 the Redoubts of McGowan are to receive their Orders 
 from Major Gen 1 Vaughan 
 
 L* Col Campbell of the 7i 8t Regim* is to have 
 the Immediate Charge of those Redoubts 
 
 The Detachment of the Hessian Troops at M c - 
 Gowans are to Join their Corps to Morrow after the 
 Arrival of the 71 st Reg* leaving A Captain, Lieu* & En 
 sign of an Hundred Men with Non Commissioned Of 
 ficers & Drummers in proportion in the Redoubts upon 
 the right 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 79 
 
 They will receive their Orders from Lieu* Col 
 Campbell 
 
 That Detachment is also to Leave a Captain one 
 Subaltern & fifty Men, who are to take Post at Harlem 
 when Col Robinsons Corps leaves that place 
 
 A State of the Camp Equipage remaining in Each 
 Provincial Regim* to be sent to the Inspector Gen 18 
 Office New York on Monday I st June 
 
 All Orders Received from Lieu* Haldin Engineer 
 are to be Obeyed as from an Aid De Camp 
 
 M r Wilson Volunteer in the 7 I st Regiment is to 
 Act as an Assistant Engineer 
 
 Head Quarters New York 8 th May 1778 
 
 Private Orders 
 
 The Commanding Officer of B r Gen 1 
 DeLanceys ist Batt n will Order a Detachment of a 
 Captain a Lieutenant & an Ensign and fifty Men three 
 Serjeants, three Corporals & One Drummer to Hallets 
 Cove, they are to be Quartered in the Houses most con- 
 tingous & relieved every four Days till further Orders 
 Detachments of this Force are always to 
 have a Guard of a Serg* Corporal & twelve Men well 
 posted, to prevent Surprise on the side most Suspicious 
 and a Picquet of an Officer, and a fourth of the Detach 
 ment at Night The Picquet is to send Rounds or small 
 Patroles every Hour from Sun Sett to Sun Rise, Smaller 
 Detachments are to have guards in Proportion 
 
 NEW TOWN 27 th May 1778 
 
 B: O rs The Order for Returns to have been made 
 yesterday of the Numb r of Blankets in the Batt n , Numb r 
 of Arms with Wooden Ramrods, & the Deficiency of 
 Serjeants Cloathing the Last Year, is not only Repeated, 
 
80 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 but Required to be carried into execution by 12 OClock 
 this day 
 
 An exact State of y e arms of the Battalion, Spec- 
 fying what have Wooden Ramrods. & what Steel, and 
 what Number of each, want repairs respectively, or are 
 unfit for Service, to be immediately made for Gen 1 Tryon; 
 Officers will very carefully inspect their Arms before y e 
 Return is made 
 
 Major Gen 1 Tryons Orders 
 
 The I st & 3 d Battalion of De Lanceys Brigade and 
 Kings American Regim* will Immediately send a Return 
 of the Camp Equipage Wanting for their Respective 
 Regiments, and hold themselves in readiness to En 
 camp. they will be allowed Soldiers Tents for the 
 Quarter & Rear Guards, and a Tent for every 5 Men, 
 Viz* i Bell Tent for Each Company 
 
 The Dep y Quarter Master Gen 1 on Long Island will 
 provide Straw at or near Jamaica by Monday the I st 
 June for the use of the Troops to Encamp at the Head 
 of Flushing Bay signed j n o Wallington 
 
 Aid De Camp 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 27 th May 1778 
 
 No Forage can be delivered After the 31 st Instant 
 but According to the Regulation of the Commander 
 
 in Chief Signed Step* Kemble 
 
 Adj* Gen 1 
 
 NEW TOWN Fryday 29 th May 1778 
 
 B : Orders Officers Commanding Companies will 
 Receive on Sunday next after Parade from the Quarter 
 Master 214 Shirts & 214 pair of Shoes, which are now 
 in Store given by the Country, as the Reward of the 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 8l 
 
 Loyalty and merit of those men who early inlisted with 
 us, and were in the Battalion on the io th of September 
 last 
 
 The Above Shirts and Shoes are immediately to be given 
 to the men whose names are given in to the Commanding 
 officer in the following Manner Viz* 
 
 Colonels Company 23 
 
 Cap* Galbreaths 34 
 
 Cap* Raymonds 20 
 
 Cap* Smiths 25 
 
 Cap* Conklings 35 
 
 Cap* Duffes 45 
 
 Cap* Roorbacks 32 
 
 Total 214 
 
 Every Soldier in the Regiment will have his Hair Short 
 & properly cut, by Sunday next; The Delinquent will 
 be punished for Disobediance 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK Thursday 29 th May 
 
 1778 
 Parole Haimburg C: Sign Battle 
 
 Cap* Shelly of the 71"* Reg* is appointed to Act 
 as Major of Brigade to the Corps of Troops under the 
 Comm d of Major Gen 1 Vaughan 
 
 Majors of Brigade are to remain with the Corps 
 they Serve with either in Camp Or Cantonments 
 
 The 57 th Reg* will fire tomorrow morning between 
 the hours of Six & nine OClock On the Common to the 
 right of Bunker Hill 
 
 The Reg* of Prince Hereditair Trumback & Stein 
 will fire tomorrow between the Hours of Seven & Nine 
 oClock beyond the Jews burying Ground The Reg* 
 of Morback will fire at the Same time on the Greenwich 
 
 Road ~~ Siged Step* Kemble D: A: G 1 . 
 
82 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 29 th May 1778 
 
 Parole Chatham C: Sign Hair 
 Brigade Major Waller is to Serve with the Corps 
 of Troops under the Command of Major Gen 1 Tryon On 
 Long Island, he is to Receive his Orders from Major 
 Gen 1 Tryon 
 
 The 38 th Reg* is to Encamp tomorrow at ten 
 OClock on the Ground Ordered near the Reservoir 
 Redoubt Signed Stepn Kemble D: A Gen 1 
 
 New Town 3i 8t May 1778 
 
 B :O 8 Returns to be made on Tuesday next of the 
 Names of those men at Present in the Batt n who have 
 been inlisted Since the io th Sep r last 
 
 It is Gen 1 Tryons Orders that the Batt n holds 
 itself in readiness to Encamp at the Shortest Notice 
 
 NEW YORK May 3i 8t 1778 
 
 Major Gen 1 Tryons Orders 
 
 The I st & 3 d Battalion of Brig r Gen 1 DeLanceys Brigade 
 and Kings American Regiments to form a Brigade and 
 encamp at the Head of Flushing Fly at 8 OClock Wednes 
 day morning the 3 d June The Dep y Quarter Master Gen 
 eral will be present to shew them their Ground, and the 
 Manner in which they are to Encamp, He will Also pro 
 vide a sufficie* Quantity of Straw on the Spot, No Officer 
 or Soldiers Tent to be pitched out of the line of Encamp 
 ment, Major of Brigade Waller will join the Brigade 
 the Same day - Signed/ j wmington Aide: Camp 
 
 NEW TOWN June the I 8t 1778 
 
 B: Orders The Detachment at Hallets Cove to be 
 Relieved tomorrow morning at the usual Hour of Releiv* 
 The party to be furnished with three days provision 
 before they march off 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 83 
 
 Officers Commanding Companies will receive tomorrow 
 after Parade their mens new Trowsers which are to be 
 put On, on Wednesday next, the same day punctually, 
 at 6 oclock in the morning, The Battalion to be under 
 Arms ready to march with all their Necessarys, The 
 men to be dressed in their new Cloaths (Breeches & 
 Stockings excepted, which their Captains are desired 
 to have Stored for their men against next fall 
 
 For the Honor of the Batt n in taking the field not 
 Only the Respectable uniform & Soldier like Appearance 
 is expected, but the most perfect Sobriety is Requested 
 from the Soldiers by their Commanding Off r 
 
 Great Attention will be paid the mens Arms in 
 Short every point & appointment sho d be most atten 
 tively looked into, that the first Impression in favor of 
 the I st Batt n may have the pleasing Effect so ardently 
 wished for by the good Soldier 
 
 Officers Commanding Companies will furnish them 
 Selves immediately with proper Chests for their Mens 
 spare Cloathing and Arms 
 
 New York I st June 1778 
 Major Gen 1 Tryons Orders 
 
 The Orders for the Encampment of the provincial 
 Corps On Long Island are postpon'd to Saturday Morn 
 ing the 6 th Instant 
 
 Signed J. Wellengton Aid : de Camp 
 New Town June 3 d 1778 
 
 B : Orders Counter Sign Draper 
 
 The Batt n to parade tomorrow at 12 OClock Every 
 Man in the Battalion who can March a Mile to Appear 
 on the Parade handsomely dressed in his New Cloaths, 
 in honor of His Majestys Birthday The Guard to be 
 
84 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 dressed & except the Centrys is to parade The Q r 
 Master will provide for fireing tomorrow 300 blank Car 
 tridges, he will Also make the Commanding Officer of 
 the Batt n by tomorrow Evening A Return of what Candles 
 he has Received and What is due to Each Officer for 
 his Winters Allowance and what is due to the Batt n 
 At Large; and A Return of Wood, the Number of Cord 
 the Officers & men for Winter Quarters are entitled to 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK Saturday 3o th 
 May 1778 
 
 The Troops On Long Island are to Encamp when 
 Major Gen 1 Tryon thinks proper, who will give derec- 
 tions for the Ground 
 
 Brig r Gen 1 Campbell will Order the 2 d Batt n 71 8t Reg* 
 & Brig 8 Gen 1 Skinners Corps to Encamp when he Shall 
 think proper. 
 
 The Recruits for the Army at Philadelphia in Admiral 
 Gambiers fleet are to be Quartered On Staten Island 
 till further Orders An Officer will be appointed to 
 Command them 
 
 All Officers of Regim* 8 not of this Army who are now at 
 New York are to be at the Dep y Adj* Gen 18 tomorrow 
 morning at Nine OClock 
 
 The 2 d Batt n of the 71 st Reg* on Staten Island are to 
 furnish A Man p r Company to Serve with the Artillery 
 Brig r Gen 1 Skinners Corps are to furnish three Men 
 p r Batt n for this Service that is 9 men 
 The Men to Serve with the Artillery are to be Young 
 Active & Serviceable & of good Character & Such as 
 shall be approved of by B r Gen 1 Campbell 
 The I 8 * Batt n of the 7i 8 * Reg* are to furnish A Man p r 
 Comp y to Serve with the Artillery & are to be Inspected 
 in the Fort at New York On Monday at A 1 1 [i i A.M. ?] 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 85 
 
 A Carefull Non Commissioned officer from Each Corps 
 are to Remain with & take care of their men 
 
 The Commanding Officers of Regiments are to be 
 answerable that no Fences near their Camps are dam 
 aged, nor Gardens & Cultivated Grounds trod down or 
 injured The Regiments shall be obliged to make good 
 the damage and Any Soldier disobaying this Order Shall 
 be Severely punished 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK Sunday 31"* May 
 1778 
 
 The 3 I st Reg* will fire tomorrow morning between the 
 hours of Six & 8 oClock on the Ground of the Right 
 of Bunkers Hill 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK I st June 1778 
 
 His Majesty has been pleased to Appoint His Excellency 
 Sir Henry Clinton Commander in Chief of all His Majestys 
 Forces in North America, within the Colonies lying on the 
 Atlantic Ocean from Nova Scotia to West Florida in 
 clusive His Excellency Sir William Howe having Ob 
 tained Leave to Return to England 
 The proceedings of the Gen 1 Court Martial of which 
 Major Disney is president held at Fort Knyphausen the 
 23 d day of Jan y & Continued by Adjournment to Ap r 
 25 th following having been laid before his Excellency 
 Sir Will m Howe by which L* Joel of the Queens Rangers 
 was tried & found guilty of defaming the Character of 
 Cap* Collet of the Prince of Wales American Voll 8 & 
 therefore Adjudged to be Suspended from all duty & pay 
 for the Space of 4 months & to ask Cap* Collets pardon 
 at the Head of Brig r Gen 1 Browns Regim*. His Excel 
 lency has Confirmed the Said Sentence 
 W m Durnam Private Soldier in the 46 th Regiment tried 
 
86 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 by the Said Court Martial & found guilty of desertion 
 is Sentenced to Suffer death 
 
 John Barnet & Tho 8 Hagarty private Soldiers in the 
 2 d B n of Brig r Gen 1 DeLanceys Brigade tried by the 
 Said Gen 1 Court Martial & found guilty of Robing & 
 Murdering Nehemiah Lescomb and Commiting A Rape 
 on the Body of Constantine Fowler are Sentenced to 
 be Hanged & Gibetted on the Spot where the Murder 
 was Commited 
 
 His Excellency has Confirmed the Above Sentence and 
 has Ordered Barnet and Hagarty for Execution 
 The Chaplain of the Regiment to Attend the prisoners 
 Barnet and Hagarty till their Execution 
 
 His Excellency Sir Henry Clinton has been plaised 
 to Order Batt Forage Money to be issued to the Army 
 The Usual Returns are to be Accordingly sent to the 
 Dep y Quarter Master Gen 18 office in New York on 
 Sunday the 7 th Instant Signed by the Command 8 Officers 
 of Corps Such Officers who joyn their Reg* after the 
 I st of Aug* will receive one Hundred days Only No 
 officer is to Receive in A double Capasity 
 
 NEW TOWN Wednesday 3 d June 1778 
 
 B:O: 
 
 The Batt n to parade tomorrow at 12 oclock Every 
 man in the Batt n who can march AMile to appear on 
 the parade handsomely Dressed in his New Cloaths in 
 honour of His Majestys Birthday The Guard is to 
 be dressed and Except A Sentry is to parade 
 The Q r M r will provide for Fireing tomorrow 300 Blank 
 Cartridges He will also make the Commanding officer 
 of the Batt n by tomorrow Evening a return of what 
 Candles he has Received & what is due to the Batt n 
 at Large and A Return of Wood the Numb r of Cord the 
 Officers and men for Winter Quarters are entitled to 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 87 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 2 d June 1778 
 Orders 
 
 The Corps of Artillery will fire a Royal Salute of 21 
 Guns on Thursday at One OClock in honor of His 
 Majestys Birthday 
 
 The Commanding Officers of Regiments are to Order 
 an Exact Return to be made out every Saturday of the 
 Number of Rations to be drawn for their Effectives, 
 Officers Non Commiss d officers Soldiers, Servants, Women 
 & Children for the ensuing Week which^ Return they are 
 to Sign them Selves & Transmitt to the Dep y Adjutant 
 Gen 1 
 
 The Variations in these Returns to be accounted for 
 in the next Return No Rations are to be delivered 
 but for the present time The Commandant of New 
 York is desired to Order an Exact Return to be made 
 of all the Women & Children belonging to the Regi 
 ment Army, not Attached to Regiments here, to pre 
 vent fraud in drawing provision for which purpose it 
 will be necessary that they are seen by such Officers 
 as he shall chuse to appoint 
 
 The Detachment of a Captain two Sub 8 three 
 Serj ts three Corp 8 One Drummer & fifty Men of the 71 st 
 Regim* at Loyds Neck are to be relieved by a Detach 
 ment of that Number from the I st Batt n B r Gen 1 De 
 Lanceys Brigade who are to March 4 th June 
 
 The Detachment of the 71 st when relieved are 
 to March to Hallets Cove from whence they are to pass 
 to Horns Hook & Join their Regiment encamped near 
 the redoubts at McGowens 
 
 A Detachment of a Capt n two Sub 8 three Serj ts 
 three Corp 8 One Drummer & fifty private Men from the 
 Kings American Regim* to relieve the Detachment of 
 B r Gen 1 De Lanceys Brigade at Hallets Cove & the 
 
88 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 Armed Ship on Thursday next 4 th June The Troops 
 at Fort Knyphausen or other of the Out posts are not 
 on any account to fire a Shot at Marks of otherwise, 
 but by the Permission of the Gen 1 Officer that Commands 
 there, which is to be signified in Orders & the time fixed 
 the Day before 
 
 Batt n Orders 
 
 The Battalion to be in readiness fully 
 equipt with all Necessarys to March from the Parade 
 tomorrow Morning at Six OClock 
 
 Th$ Quarter Master will furnish a suffi 
 cient number of Waggons to carry the Baggage & Camp 
 Equipage taking care to have them ready Loaded to 
 March with the Batt n The Men are to receive their 
 Blanketts Haversacks & Canteens to Morrow Morning 
 previous to their Marching The Old Blanketts & Haver 
 sacks to be delivered over to the Quarter Master at the 
 same time Every Man except the Sick is to Join his 
 respective Company & March with the Batt n After 
 Orders 
 
 Officers Commanding Companies will immediately make 
 returns to the Quarter Master to enable Him to Comply 
 w th a Gen 1 Order of the 2 d Instant respecting the Ra 
 tions Returns to be made every Saturday to the 
 Adj* Gen 1 
 
 CAMP AT LONG ISLAND June 6 th 1778 
 
 The Troops to Encamp immediately & the Q r & Rear 
 Guards to be fixed & Mounted in the usual Manner 
 Each of B r Gen 1 De Lanceys Batt na mount an enline 
 picquet consisting of one Sub: One Serj* 2 Corp 8 , I 
 Drum r & 28 Privates 
 
 The Officers of the Picquet to report to the Field 
 Off r of the Day who will give the Necessary directions 
 for the Rounds Patroles 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 89 
 
 NB The rest of y e above Orders follows after the Fore 
 going G 1 Order 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 4 th June 1778 
 
 On Festivals such as this Day the Troops on the 
 out Post are to be particularly Vigilent The Officers 
 Commanding in those posts are desired to Order extraor 
 dinary Patroles and that all their Posts are frequently 
 Visited 
 
 The Town Guards are to send patroles from sun 
 sett to Day Break, to prevent Disorders in the Streets; 
 they are to apprehend any Person that shall be detected 
 discharging fire Arms, throwing Squibs or any other 
 firework 
 
 The Pickett from the Regiments not on Duty are 
 to send Patroles every Hour during that Time with the 
 same Orders round the Quarters of the Reg* 
 N. B. y e aforesaid Batt n Orders continued (Viz) Patroles 
 and the Visiting the Camp Guards &c 
 Necessary Houses to be immediately prepaired & no 
 Soldier to presume to ease himself in any Other place 
 The Soldiers are forbid to Straggle from Camp & 
 if any one is Discovered half a Mile from it he will be 
 confined for Disobedience of orders 
 
 Each Reg* to send A Party to Morrow Morning 
 under the Inspection of the Quarter Master to dig Pitts 
 near the Springs for the purpose of Sinking Casks to 
 Contain the Water No Fences to be pulled down, or 
 the property of the Inhabitants Destroyed in any pre 
 tence whatever 
 
 Camp at Flushing Fly 7 th June 1778. 
 
 Field OfP for Duty to Morrow L* Col Cruger 
 A Guard of a Corpl & 6 privates to Morrow immediately 
 on Gen 1 Tryons Quarters from the I 8t Batt n B r G 1 D; B d 
 
90 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 & to be Relieved to Morrow at 8 OClock by the same 
 Number from 3 d Batt n 
 
 An orderly Serj* to be sent for the Major of Brigade 
 every Day at 8 OClock 
 
 CAMP LONG ISLAND 8 th June 1778 
 
 B:O 
 CAMP LONG ISLAND 8 th June 1778 
 
 B:O; A Court Martial to sett to 
 morrow Morning at 10 OClock for the Tryal of all 
 Prisoners] that may be brought before it 
 The Quar r Master will immediately have Built proper 
 Kitchens & Necessary Houses w ch the Men are to make 
 use of & on no pretence Whatever to Cook their Victuals 
 or ease themselves in any Other places 
 It is expected of the Off re that they Occasionly every 
 Night Visit their Mens Tents & have their Rolls Called 
 
 The Tents to be immediately Lettered & Numbered 
 beginning with the Colonels Company 
 Every Man to be Compleated with 18 Rounds of Car 
 tridges 
 
 A Capt n of the Day 
 
 To Mount at y e time 
 
 The Quar r Guard Mounts . 
 
 CAMP AT HEAD QUARTERS FLUSHING FLY 
 
 8 th June 1778 
 
 Gen 1 Tryons Guard & Orderly Serjt: to Morrow 
 Kings American Regim* 
 
 Field Officer for the Day to Morrow Maj r Menzies 
 Each Corps to appoint A Capt n of the Day who will 
 Superintend their respective Picquets & Receive Direc 
 tions from the Field Officer on Duty respecting the 
 Rounds & Patroles and report to him Accordingly 
 After Orders 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 9! 
 
 A Written report of the Regim* to be made every Day 
 at 10 OClock by the Field Off r who comes off Duty: 
 wherein must be specified the Hours. Ordered for the 
 Visiting Rounds and Patroles 
 
 Signed Jn Waller Major Brigade 
 To the Adj* of Brigade of Provincials Encampt 
 
 Camp at Flushing Fly 9 th June 1778 
 HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND 
 
 The Gen 1 Guard to consist of I Serg* i Corp 1 12 pri 
 vates three Additional Men to be sent to Head Quarters 
 immediately with an Orderly Serj* for the Major of 
 Brigade To the Adj* Kings American Reg* 
 
 CAMP June 9 th 1778 
 
 As it is presumed that every Soldier knows that he is not 
 on any pretence whatever to leave the Camp after Sun 
 sett, nor in the Daytime to leave it beyond half a Mile 
 without a pass, it is almost unnecessary to Assure the 
 Men that if at any time hereafter they are Discovered 
 to be out of their Tents at Night or from Camp by Day 
 beyond their Limits without a Pass they shall be severely 
 punished 
 
 After Orders June 9 th 
 
 All stragling seamen to be taken up & sent to y e Comman 
 dant of New York 
 
 An Order of the 3 d June Respecting Wood is & Candles 
 is Repeated 
 
 After Gen 1 Orders 
 
 i 8 : I s 20 Rank & file to March immediately to Hallets 
 Cove & Embark on Board the Union Transport where 
 they will do duty till further Orders A Corp 1 & 6 to 
 Relieve the Serj* & 12 Left at Hallets Cove Yesterday 
 The Corp 1 will report all Extraordinarys to the Off r on 
 
92 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEYS BRIGADE 
 
 Board the Transport Two Sentrys to be furnished 
 from the Corp 18 party, one at Hallets & another at Betties 
 Landing 
 
 The above to draw provisions from Capt n Bryon on 
 Board the Transport The Men on Board may be 
 allowed to go on Shore in the Daytime but not to 
 Straggle 
 
 CAMP June II th 1778 B. O 
 
 Officers Commanding Companies will pay to Jones who 
 Marked and numbered the Arms of the Regiment 2 d 
 Sterling for each stand of Arms out of their Contin 
 gent Money, Accounts to be furnished by Jones to the 
 respective Officers 
 
 The Canteens of the Reg* to be numbered and Let 
 tered by Jones agreeable to the Arms 
 The Letters N on the Line on the front of the Can 
 teen near the Top Blanketts & Haversacks also to be 
 Lettered and Numbered 
 
 The Street & Front of the Encampment to be 
 Swept every Morning by Six OClock & all dirt to be 
 carried into the Woods & to be put in one heap 
 
 HEAD QUAR LONG ISLAND 4 th June 1778 
 
 A Return to be given Immediately from each Corps 
 of the number of Flints wanting to compleat to 3 $ 
 Man & of the number of Cartridges wanting to Compleat 
 Each Soldier to 60 Rounds also the Quantity of Powder 
 necessary for Exercising Cartridges 
 CAMP June 12 th 1778 B. O. The Soldiers are forbid under 
 the severest penalty to Bark Trees, or in any shape what 
 ever to injure the Woods Fences &c 
 
 Complaint having been made of our Soldiers inter 
 fering w th the Soldiers of the Third Battalion, at their 
 Springs, notice regarding the Orders that were given to 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 93 
 
 the Contrary; The Order is repeated & no Man Belong 
 ing to the I st Batt n is to presume to take Water at aay 
 Place but from the two Springs w ch are made purposely 
 for them 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS N. YORK 9 th June 1778 
 
 Order 
 
 The Quar r Mast r Gen 1 is to give directions that the 
 Waggons of each Regim* are Mark'd with Paint with 
 the N or Name of the Regim* They are also to be Num 
 bered According to the Number allowed each Corps 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS N; YORK io th June 1778 
 After Orders 
 
 The Sentence of the Gen 1 C. Martial upon John Barnet 
 and Tho 8 Hagarthy Soldiers in y e 2 d Batt n B r Gen 1 De 
 Lanceys Brigade for Robbing & Murdering Nehemiah 
 Liscomb & Ravishing Constantia Fowler is to be put 
 in Execution to Morrow 
 
 A Lieut & 30 Men w th i L* i Co 1 i Dr of the British are to 
 parade at the Provost at N. York at 3 & are to March 
 at break of Day to Escort the Pris rs to McGowens Pass, 
 where they are to Deliver them to the Off" 7 I st Reg* 
 Appointed to receive them there who is to Escort them 
 to Fort Knyphausen & deliver them to the Off r Command 
 ing the Detachment, Ordered to receive them at Fort 
 Knyphausen 
 
 The OfP Commanding the 7 I st Reg* is to Order a 
 Detachment of the same N to be at McGowens for this 
 purpose at 1/2 past 5 
 
 The Prisoners are to be conducted in Irons in a 
 Waggon 
 
 The Chaplain is to March w th the Detachment & attend 
 the Prisoners at the Execution 
 
94 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 Major Gen 1 Vaughan is desired to give Orders that a 
 Detach* of the like number be ready at Fort Knyphausen 
 at 1/2 past 7 to Receive the Prisoners & to Order Picquets 
 Commanded by Captains of the British & Provincial 
 Regim ts under his Command to attend the Execution 
 at any Hour he shall think proper between 9 Morning 
 & 7 Evening 
 
 The Detachments from New York & the 71 st are to 
 return to their Regiments after having delivered the 
 Prisoners to the next Detachment 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS II th June 1778 
 
 Order 
 
 No Regiment is to Inlist a Seaman upon any Account 
 whatsoever 
 
 If Bows or Forks for the Arms are wanted for any of the 
 Camps, the Quar r Master Serj* & Camp Colour Man are 
 to be sent for that purpose by Order of the Commanding 
 Officer 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND 12 th June 1778 
 All Orders that relate to the Men to be constantly Read 
 to them by an Officer of each Company, at the Evening 
 Roll calling particularly the General Orders of the io th 
 Instant 
 
 Commanding Officers of Corps are desired to Order 
 frequent Roll callings during the Day to prevent the 
 Soldiers from straggling about the Country & commit 
 ting Irregularities 
 
 The Tents are to be frequently struck & Aired & the 
 Streets of the Camp to be swept every Morning, The 
 Necessary Houses to be covered at least every two Days 
 & the Environs of the Encampment to be kept free from 
 filth & Rubbage 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 95 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND 13 th June 1778 
 
 12 OClock 
 After Orders 
 
 Mr. John Willet having been assaulted at his House on 
 Thursday last about n at Night, by Persons unknown, 
 tho from having Bayonetts w th them and Red Cloaths, 
 suspected to be Soldiers, who threatened to take his life, 
 and to Burn his House, the Gen 1 therefore if possible to 
 discover the Persons, guilty of such scandalous Behaviour 
 offers Ten Dollars reward to any person who shall first 
 make a discovery of his accomplices to Major of Brigade 
 Waller, and if two of the said persons shall make dis 
 covery of the other accomplice, at the same time they 
 shall divide the Ten Dollars between them, and both 
 receive a pardon, a like reward will be given to any 
 person who will discover as aforesaid the persons who 
 Rob'd M r Willet on Tuesday last, of two Sheep a Calf 
 and some poultry. The Gen 1 being determined to put 
 a stop to practices so dishonourable to the Kings service 
 and expects the most exemplary punishment will be 
 inflicted on the guilty when discovered 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 13 th June 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 The Hessian Regiments of Prince Charles Trumback & 
 Stein are to prepare to Encamp. 
 
 The Provincial Regim* 8 are not to Enlist Appren 
 tices 
 
 Major Gen 1 Vaughan will please to Order a Detach 
 ment of the 7i 8t Regim* to take the post occupied by the 
 Hessian Detachment at McGowans who are to Join their 
 respective Regiments 
 
 The Hessian Detachment at Harlem is to be relieved 
 by such a Detachment as Gen 1 Vaughan shall think 
 
96 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 Necessary the Hessian Detachment are to join their 
 Regiments 
 
 The Purveyor of the Hospitals is to Establish an 
 Hospital at Harlem for the Corps under the Command 
 Maj r Gen 1 Vaughan. 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 14 th June 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 The Returns called for are not Regularly sent to the 
 Dep y Adj Gen 1 The Brigade Major of each Corps 
 of Troops is to collect all the Returns & Transmit them 
 to the Dep y Adj* Gen 1 The Weekly States are to be 
 Signed by the Gen 1 Officer or Officer Commanding. 
 No Safe Guard is to be posted without an Order Signed 
 by the Gen 1 The Commanding Off" of Regim* 8 are 
 to inform the Dep y Adj* Gen 1 what safe guards are fur 
 nished from their respective Regim* 8 & by whose Order 
 Regiments are to Account for the Ammunition they have 
 Received when they make a new demand 
 If the Cartridges are Worn the Balls should be preserved 
 and Returned to the Artillery and the Powder Made 
 use of for Exercising 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND 15 th June 1778 
 The Quar r Masters of the Brigade will go to New York 
 to receive an Order from the Dep y Adj* Gen 1 for the 
 Delivery of the Ammunition & Materials to make Car 
 tridges Agreeable to the last returns, excepting Col 
 Fannings who will receive but 3 Barrels of Powder 4 
 being thought too large a Demand 
 
 Commanding Officers of Corps are not to suffer any 
 Men to go on Duty without Trowsers 
 
 Batt n Orders 
 
 The Gen 1 Order of the 15 th May is immediately to 
 be comply'd w th to enable the Commanding Officer of 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 97 
 
 the Batt n to report as directed this Week to Major Gen 1 
 Tryon 
 
 Soldiers who want leave of absence at any time from 
 Camp, are to apply to the Officers of their respective 
 Companies, who will write their passes, as a proof of 
 their approbation which passes are to be Signed by the 
 Commanding Officer of the Battalion 
 
 Officers Commanding Companies will Order from their 
 Respective Companies A Non Commissioned Officer with 
 3 4 or 5 Men to Morrow Morning early to bring into 
 Camp their Mens Old Cloathing from their Country 
 Quarters 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND i6 th June 1778 
 
 Memorandum 
 
 The following regulations are to be attended to by the 
 Troops in Camp 
 
 Regulations of Honors paid by His Majestys 
 Forces to the Gen 1 Officers of the Army 
 
 To Generals, the Guards turn out, rest their Arms, 
 beat a March, and the Officers Salute 
 
 To Lieut Generals, they turn out, rest their Arms 
 beat three Ruffles, and the Officers Salute 
 
 To A Major General they turn out, rest their Arms, 
 beat two Ruffles but not Salute 
 
 To Brigadier Generals they turn out with rested Arms 
 and Beat one Ruffle 
 
 A Lieut Gen 1 who is a Commander in Chief is to have 
 the same respect paid him on all Occasions as A General 
 A Major Gen 1 as a Lieut Gen 1 & A Brigadier as A Major 
 Gen 1 
 
 Regim* 1 Honors 
 
 To Colonels their Own Quarter Guards turn out and 
 rest their Arms once A Day after which they only tur u 
 out with Ordered Arms 
 
98 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 To Lieut Colonels their Own Quarter Guards turn out 
 with Shouldered Arms, once A Day after which they 
 only turn out and stand by their Arms 
 
 To Majors they turn out once a Day with Ordered 
 Arms, at all other times, they stand by their Arms 
 
 When a Lieut Col or Major Commands A Regiment 
 their Own Quarter Guards pay them the same Compli 
 ment as is Ordered for the Colonel 
 
 Singed Jn Waller Maj r Brigade 
 
 Memorandum Ad j* Gen 1 15 th June 1778 
 
 The Sick & Wounded Men from Albany are to be 
 quarter'd at Flat Bush till further Orders they are to be 
 Moved this day if possible 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND i6 th June 1778 
 
 Parole Rumney Counter Sign Marpurg 
 Field Officer for Duty to Morrow Major Grant 
 Generals Guard Kings American Regim* 
 The Detachment at Flushing to be releived this Day by 
 an Equal Number from the Kings American Regim* 
 A Detachment consisting of i Sub, I Serj*, i Drum r , & 
 20 Rank & file from 35 th Regim* to March this Day & 
 do duty at Flat Bush where the Officer will post such 
 Sentrys & Order such patroles as the strength of his 
 Command will afford & he shall judge necessary, for 
 the security of that Quarter, he will apply to Col Axtell 
 of the Militia for Quarters and report all Extraordinarys 
 to Lieuten* Col Cockburn 
 
 The above Detachment to be releived Weekly 
 No Officer Non Commissioned Officer Or Soldier to 
 exempt Himself from, or lay out of Camp without leave, 
 Officers from the Commanding Officer in Camp, Non 
 Commissioned Officers and Soldiers from the Commanding 
 Officers of their Respective Corps 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 99 
 
 CAMP FLUSHING FLY i6 th June 1778 B: O 
 
 For the Day to Day Capt n Raymond 
 For the Day to Morrow Capt n Conkling 
 For Guard to Morrow Lieut McPherson 
 For Picquet to Morrow Night L* Roney 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND 17 th June 1778 
 
 Parole Francford; Counter Sign Bath 
 Field Officer for Duty to Morrow Lieut Col Hewlett 
 Gen lB Guard I st & 3 Batt n De Lanceys 
 The Quarter Masters of the I st & 3 d Batt ns B r Gen 1 De 
 Lanceys Brig d to apply immediately to the Commanding 
 Officer of Artillery at New York for Arms with Steel 
 Ramrods & Cartouch Boxes agreeable to the returns given 
 in, in Lieu of the Arms with Wooden Ramrods which they 
 are to give in with the Old Cartridge Boxes to Col Hamil 
 ton at Flushing taking his receipt for the same 
 
 . Bait* Orders 
 
 For the Day to Morrow Capt n Duffe 
 
 For Guard to Morrow Ens n Supple 
 
 For Picquet to Morrow Night Lt McPherson 
 
 Officers Commanding Companies will attend to their 
 Men being in Camp till 10 OClock at Night after which 
 the Capt n of the Day to Order the Rolls to be Frequently 
 Called during the Night and at such times as he shall 
 think proper and report the same 
 The Officer of the Guard 12 OClock every Day to Visit 
 & Examine the Dressing of the Mens provision, the Men 
 to dine regularly at I OClock 
 
 A Court Martial to Morrow at 10 OClock for the 
 trial of all Prisoners that may be brought before it 
 
 Sundays & Wednesdays are the Days for the Men 
 
100 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEYS BRIGADE 
 
 to Shift themselves, when it is expected that every 
 Soldier will appear compleatly clean from Head to Toe 
 
 For the above Court Martial 
 Capt n Raymond President 
 
 Lieut McPherson 1 A .. . ( Lieu* French 
 
 T? \*r i r Members 1 T . , 
 
 Ens n Wormley J [ Lieu* Roney 
 
 The Prisoners to be informed & Evidences Warned 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND i8 th June 1778 
 
 Parole Guilford Counter Sign Mentz 
 Field Officer for Duty to Morrow Major Menzies 
 Gen 18 Guard Kings American Regim* 
 The Quarter Master will apply to the Dep y Adj* Gen 1 
 in N. York for an Order to Receive the Arms & Cartouch 
 Boxes Mentioned in the Order of Yesterday 
 
 The Brigade to be under Arms to Morrow Morning 
 at 5 OClock upon the Right of B r Gen 1 De Lanceys en 
 campment 
 The Men to have Wooden Drivers in their Firelocks 
 
 The Quarter & Rear Guard to be taken off during the 
 time the Corps are out leaving only the Necessary Sen 
 tries for the Security of the Camp 
 
 B:0 
 
 For the Day to Morrow Capt n Lieut Ker 
 For Guard to Morrow Ensign Wormeley - 
 For Picquet to Morrow Night Ensign Supple 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND 19 th June 1778 
 
 Parole Osnabrug Counter Sign Cambridge 
 Field Officer for Duty to Morrow L* Col Cruger 
 Gen 18 Guard I 8t & 3 d Batt n De Lanceys 
 3 d Batt n i Serg* & 5 I st i Corp 1 & 7 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 IOI 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND 2O th June 1778 
 
 Parole Woolwich Counter Sign Strasburgh 
 Field Officer for Duty to Morrow Major Greene 
 Gen 1 Guard Kings Ammerican Regim* 
 
 B: O; For the Day to Morrow Capt n Raymond 
 For Guard to Morrow L* Roney For Picquet to Mor 
 row Night Lieut French 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 19 th June 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 The Transports with the two Regim ts of Anspach are 
 to drop down to Hallets Cove The Regiments are to 
 disembark and Encamp Major Gen 1 Tryon will please 
 to Order the Most Convenient Ground near the Shore 
 The Baggage is to remain on Board, and Nothing 
 brought on Shore but their Tents and what is necessary 
 for their Encampment A Guard of an Officer & 20 
 Men to be left on Board Each Transport Lieut Cramond 
 Ass* Adj* Gen 1 is to remain with the Anspach Troops 
 till further Orders 
 
 The Sick & Wounded from Philadelphia to be landed 
 as soon as Convenient 
 
 The 35 th 38 th 45 th 52 d 57 th & 7i st Regiments to prepare 
 Muster Rolls for One Hundred & 82 Days from 25 th 
 Decem r 1777 to the 24 th June 1778 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND 19 th June 1778 
 
 After Orders 
 
 A Return from each Corps to be immediately given 
 in of the N of Haversacks wanting to Compleat their 
 Effectives : The Number each Regim* has Received since 
 it has been embodied is also to be Specified 
 
 Batt n Orders Commanding Officers of Companies 
 are to be at Lieut Col Crugers Quarters at 5 OClock 
 this Evening 
 
102 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 After Orders 
 
 Mem 
 
 Knapsacks to be included in the Return call'd for 
 to Day. specifying Knapsacks & Haversacks both of 
 which to be returned in the Manner Expressd 
 
 CAMP FLUSHING 2i st June 1778 
 B: O: For the Day to Morrow Capt n Duffe 
 For Guard to Morrow Lt McPherson 
 For Picquet to Morrow Night Lieut Roney 
 
 Memorandum 
 
 A List of the Officers & Dates of Commissions to be made 
 immediately 
 
 Blank Cartridges to be made up immediately & reported 
 when finished 
 All Returns to be given to the Major Brigade 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND 2i 8t June 1778 
 Parole Eberberg Counter Sign Bradford 
 Field Officer for Duty to Morrow L* Col Campbell 
 Gen 18 Guard I st & 3 d Batt n De Lanceys I st I Serj* 
 & 7 2 d i Corp 1 & 5 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS PHILADELPHIA 2 d June 1778 
 
 Private Orders 
 
 For His Majesty's Provincial Forces Many of the Com 
 manding Officers of Provincial Corps having Recom 
 mended for Commissions A Greater Number of Officers 
 then their proportion of Men Inlisted them to It is 
 the Commander in Chiefs pleasure that in future no 
 New Recommendations be given in to Succeed to Vacan 
 cies till the Officers are reduced to the level of I Captain 
 I Lieut* & I Ensign to every fifty three Effectives Rank 
 &File 
 
 The Field Off 18 of all Corps to have Companies 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 103 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND 23 d June 1778. 
 
 Parole Antwerp C:S; Oxford 
 
 Field Off r for Duty to Morrow Lieut Col Hewlet 
 
 Gen 18 Guard; I st & 3 d B r Gen 1 De Lanceys - 
 
 The Corps to be under Arms on Thursday Morning at 
 
 5 OClock each Man to have 18 Rounds of Blind Car 
 tridges and His Firelock well Flinted The Q r & Rear 
 Guards to be taken off as they were on the 19 th Instant 
 
 6 the Brigade to form on the Ground it then Occupied 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND 24 th June 1778 
 
 Parole Ross Counter Sign Verden 
 The Gen ls Guard to Morrow the Kings American Reg* 
 Field Officer for Duty to Morrow Major Menzies the 
 Corps will not Parade to Morrow as Ordered Yesterday 
 but will Exercise separately at the Discretion of the 
 Commanding Officer Each Reg* will fire reserving 18 
 Rounds 3P Man for a General Field field Day which 
 will be Ordered in a few Days 
 
 The Granadiers & Light Infantry Companies of Kings 
 American Reg* to receive from 24 to 30 Rounds $ Man 
 Whereas Several Seamen have lately Deserted from His 
 Majestys Ships Fowey Filson & Swan in Huntington 
 Bay 
 
 A Reward of 2O 8 / Sterling will be given for every one 
 of them Apprehended by the Troops of this Island all 
 Straggling Seamen are to be taken up and secured in y e 
 Quar r Guard till they can be sent on Board their Respec 
 tive Ships 
 
 Batt n Orders 
 
 For the Day to Morrow Capt n Galbreath 
 
 For Guard to Morrow Ensign Wormley 
 
 For Picquet to Morrow Night Ensign Supple 
 
 As the Men are now Compleatly furnished with all 
 
104 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEYS BRIGADE 
 
 Necessaries their Accounts are to be settled up to this 
 Day y e 24 th of June & Whatsoever Ballance are due to 
 them are immediately to be paid to them 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS PHILADELPHIA n th of May 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 Gen 1 S r W m Howe having Obtained 
 His Majestys permission to return to Europe The King 
 has been pleased to appoint His Excellency S r Henry 
 Clinton to succeed Him upon His Departure as Gen 1 
 & Commander in Chief of the Army in this District 
 of America and all Orders Issued by Gen 1 S r Henry 
 Clinton are to be Obeyed Gen 1 S r W m Howe cannot 
 think of taking leave of the Army without expressing in 
 y e strongest terms the very high sense he Entertains 
 [and] he [ever] shall Entertain of the distinguished spirit 
 Alacrity and Humanity exerted upon all Occasions by 
 every Officer and Soldier he has had the Honor to Com 
 mand As well Foreign as British in y e Course of a serv 
 ice attended w th much fatigue and hardships at the same 
 time. He feels a real satisfaction in being able to Con 
 gratulate the Army on His being succeeded in so im 
 portant a Command by A Gen 1 who he is fully persuaded 
 will not only lustrate to His Majestys Arms but acquired 
 great Honor to Himself and to the Army under His 
 Command 
 
 12 th May 1778 Daniel Brawdrick Private Soldier in the 
 52 nd Regim* under Sentence of Death is to be Executed 
 on Saturday next the i6 th Instant on the Common be 
 tween the Hours of 10 & 12 
 
 13 th May 1778 
 
 A Return to be given in on Friday next 
 Signed by the Commanding Officers of each Corps British 
 of the Number of Accoutrements they have lost in Action 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 105 
 
 or upon Actual Service since Gen 1 S r W m Howe has had 
 the Command of the Army, such as have already re 
 turned and sent home Certified by y e Commander in 
 Chief, are not to be included in these returns, which are 
 to specify when and upon what particular service the 
 Reg* have sustained their Losses. 
 
 15 th May 1778 
 
 The Commander in Chief has been pleased 
 to make the following promotions 
 
 2 L* George Elison [Allanson] to be I st L* by 
 purchase Vice Julian preferred 12 th May 1778 
 
 4<D th Reg* Ensign George Craige to be I 8 * Lieut 
 Vice Campbell 
 
 12 th May 1778 
 
 44 th Reg* L* Reed Vice Julian * for to be Captain 
 by purchase Vice Fosett [Walker D. Faucitt] who re 
 tires D 
 
 55 th Reg* L* John Campbell from y e 2O* h Reg* 
 to be Capt n by purchase Vice Lucas who retires D 
 
 The 19 th of May 1778 
 
 2 Batt n Royal Highland Emigrants 
 Daniel M c Querey [Donald McQuarrie] Vice Christopher 
 Sutton [Seaton] preferred 17 th August 1777 Ensign 
 Hector M Clean [McLean] preferred to be Lt Vice 
 Alexander McDonnel [McDonald] preferred 2i 8 * D 
 Duncan M c Donald Gentleman Ensign Vice Hector 
 M c Clean [McLean] preferred, the Commissions Depend 
 ing on the succession of Capt n Snow in the 45 th Reg* of 
 Foot are to bear date from the Day after the Date of 
 Capt n Hubbards Death which must be assertain'd from 
 New York 
 
 * Lt. Reed Vice Julian should read Lt. Richard Julian. 
 
IO6 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 22 nd May 1778 
 
 The 7 th Reg* of Foot Ensign Caleb Under 
 wood from the io th of Foot to be L* by purchase 
 Buckley preferred the 
 
 2 I st May 1778 
 
 52 nd [35th] Reg* Capt n Henry Knight from 43 d Reg* to 
 be Major by purchase Vice Buckly who retires 
 
 37 th Reg* Capt n Lt George Bukwitt [Beckwith] to 
 be Capt n Vice Kemble Deceased D the 7 th of May 
 
 L* Stephen Cook to be Capt n L* Vice [Beckwith] 
 promoted D Ensign Alexander Sa[u]nderson to be L* 
 Vice Cook promoted D Ensig[n] Riverton from the 
 Queens Rangers to be Ensign, Vice Sa[u]nderson pro 
 moted D 
 
 L* Ivery [Eyre] Coate to be Adj* Vice Buckwith [Beck 
 with] promoted 43 d Regim* L* James Buckly from the 
 7 th Foot to be Capt n by purchase Vice Knight promoted 
 2i 8 * of May 1778 
 
 49 th Reg* Will m Hambleton [Hamilton] Volunteer to 
 be Ensign Vice Gordon Deceased 22 nd of May 1778 
 
 52 nd Reg* Perchill [Pascall] Volunteer [to be Ensign 
 Vice Thomas] Deceased 7 th May, 1778 
 
 4 th Regim* Ambrose Sodder [Sodden], Volunteer, 
 Vice, Bloomer [Joseph Blenman] promoted i8 th of De 
 cember 1777 
 
 His Excellency Gen 1 S r Henry Clintons Orders 
 His Excellency S r W m Howe having his Departure for 
 Europe all reports and Returns in future are to be made 
 to S r Henry Clinton, as Commander in Chief of the 
 Army 
 
 25 th May 1778 Major Small [Simcoe] of the Queens 
 American Rangers is promoted to the Rank of L* Colonel 
 of Provincials 
 
 His Excellency the Commander in Chief has been 
 pleased to appoint Capt n Lord Rawdon of the 63 d Regim* 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 107 
 
 to the Command of A Provincial Corps to be raised and 
 Stiled the Volunteers of Ireland, with the Provincial 
 Rank of Colonel 
 
 Capt n Daily of the 55 th Regim* to be L* Colonel 
 Capt n Disherd [Despard] of y e 7 th Regim* to be Major 
 Serj* John Grevill [Jewell] of the 63 d Regim* to be Adju* 
 
 Serj* John Steward of the 35 th Reg* to be Qua r 
 Mast r to said Corps the 27 th May 1778 
 
 M r Armstrong Hospital Mate is appointed 
 
 Surgeon to the Volunteers of Ireland 3O th May 1778 
 
 The Commander in Chief has been pleased to 
 
 appoint the following Officer to be his Aid Decamp 
 
 Major Disney [Duncan] Drummond of the Royal 
 Artillery 
 Col Lord Rawdon of the Volunteers of Ireland 
 
 Capt n W m Suddenlen [Sutherland] of the 55 th Regim* 
 
 Cap n Lord Cartwright [Cathcart] the 17 th Light 
 Dragoons 
 
 Capt n Will m Crosby of Regim* 
 
 Capt n W m Muskey [Willmouskey] Prince Charles 
 Capt n Monkhosen [Munchausen] Regim* of Losberg 
 
 The Commander in Chief has been pleased to ap 
 point Alexander Innis to be Col of the Provincial Corps 
 to be stiled the South Carolina Royalists 
 James Roberson Esq r to be Lieu* Colonel & Evan McLor- 
 tel to be Major to the above Corps, the 25 th May 1778 
 Serj* Robert Roberts to be Director and Purveyor of 
 the Hospital for Rebell Prisoners 26 th of May 1778 
 No Corps to Entertain Irish Recruits (except the Queens 
 Rangers) Roman Catholick Volunteers, and Volunteers 
 of Ireland, 3i 8 * May 78 
 
 The Honourable L* Colonel Murray of the Brigade of 
 Guards having His Majestys leave to go to Britain 
 being appointed to the Command of the Athol Regim* 
 is to do no more Duty with the Army 
 
108 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEY's BRIGADE 
 
 I 8t June 1778 
 
 The Commander in Chief has been pleased to appoint 
 to the Royal Artillery W m Howding [Horndon] to be 
 Second L* Vice Robert Luke, [Locke] to be Second 
 Lieu* Vice Tho 8 Ross D to be Second Lieu* by brevate, 
 on the Provincial Establishment 
 
 George Seat [Scott] 
 G.Ar 1 Dering Jones 
 
 j Cornelius Dersey [Constantine Darcy] 
 
 McNeil Surgeons Mate to the i6 th Dragoons 
 is appointed Surgeons Mate to the Provincials Cavalry 
 And M r Samuel Barrett [Beacroft] is appointed Sur 
 geons Mate to the i6 th Dragoons in his Room 4 th of June 
 1778 
 
 1 6 th Regim* of Light Dragoons Cornet Mit- 
 ner [Mitzner] from the 17 th Light Dragoons to be Lieu* 
 by purchase Vice Talbert [Talbot] preferred 
 
 17 th Light Dragoons Capt n Oliver De Lancey 
 to be Major by purchase, Vice Crew who retired 
 
 L* W m Hen^ Talbert [Talbot] from y e i6 th Light 
 t Dragoons to be Capt n by purchase, Vice De Lancey 
 preferred 
 
 His Majesty Has been pleased to appoint the 
 following promotions 49 th Reg* W m Hungerford Lut- 
 trell Gentleman to be Ensign, Vice Charles Newman 
 [Norman] preferred 
 
 Col W m Wreissel [Richard Prescott]of the 7 th Foot 
 to be Major Gen 1 in the Army 29 th of August 1777 
 
 Major Joseph Stadford [Stopford] of the 7 th Foot to be 
 Lieu* Col in the Army. 
 
 S r James Mowsen [Napier] to be Superintendent Gen 1 
 of all Hospitals for the Forces in North America 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 109 
 
 Capt n John Small late of the 2i 8 * Reg* to be Major 
 in the Army 
 
 The Commander in Chief has been pleased to make 
 y e following promotions 49 th Regim* 
 Ensign Samuel Mosting ^Mostyn] to be Lieu* by Purchase 
 Vice Carroll who retires 31"* May 1778 
 Cap* John Smith of the 37 th Reg* is appointed Secretary 
 to the Commander in Chief 24 th of May 1778 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND 25 th June 1778 
 
 Parole Helberstad Counter Sign Penrith 
 
 Field Officer for Duty to Morrow L* Col Cruger 
 The Generals Guard to Morrow I s * & 3 rd Batt n of De 
 Lanceys 
 
 Each Corps to send Taylors to the Inspector Gen 18 
 Office at New York to Morrow Morning in the following 
 proportion 
 
 first Batt n of De Lanceys 3 
 
 3 d D 2 
 
 Kings American Regim*. . 4 
 
 + Total 9 
 
 B : O: For the Day to Morrow Capt n Raymond 
 for Guard to Morrow L* French for Picquet to Morrow 
 Night Ensign Wormley 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND 26 th June 1778 
 
 Parole Hadley Counter Sign Ryswick 
 
 Field Officer for Duty to Morrow Major Greene 
 
 Gen ls Guard Kings American Regim* 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND 27 th June 1778 
 
 Parole Mittau Counter Sign Alenwick 
 Field Officer for duty tomorrow L* Colonel Campbell 
 Generals Guard I s * and 3 d Batt n Delanceys 
 
110 ORDERLY BOOK DE LANCEYS BRIGADE 
 
 Batt n Orders M r Rich d Boyle Gent is Appointed 
 Ensign to B r Gen 1 Delanceys I st Batt n and to be Obayed 
 as Such he is to do duty in Cap* Smiths Company. 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 26 th June 1778 
 
 Orders 
 
 Soldiers Nurses & Other Persons employed in the Hos 
 pitals are not to draw Provisions except from the Hosp 1 
 The Commanding Officers of Regiments are to 
 Strike such Persons off the Provision Rolls from the 
 Day they were employed in the Hospitals 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND 28 th June 1778 
 
 Parole Dublin C. Sign Lippe 
 
 Field Officer for duty to morrow Major Grant Guard 
 at Gen 1 Tryons Quarters Kings A: M: Regim* 
 
 The I st & 3 d Batt n of DeLanceys to Return all the 
 Cartouch Boxes they have Received and are not proper 
 ones to the Artillery Store from whence Others will 
 be Issued in lieu of them, Regular Returns to be made 
 but Specifying those sent to Col Hamilton of the Militia 
 and the Reasons why the Remainder is Sent back 
 Brig r Gen 1 DeLancey positively Orders the troops not 
 to pull down or otherwise destroy the Fences in the 
 Neighborhood of the Camp, and the Officers are Strictly 
 enjoined to prevent as much as possible a practice so 
 determen 1 and destructive to the property of the In 
 habitants, What ever fences are destroyed in future will 
 be repaired & the damages made good by the Regiment 
 who are found to transgress thear in 
 
 Memor m The Commanding Officers of Corps may 
 order Field days at thear discretion The 18 Rounds 
 ordered to be Reserved for a Gen 1 Field day May be 
 made use of 
 
BRITISH ARMY, 1776-1778 III 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND 29 th June 1778 
 
 Parole Hertzberg Counter Sign Landaff 
 
 Field Officer for duty tomorrow Lieu* Col 
 Hewlett 
 
 Guard at Gen 1 Tryons Quarters I st Batt n De Lanceys 
 Where as the Farmers in the nighbourhood of the 
 Camp (Among Other Irregularities) have had thear Cows 
 repeatedly Milked by the Soldiers, the Gen 1 Find it Neces 
 sary to declear, that if Any are detected in this Shameful 
 & Scandalous practice, they will be brought to A Gen 1 
 Court Martial and punished without Mercy, and in 
 Order more Effectually to prevent Such infamous Rob- 
 ries A Guard will be Ordered from each Corps that 
 will furnish Constant patroles round the inclosures & 
 pastures where the Cows are Usually kept 
 
 HEAD QUARTERS LONG ISLAND 3o th June 1778 
 
 Parole Monmouth C: S: Hatzfield 
 Field Officer for duty tomorrow Major Minzies 
 Guard at Gen 1 Tryons Quarters 3 d Batt n B r G 1 De Lanceys 
 HEAD QUARTERS NEW YORK 29 th June 1778 
 The Regiments are to Return thear Beer Casks imme 
 diately if Any Complaint is made of the Neglect of this 
 Order the delivery of Spruce Beer to that Reg* must 
 be Stoped 
 
 The Rum puntions must be Returned to the Commissary 
 upon the New Delivery 
 
A LIST OF 
 THE NEW YORK LOYALISTS 
 
 OR 
 
 ADHERENTS TO THE BRITISH CROWN 
 
 IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK DURING THE 
 WAR OF THE REVOLUTION 
 
 1776-1783 
 
 COMPILED FROM CONTEMPORARY NEWSPAPERS 
 
 BY THE LATE 
 WILLIAM KELBY 
 
 ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN OF THE SOCIETY 1857-1893 
 LIBRARIAN, 1893-1898 
 
THE NEW YORK LOYALISTS 
 
 AARON, HAOB 
 ABELL, JOHN 
 ABRAMSE, ABRAHAM J. 
 ACKERLY, OBADIAH 
 ACKERT, PHILIP 
 ACKLEY, JECAMIAH 
 ACKLEY, JOHN 
 ADAMS, ABRAHAM 
 AGAR, EDWIN 
 AIMES, ERNEST 
 AITKEN, CHARLES 
 ALLEN, STEPHEN 
 ALLEN, THOMAS 
 ALLICOCKE, JOSEPH 
 ALLINGHAM, MR. 
 ALLISON, GEORGE 
 ALLISON, ROBERT 
 ALSTYNE, JERONIMOUS 
 ALSTYNE, JOHN 
 ALTHOUSE, JOHN 
 AMAR, JAMES 
 AMERMAN, JOHN 
 AMIEL, JOHN, JR. 
 AMORY, JOHN 
 AMOS, DANIEL 
 ANDERRESE, STEPHEN 
 ANDERSON, SAMUEL 
 ANDEVIESE, JOHN 
 ANTILL, JOHN 
 ANTILL, LEWIS 
 APDOBLY, JOSEPH 
 APPLEBY, ROBERT 
 APTHORPE, CHAS. WARD 
 ARCHER, ANTHONY 
 ARCHER, JOHN 
 ARCHER, MATHIAS 
 ARCULARIUS, HENRY 
 ARCULARIUS, PHILIP 
 ARDEN, FRANCIS 
 ARDEN, JAMES 
 ARMOUR, DANIEL 
 ARNOTT, MICHAEL 
 
 ARRELL, PETER 
 
 ASH, GILBERT 
 
 ASHFIELD, V. PIERCE 
 
 ASTEN, BENJAMIN 
 
 ASTEN, CALEB 
 
 ASTEN, SAMUEL 
 
 ASTEN, THOMAS 
 
 ATKINS, JOHN 
 
 ATKINS, ROBERT 
 
 ATKINSON, THOMAS 
 
 ATTWOOD, THOMAS BRIGDEN, M.D. 
 
 AUCHMUTY, RICHARD 
 
 AUCHMUTY, ROBERT N. 
 
 AUCHMUTY, SAMUEL 
 
 AXTELL, WILLIAM 
 
 AYMAR, DANIEL 
 
 AYMAR, FRANCIS 
 
 AYMAR, JOHN 
 
 AYMAR, WILLIAM 
 
 BACHE, THEOPILACT 
 BACKHOUSE, WILLIAM 
 BADGER, JOHN 
 BAGLEY, JOSEPH 
 BAILEY, ELIAS 
 BAILEY, WILLIAM 
 BALFOUR, WILLIAM 
 BALL, ISAAC 
 BALL, TITUS 
 BANKER, EVERT JR. 
 BANNOT, PETER 
 BANTA, PAULUS 
 BARCLAY, HENRY 
 BARCLAY, JAMES 
 BARCLAY, THOMAS 
 BARNES, THOMAS 
 BANYAR, GOLDSBROW 
 BARDEN, EDWARD 
 BARKE, GEORGE 
 BARR, HENRICH 
 BARRAT, CALEB 
 BARROW, JOHN 
 
THE NEW YORK LOYALISTS 
 
 BARROW, THOMAS 
 
 BARTLETT, RICHARD 
 
 BARTOIS, WILLIAM 
 
 BARTON, THOMAS 
 
 BARTOW, ANTHONY 
 
 BARTOW, JOHN 
 
 BARTRAM, ALEXANDER 
 
 BARWICK, JOHN 
 
 BATES, SAMUEL 
 
 BAYARD, JOHN 
 
 BAYARD, LAWE 
 
 BAYARD, NICHOLAS 
 V BAYARD, ROBERT 
 
 BAYARD, SAMUEL 
 v BAYARD, WILLIAM 
 
 BAYEUX, THOMAS 
 
 BAYLEY, RICHARD 
 
 BAYLEY, WILLIAM 
 
 BEAN, THOMAS 
 
 BEAVAN, THOS. W. W. 
 
 BECK, ABRAHAM 
 
 BEDELL, SILAS 
 
 BEDELL, STEPHEN 
 
 BEERS, JOSEPH 
 
 BEITTUMUER, JACOB 
 
 BELL, CART. JAMES 
 
 BELL, JOSEPH 
 
 BELL, SAMUEL JR. 
 
 BELL, WILLIAM 
 
 BEND, GROVE 
 
 BENGSTON, JOHN 
 
 BENNET, JAMES 
 
 BENNET, JOHN 
 
 BENSON, CHRISTOPHER 
 
 BERGER, JACOB 
 
 BERGH, CORNELIUS V. D. 
 
 BERNT, HENRY 
 
 BERRIMAN, WILLIAM 
 
 BERTON, PETER 
 
 BETTS, EDWARD 
 
 BETTS, JOHN 
 
 BETTS, WILLIAM 
 
 BICKER, FREDERICK 
 
 BILLOPP, CHRISTOPHER 
 
 BINCHES, JOHN 
 
 BINGHAM, MOSES 
 
 BIRD, HENRY 
 
 BIRDSALL, BENJAMIN 
 
 BISHOP, JOHN 
 
 BISHOP, JOSHUA 
 BLACK, RICHARD 
 BLACKARE, JOHN 
 BLACKIE, JAMES 
 BLAIR, JAMES 
 BLAKE, F. 
 
 BLANCHEVILLE, PATRICK 
 BLANCK, ISAAC 
 BLANCK, JEREMIAH 
 BLEAU, WALDRON 
 BLOCKNER, DANIEL 
 BLOOM, CHRISTIAN 
 BLUNDELL, CHRISTOPHER 
 BOARD, JAMES 
 BOEL, HENRY 
 BOELEN, JACOB 
 BOGART, CORNELIUS J. 
 BOGART, ISAAC 
 BOGART, NICHOLAS G. 
 BOGART, PETER 
 BOLLMAIN, CHRISTIAN 
 BOLTON, ANTHONY 
 BONKER, ABRAHAM 
 BONSALL, RICHARD 
 BOOTH, BENJAMIN 
 BOSHER, JACOB 
 BOTTICHER, FREDERICK 
 BOWDEN, CHARLES 
 BOWLES, JOHN 
 BOWNE, SAMUEL 
 BOYER, SAMUEL 
 BRADLEY, JAMES 
 BRANDT, HENRY 
 BRANNON, CHARLES JOHN 
 BRASHER, ISAAC 
 BRASHER, PHILIP 
 BRATT, ISAAC 
 BRATTLE, JAMES 
 BREASTEAD, ANDREW 
 BREASTED, SIMON 
 BREIMAR, DAVID 
 BREUNE, THOMAS 
 BREVOORT, ABRAHAM 
 BREVOORT, ELIAS 
 BREVOORT, HENRY 
 BREWERTON, GEORGE 
 BREWERTON, JACOB 
 BREWSTER, JAMES 
 BREWSTER, JOSEPH 
 
THE NEW YORK LOYALISTS 
 
 117 
 
 BRIDGES, ALEXANDER 
 BRIDGEWATER, JOHN 
 BRILL, DAVID 
 BRINCKLE, THOMAS 
 BROOKS, JOHN 
 BROWER, SEBTENT 
 BROWN, CHARLES 
 BROWN, EML. 
 BROWN, JONATHAN 
 BROWN, WILLIAM 
 BROWNE, JAMES 
 BROWNE, JOHN 
 BROWEJOHN, SAMUEL 
 BROWNEJOHN, THOMAS 
 BROWER, ABRAHAM 
 BROWNING, JOSEPH 
 BRUCE, MR. 
 BRUFF, CHAS. OLIVER 
 BRUNSON, ROBERT 
 BRYAD, JAMES 
 BUCHANAN, THOMAS 
 BUCKBEE, EDWARD 
 BUDD, ELISHA 
 BUHTER, ANDRIES 
 BULL, CAPT. 
 BULL, WILLIAM 
 BULL, WILLIAM W. 
 BURGESS, OLIVE 
 BURNS, JOHN 
 BUROTON, THOMAS 
 BURROWE, JOHN 
 BURTINE, STEPHEN 
 BURTON, ELISHA 
 BURTON, WILLIAM 
 BUSH, CHARLES 
 BUSH, JAMES 
 BUTLER, JOHN 
 BUXTON, JOHN 
 BYDEBUCK, GODFREY 
 BYRN, GARRARD 
 BYRON, BATT. 
 BYRON, JOSHUA 
 BYRON, WILLIAM 
 
 CALDER, JOHN 
 CALDERWOOD, JOHN 
 CALDWELL, WILLIAM 
 CAMERON, JOHN 
 CAMPBELL, COLIN 
 
 CAMPBELL, D. 
 CAMPBELL, DANIEL 
 CAMPBELL, DUNCAN 
 CAMPBELL, GEORGE 
 CAMPBELL, JOHN 
 CAMPBELL, WILLIAM 
 CAMFIELD, SAMUEL 
 CANNON, ABRAHAM 
 CANNON, JOSIAH 
 CARLETON, DENNIS 
 CARMAN, RICHARD 
 CARMAN, WILLIAM 
 CARMER, MR. 
 CARNE, JOHN 
 CARR, ADAM 
 CARR, ANTHONY 
 CARR, ROBERT 
 CARRY, JAMES 
 CARSTANG, GIDEON 
 CARTER, THOMAS 
 CASEY, S. 
 CATER, THOMAS 
 CHADWICK, TADMAS 
 CHANDLER, SAMUEL 
 CHAPMAN, JOHN 
 CHEESEMAN, ROBERT 
 CHEW, JOSEPH 
 CHILD, NATHANIEL 
 CHILLAS, ROBERT 
 CHORBERKER, JOHANNES 
 CLARK, ALEXANDER 
 CLARK, ARCHIBALD 
 CLARK, DANIEL 
 CLARK, JOHN 
 CLARK, SCOTT L. 
 CLARKE, CAPT. 
 CLARKE, CLEMENT COOKE 
 CLARKE, JOHN 
 CLAYTON, SAMUEL 
 CLEATHEN, THOMAS 
 CLINTON, MR. 
 CLOSWORTHY, WILLIAM 
 CLOWES, GERARDUS 
 CLOWES, JOHN 
 CLOWES, SAMUEL 
 CLOWES, TIMOTHY 
 COCHRAN, JOHN 
 COCHRAN, WILLIAM 
 COCK, WILLIAM 
 
u8 
 
 THE NEW YORK LOYALISTS 
 
 COCKCROFT, WILLIAM 
 COCKREM, PHILIP 
 COFF, JOSEPH 
 COFFIN, MR. 
 COGGERSHALL, JAMES 
 COHN, AARON 
 COLBOURN, CHARLES 
 GOLDEN, ALEXANDER 
 GOLDEN, CADWALLADER 
 GOLDEN, DAVID 
 COLE, JOHN 
 COLEY, WILLIAM 
 COLLINES, JOSEPH 
 COLLISTER, THOMAS 
 COMPTON, MATHIAS 
 CONNERY, NICHOLAS 
 CONNOR, BRYAN 
 COODER, JOHN 
 COOK, GEORGE 
 COOK, JACOB 
 COOKE, JOHN CLARKE 
 COOKE, CAPT. [THOS. IVIE] 
 COON, MICHAEL 
 COONS, HENRY 
 COOPER, MYLES 
 COOPER, NATHANIEL 
 CORBEY, WILLIAM 
 CORIN, CONRAD 
 CORIN, JAMES 
 CORNE, CAPT. PETER 
 CORSELIUS, GEORGE 
 CORSELIUS, WILLIAM 
 CORTELYOU, AARON 
 CORTHORN, OWEN 
 COUGHTERRY, RlCHARD 
 COUGHLAN, ANDREW 
 COULBOURN, CHARLES 
 COUPAR, HENRY 
 COURTNEY, THOMAS 
 COVENHOVEN, PETER 
 COWAN, MR. 
 COWENHOVEN, JOHN 
 COWLEY, FRANCIS 
 Cox, JAMES 
 Cox, JOHN 
 Cox, LUDWIG 
 COXETTER, BARTHOLOMEW 
 COXKELS, FREDERICK 
 COYL, DENNIS 
 
 COYLE, PATRICK 
 CRANNELL, BARTHOLOMEW 
 CRANNELL, ROBERT 
 CRAWFORD, JAMES 
 CRAWFORD, JOHN 
 CRAWFORD, WILLIAM 
 CREAMER, BALTHASAR 
 CREAMER, LUD. 
 CREGIER, JOHN 
 CREIGER, MARTIN 
 CREIGHTON, JAMES 
 CRILLEN, WILLIAM 
 CROGER, GEORGE 
 CROUSCOUP, JOHN L. 
 CROWDER, PIETOR 
 CROWLEY, JOHN 
 CRUGER, JOHN 
 CRUGER, JOHN HARRIS 
 CUMMINGS, GEORGE 
 CUMMINGS, JAMES 
 CURRY, DAVID 
 CURRY, JOSHUA 
 CURRY, RICHARD 
 CURTIS, THOMAS 
 GUSHING, MATHEW 
 CUTTING, LEONARD 
 
 DAFFIGNEY, BENJAMIN 
 DARG, JOHN 
 DASH, JOHN B. 
 DASH, JOHN BALTIS 
 DASH, JOHN B., JR. 
 DA VAN, JOHN 
 DA VAN, JOHN, JR. 
 DAVIS, BENJAMIN 
 DAVIS, JAMES 
 DAVIS, JOHN 
 DAVIS, LEWIS 
 DAVY, JOHN 
 DAY, WILLIAM 
 DEALL, WILLIAM 
 DEAN, HUGH 
 DEAN, JACOB 
 DEAN, JAMES 
 DEAN, MOSES 
 DEAN, SOLOMON 
 DEAN, SOLOMON, JR. 
 DEANE, ELK. 
 DEANE, RICHARD 
 
THE NEW YORK LOYALISTS 
 
 119 
 
 DEAS, JAMES 
 DEBLOIS, GEORGE 
 DEBROSSES, ELIAS 
 DEBROSSES, JAMES 
 DECLUE, JOHN 
 DEFOREST, JOHN 
 DEGROOT, JOSEPH, SR. 
 DELAFIELD, JOHN 
 DELAFONS, JOHN 
 DELAMATE, ISAAC 
 DELANCEY JAMES 
 DELANCEY, JOHN 
 DELANCEY, JOHN, JR. 
 DELANCEY, OLIVER 
 DELANCEY, OLIVER, JR. 
 DELANCEY, STEPHEN 
 DELANCEY, WARREN 
 DELANO, JONATHAN 
 DE LA ROCHE, FRANCIS H. 
 DEMASNEY, JAMES 
 DEPEYSTER, ABRAHAM 
 DEPEYSTER, FREDERICK 
 DESBROSSES, JAMES 
 DETLOFF, HENRY 
 DETRICH, JOHN 
 DEVEREAUX, WILLIAM 
 DEVOORE, DAVID 
 
 DfiWlNT, GUERT S. 
 
 DlCKENSON, TURTULLUS 
 DICKINSON, NATHANIEL 
 
 DlCKSON, W. 
 
 DIKEMAN, JOHN 
 DILL, BARNNAE 
 
 DlLLINGHAM, SlLVANUS 
 
 DODANE, ANTHONY 
 DODGE, AMOS 
 DODGE, THOMAS 
 DOLMIDGE, ADAM 
 DOMINICK, FRANCIS 
 DOMINICK, GEORGE 
 DONALDSON, ARCHIBALD 
 DONALDSON, SAMUEL 
 DONALDSON, WILLIAM 
 DONHIRE, ROBERT 
 DORMAN, THOMAS 
 DORRY, PETER 
 DOUGALL, WALTER 
 DOUGAN, JOHN 
 DOUGHTY, EDWARD 
 
 DOUGLASS, GEORGE 
 DOUGLASS, MATHEW 
 DOUGLASS, SAMUEL 
 DOUNLONG, JOHN 
 DOWERS, JOHN 
 DOWNES, JAMES 
 DRAKE, URIAH 
 DREDDEN, W. 
 DRUGER, CORNELIUS 
 DRUMMOND, DONALD 
 DRUMMOND, JOHN 
 DRURY, EDWARD 
 DUBOIS, PETER 
 DUDLEY, JOHN 
 DUGAN, CHRISTOPHER 
 DUKELY, ROBELY 
 DULEY, NICHOLAS 
 DULMADGE, JACOB 
 DULY, JOHN 
 DUMONT, JOHN 
 DUNBAR, CAPT. GEORGE 
 DUNBAR, ROBERT 
 DUNCAN, THOMAS 
 DUNN, JOHN 
 DURAND, ANDREW 
 DURBURROW, JOSEPH 
 DURING, RICHARD 
 DURYEE, DERICK 
 DUYE, OF DURYEA, JACOB 
 
 EAMES, WILLIAM 
 EASTMAN, EDWARD 
 EASTON, ROBERT 
 EBBETS, DANIEL 
 EBBETTS, RICHARD 
 EGGERT, CHRISTIAN 
 ELAM, ROBERT 
 ELAM, SAMUEL 
 ELDRIDGE, JOHN 
 ELEY, MR. 
 ELLIOT, ANDREW 
 ELLIS, JOHN 
 ELLIS, SAMUEL 
 ELLISON, WILLIAM 
 ELMS, THOMAS 
 ELSWORTH, FRANCIS 
 ELSWORTH, JOHN 
 EMMANS, THOMAS 
 ENGLISH, BENJAMIN 
 
I2O 
 
 THE NEW YORK LOYALISTS 
 
 ETTRIDGE, JAMES 
 EVE, MR. 
 
 FACH, GEORGE 
 FAIRLIE, ALEXANDER 
 FALKENHAN, SAMUEL 
 FANNING, EDMUND 
 FAULKNER, JOHN 
 FEGAN, LAWRENCE 
 FENTON, DAVID 
 FENTON, ROBERT 
 FERGUSON, DENNIS 
 FERGUSON, DUNCAN 
 FERGUSON, JAMES 
 FERRIS, MR. 
 FINCH, JOHN A. 
 FISH, JONATHAN 
 Frrz GERALD, WALTER 
 FLEMING, JOHN 
 FLETCHER, JAMES 
 FLEWELLING, ABEL 
 FLE WELLING, MORRIS 
 FUNN, MICHAEL 
 FLOYD, RICHARD 
 FLYNN, JAMES 
 FOLLIOT, GEORGE 
 FORBES, ALEXANDER 
 FORBES, GILBERT 
 FORD, JOHN 
 FORDHAM, ROBERT 
 FORSCHEE, DANIEL 
 FORSTER, HENRY 
 FORSYTH, JOHN 
 FORTUNE, ALEXANDER 
 FORTUNE, WILLIAM 
 FOSTER, MR. 
 FOUGHT, GEORGE 
 FOUNTAIN, PETER 
 FOUNTAINS, UZIBL 
 FOWLER, CALEB 
 FOWLER, DANIEL 
 FOWLER, GABRIEL 
 FOWLER, GEORGE 
 FOWLER, HENRY 
 FOWLER, JOHN 
 FOWLER, VINCENT 
 FOWLER, WILLIAM 
 FRANKLIN, HENRY 
 FRANKLIN, SAMUEL 
 
 FRANKLIN, WALTER 
 FRASER, ALEXANDER 
 FRAUZERS, Lovis 
 FRAZER, JOHN 
 FRAZER, WALTER 
 FRENCH, JAMES 
 FRENCH, THOMAS 
 FREY, HENDRICK 
 FROST, MR. 
 FRUGE, ABRAHAM 
 FUETER, DANIEL 
 FUHRLE, DAVID 
 
 FULLERTON, WlLLIAM 
 
 FUNG, MICHAEL 
 FURMAN, SHADRACK 
 
 GABBLE, CHRISTIAN 
 GAINE, HUGH 
 GALBREATH, ALEXANDER 
 GALBREATH, CHARLES 
 GALBREATH, ROBERT 
 GALE, SAMUEL 
 GALLAUDETT, JOHN 
 GANNER, DAVID 
 GARRABRANCE, PETER, JR. 
 GARTEN, FREDERICK BOUN 
 GASKIN, MATHEW 
 GATFIELD, ARCHIBALD 
 GAUB, NICHOLAUS 
 GAULT, ROBERT 
 GAUTIER, ANDREW 
 GELER, DAVID 
 GEMMEL, M. 
 GEMMIL, MATHEW 
 GERARD, FRANCOIS 
 GERARD, WILLIAM 
 GIBB, THOMAS 
 GIBSON, JAMES 
 GILDERT, LEONARD 
 GILES, THOMAS 
 GILLESPIE, THOMAS 
 GLEBETS, RICHARD 
 GLOVER, JOHN 
 GOADSLY, THOMAS 
 GODDINGTON, WlLLIAM 
 GOELET, PETER 
 GOMEZ, ABRAHAM 
 GOMEZ, MOSES, JR. 
 GOODMAN, PETER 
 
THE NEW YORK LOYALISTS 
 
 121 
 
 GOODRICH, MR. 
 GOOLD, EDWARD 
 GORDON, WILLIAM 
 GORT, WILLIAM 
 GOUNZER, LODWIG 
 GOUVERNEUR, ABRAHAM 
 COVERS, JAMES 
 GRAFF, PETER 
 GRAHAM, JOHN 
 GRANT, ALEXANDER 
 GRANT, EDWARD 
 GRANT, JAMES 
 GRANT, JOHN 
 GRANT, LEWIS 
 GRANTZ, FRANCIS 
 GRATFIELD, BENJAMIN 
 GRAVES, THOMAS 
 GRAY, ANDREW 
 GRAY, JOHN 
 GRAY, WILLIAM 
 GREGG, DAVID 
 GREGG, JOHN 
 GREEN, ISAAC 
 GREEN, SAMUEL 
 GRESSAND, JEAN GEO. 
 GRIERSON, JOHN 
 GRIPPING, WILLIAM 
 GRIFFITH, ROBERT 
 GRIFFITHS, JAMES 
 GRIFFITHS, JOHN 
 GRIGG, THOMAS 
 GRIM, DAVID 
 GRIM, JACOB 
 GRIM, PETER 
 GRIMSLEY, CHARLES 
 GRINDLEMYER, JACOB 
 GRISDALL, THOMAS 
 GUDGE, JOSEPH 
 GUEST, HENRY 
 GUION, CHARLES 
 GUION, FREDERICK 
 GUION, THOMAS 
 GULICK, HENDRICK 
 GWIN, JOHN 
 
 HAAS, FREDERICK 
 HAASSIS, GEORGE 
 HAERLMAN, MATHIAS 
 HAKE, SAMUEL 
 
 HALDEN, JOHN 
 HALL, EDWARD 
 HALL, HENRY 
 HALL, PETER 
 HALLET, JAMES 
 HALLET, SAMUEL 
 HALLETT, JOSEPH 
 HALSTED, DANIEL 
 HAMILTON, JOHN 
 HANDFORTH, JOSEPH 
 HANGWORTH, ABRAHAM 
 HANNA, WILLIAM 
 HANS, COST 
 HANSEN, MECIL 
 HANSHEE, MARTIN 
 HANTZMAN, THOMAS 
 HARBELL, JOHANNES 
 HARD, THOMAS 
 HARDENBROOK, ABEL 
 HARDENBURGH, JOHN 
 HARDLEY, DAVID 
 HARDMAN, LAWRANCE 
 HARDY, ELIAS 
 HARDY, THOMAS 
 HARE, LIEUT. 
 HARRIS, JOHN 
 HARRIS, RICHARD 
 HARRISON, LAWRANCE 
 HARRISON, THOMAS 
 HART, CHARLES 
 HART, LION 
 HART, PATRICK 
 HARTMAN, GEORGE 
 HARTWICK, LAWRANCE 
 HATFIELD, DAVID 
 HATFIELD, ISAAC 
 HAUS, CHARLES 
 HAUSER, FREDERICK 
 HAUXHURST, WILLIAM 
 HAVENER, MICHAEL 
 HAVILAND, JOSEPH 
 HAY, WILLIAM 
 HAYDOCK, JOHN 
 HAYS, BARRACK 
 HAYS, DAVID 
 HAYWOOD, THOMAS 
 HAZELTON, WILLIAM 
 HEARN, JAMES 
 HEARTZ, JACOB 
 
122 
 
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 HEATH, GEORGE 
 HECHT, FRED. WILLIAM 
 HEDGES, ISAAC 
 HEISTER, ANDREW 
 HENDERSON, HUGH 
 HENDERSON, JOHN 
 HENDRICKS, URIAH 
 HENRY, JOHN 
 HERKIMER, JOHN J. 
 HERON, ISAAC 
 HERON, NATHANIEL 
 HERRING, PETER 
 HERVEY, WILLIAM 
 HESNER, VALTEN 
 HETZELL, JOHN JACOB 
 HEWETT, JAMES 
 HEWLETT, THOMAS 
 HEYDEN, S. 
 HEYER, ANDREW 
 HEYER, GARRIT 
 HICK, DANIEL 
 HICKS, ROBERT 
 HICKS, WHITEHEAD 
 HIETT, THOMAS 
 HILDRITH, JOSEPH 
 HILL, JOHN 
 HILLMAN, JOHN 
 HILLYAR, JOHN 
 HILTON, BENJAMIN 
 HINCHMAN, JOHN 
 HITCHCOCK, JOSEPH 
 HITTSTEAM, MICHAEL 
 HOAKSLEY, ROBERT 
 HOEG, NATHAN 
 HOFFMAN, JOHANNIS 
 HOFFMAN, MICHAEL 
 HOFFMAN, NICHOLAS 
 HOLDEN, JAMES 
 HOLDERNESS, WlLLIAM 
 HOLLAND, GEORGE 
 HOLLAND, JOHN 
 HOLMES, PETER 
 HONEYWELL, I. 
 HOPE, JAMES 
 HOPKINS, SAMUEL 
 HOPPER, RINIER 
 HOPPER, YALLESS 
 HOPWOOD, THOMAS 
 HORLON, CHARLES 
 
 HORNE, ROBERT 
 HORNER, JAMES 
 HOSRFIELD, THOMAS 
 HORSMANDEN, DANIEL 
 HORTON, NATHANIEL 
 HORTZ, JACOB 
 HOSACK, ALEXANDER 
 HOUSE AL, BERNARD M. 
 HOWARD, ROBERT 
 HOWARD, THOMAS 
 HOY, JAMES 
 HOYATT, THOMAS 
 HUBNOIS, GEORGE 
 HUGGERFORD, PETER 
 HUGGERFORD, THOMAS 
 HUGHES, RICHARD 
 HUGHES, THOMAS 
 HUGGET, BENJAMIN 
 HULL, OLIVER 
 HULL, RICHARD 
 HULL, ROBERT 
 HUMBERSTONE, SAMUEL 
 HUNT, CAPT. 
 HUNT, COSBY 
 HUNT, JOSEPH 
 HUNTILL, JOHN F. 
 HYER, DIEDERICK 
 
 FANS, FRANCIS 
 IMBRIE, JAMES 
 IMLAY, WILLIAM 
 INDERWICK, ANDREW 
 INGLIS, CHARLES 
 INGLIS, JAMES 
 INMANS, GEORGE 
 INMANS, JOHN 
 ISRAEL, LEVY 
 
 JACOBS, DANIEL 
 JARVIS, BENJAMIN 
 JARVIS, SAMUEL 
 JAUNCEY, JAMES 
 JENKINS, RICHARD 
 JENKINS, WILLIAM 
 JENNINGS, THOMAS 
 JOHNSON, JOHN 
 JOHNSON, WILLIAM 
 JOHNSTON, JOHN 
 JOHNSTON, ROBERT 
 
THE NEW YORK LOYALISTS 
 
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 JONES, CORNELIUS 
 JONES, DAVID 
 JONES, JOHN 
 JONES, LAWRENCE 
 JONES, SAMUEL 
 JONES, THOMAS 
 JONES, WILLIAM 
 JOY, GEORGE 
 JUGIEZ, JEROME 
 
 KANE, JOHN 
 KAUFF, CHRISTIAN 
 KEARNEY, MICHAEL 
 KEECH, ROBERT 
 KEEN, JOHN 
 KEER, ANDREW 
 KELLMASTER, JAMES 
 KEMBLE, SAMUEL 
 KEMPE, JOHN T. 
 KENDELE, ANTHONY 
 KENNEDY, JOHN 
 KENNEDY, ROBERT 
 KENNEDY, WILLIAM 
 KENNY, JOHN 
 KENYON, WILLIAM 
 KERIN, TERRENCE 
 KERR, ANDREW 
 KETCHAM, ISAAC 
 KEYSER, AARON 
 KIBBLE, STEPHEN 
 KING, FRANCIS 
 KINGSTON, JOHN 
 KIPP, SAMUEL 
 KIRBY, JOSEPH 
 KISSAM, BENJAMIN 
 KISSICK, PHILIP 
 KLEIN, GEORGE 
 KLEIN, JOHN 
 KLINCK, JACOB 
 KNAPP, JOHN C. 
 KNEHT, JACOB 
 KNICKERBACKER, ABRAHAM 
 KNIGHT, JOSHUA 
 KNOBLOCK, JOHN 
 KNOX, ROBERT 
 KORTRIGHT, LAWRENCE 
 
 LACKMAN, NICHOLAS 
 LA CROIX, WILLIAM 
 
 LAGEAR, JOHN 
 LAIGHT, EDWARD 
 LAIGHT, WILLIAM 
 LAMB, THOMAS 
 LAMBKIN, ALBERT 
 LAPIWICK, THOMAS 
 LAW, CAPT. HENRY 
 LAWRENCE, EFF. 
 LAWRENCE, JOHN 
 LAWRENCE, SAMUEL 
 LAWSON, JAMES 
 LEACH, STEPHEN 
 LEAKE, JOHN 
 LEAKE, ROBERT 
 LECKIE, ALEXANDER 
 LEE, JOSEPH 
 LEE, WISPER 
 LEESON, DANIEL 
 LEFORGE, TUNNUS 
 LELL, JOHN 
 LENOX, PETER 
 LENOX, SAMUEL 
 LENT, GARRET 
 LENTE, CHRISTOPHER 
 LEONARD, GEORGE 
 LEONARD, JAMES 
 LEONARD, ROBERT 
 LEONARD, THOMAS 
 LESLIE, ALEXANDER 
 LESLY, JAMES 
 LESSLER, MICHAEL 
 LEVISEN, CHRISTOPHER 
 LEVISON, DAVID 
 LEVY, SAMUEL 
 LEWES, JONATHAN 
 LEWIS, JOHN 
 LEWIS, WILLIAM 
 LEYBURN, PATRICK 
 LIGHTFOOT, DANIEL 
 LIGHTFOOT, RICHARD 
 LIKLY, JOHN 
 LILLY, JOHN 
 LIN, BARNARD 
 LINCOLN, STROUD COTTON 
 LINDAMAN, CHARLES 
 LINDNER, JOHANNIS 
 LINZI, PHILIP 
 LISPENARD, LEONARD 
 LITCH, WILLIAM 
 
124 
 
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 LITTLE, GEORGE 
 LIVINGSTON, JOHN 
 LIVINGSTON, PHILIP 
 LLOYD, HENRY 
 LOCKHART, JOHN 
 LOCKMAN, JOHN 
 LOGON, JOHN 
 LONG, CHRISTOPHER 
 LONG, JAMES 
 LONG, JOHN 
 LONGHEAD, WILLIAM 
 LOORBURGH, P. H. 
 LOOSLEY, CHARLES 
 LOOSELY, R. 
 LOOSELY, THOMAS 
 LORD, BENJAMIN 
 LOSYE, OR LOSIJE, LAMBERT 
 LOTT, ABRAHAM 
 LOUILLIARD, CHARLES 
 LOVE, JAMES 
 LOVEBURY, JONATHAN 
 Low, ISAAC 
 LOWE, CHARLES 
 LOWE, GEORGE 
 LOWNDES, WILLIAM 
 LOWREY, THOMAS 
 LOWRIE, WILLIAM 
 LUCAM, JOHN ANDREW 
 LUCE, W. 
 LUDLAM, HENRY 
 LUDLAM, STEPHEN 
 LUDLOW, DANIEL 
 LUDLOW, GABRIEL G. 
 LUDLOW, GABRIEL H. 
 LUDLOW, GEORGE D. 
 LUDLOW, THOMAS 
 LUEBE, THOMAS GREY 
 LUPTON, THOMAS 
 LUTTON, CALEB 
 LYDIG, PHILIP 
 LYING, JOHN BURT 
 LYNCH, PETER 
 LYNCH, THOMAS 
 LYON, DANIEL 
 
 MABEE, JACOB 
 MABEE, WILLIAM 
 McAoAM, JOHN L[OUDON] 
 McAoAM, WILLIAM 
 
 McAuLAY, ALEXANDER 
 McBRiDE, WILLIAM 
 MCCANDLESS, JAMES 
 MCCARTER, WILLIAM 
 MCCARTY, THOMAS 
 McCoLLOM, EDWARD 
 
 McCoNNEGALL, PATRICK 
 
 McCoRMicK, DANIEL 
 McCoRMicK, JOHN 
 McCREE, GEORGE 
 
 McDAVITT, P. 
 
 MCDONALD, ARCHIBALD 
 MCDONALD, DONALD 
 MCDONNALD, JOHN 
 McDowAL, BENJAMIN 
 McDowLL, HUGH 
 McEvERS, CHARLES 
 McEwEN, JAMES 
 McFALL, JOHN 
 
 McFARLANE, DOUGALL 
 McGlLLARAY, JOHN 
 
 MCGREGOR, JOHN 
 MACHET, JOHN 
 MACHET, PETER 
 MclNTiRE, HUGH 
 MclNTiRE, JOHN 
 MC!NTOSH, JAMES 
 McKAY, PATRICK 
 McKENziE, JOHN 
 McKiNLY, JOHN 
 McLEAN, ARCHIBALD 
 McLEAN, DONALD 
 McLEAN, PETER 
 McLEOD, NEIL 
 MCMANOMY, JOHN 
 McNABBs, WILLIAM 
 McNEiL, CAPT. 
 MCONNULLY, DANIEL 
 McPnERSoN, CHARLES 
 McPHERSQN, DONALD 
 
 McPHERSON, DOUGALD 
 
 McPHERsoN, JOHN 
 MCPHERSON, LIEUT. 
 McQuoio, ROBERT 
 MCWATER, THOMAS 
 MCWILLIAMS, ROBERT 
 MCWILLIAMS, THOMAS 
 MAFFET, JOHN 
 MAINWARING, EDWARD 
 
THE NEW YORK LOYALISTS 
 
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 MAITLAND, DAVID 
 MAHAN, THOMAS 
 MALCOLM, MICHAEL 
 MALLAR, THOMAS 
 MALLOWS, DAVID H. 
 MALUNEN, ABRAHAM 
 MANGE, PETER 
 MANGERE, MATHEW 
 MANN, JOHN 
 MARCHINTON, PHILIP 
 MARDEN, MOSES 
 MARLE, JONES 
 MARR, JOAKIM 
 MARSHALL, JOHN 
 MARSTON, JOHN 
 MARSTON, NATHANIEL 
 MARX, HENRY 
 MASKELYN, JOHN 
 MASON, THOMAS 
 MATHEWS, DANIEL 
 MAULE, THOMAS 
 MAXWELL, JAMES 
 MEAD, JAMES 
 MEDANEL, THOMAS 
 MEETIN, PETER 
 MELVILLE, DAVID 
 MENZIES, ALEX. (ENSIGN) 
 MENZIES, ALEX. (MAJOR) 
 MENZIES, JOHN 
 MENZIES, THOMAS 
 MERRITT, THOMAS 
 MERSEREAU, DAVID 
 MERSEREAU, JOHN 
 MERSEREAU, PAUL, JR. 
 MICHALSAL, JOHN 
 MIDDLEMAS, JOHN 
 MIDDLETON, PETER 
 MILDRUM, JAMES 
 MILLAR, DAVID HENRY 
 MILLER, CHARLES 
 MILLER, GEORGE 
 MILLER, HUGH 
 MILLER, JACOB 
 MILLER, JOHN 
 MILLER, JOSHUA 
 MILLER, MICHAEL 
 MILLER, PHILIP 
 MILLER, ROBERT 
 MILLER, THOMAS 
 
 MILLS, ALEXANDER 
 MILLSON, SAMUEL 
 MING, THOMAS 
 MINSHULL, JOHN [CAPT/] 
 MINUSS, JOHN 
 MITCHEL, ANDREW 
 MITCHEL, JOHN 
 MITCHELL, ANDREW 
 MITCHELL, JAMES 
 MITCHELL, VINER 
 MOELL, JACOB 
 MONTANYE, JOSEPH 
 MONTGOMERY, JOSEPH 
 MOOK, WILLIAM 
 MOON, JOSEPH 
 MOOR, ABRAHAM 
 MOORE, B. 
 MOORE, BENJAMIN 
 MOORE, BOLTIS 
 MOORE, HENRY 
 MOORE, JAMES 
 MOORE, JEREMIAH 
 MOORE, JOHN 
 MOORE, LAMBERT 
 MOORE, THOS. WILLIAM 
 MORAN, JAMES 
 MORGAN, PHILIP 
 MORNELT, THOMAS 
 MORREL, GEORGE 
 MORRIS, MARTIN 
 MORRIS, ROGER 
 MORRISON, ARCHIBALD 
 MORRISON, GEORGE 
 MORRISON, MALCOLM 
 MORSE, CHARLES 
 MOTT, ISAAC 
 MUCKLEVAIN, WILLIAM 
 MULCAHY, PATRICK 
 MULLAR, JEREMIAH 
 MULLEN, MARK 
 MULLER, CHARLES 
 MULLER, FREDERICK 
 MULLER, JOHN G. 
 MURGIFFROYD, SAMUEL 
 MURPHY, PHILIP 
 MURRAY, ANDREW 
 MURRAY, JOHN, JR. 
 MURRAY, LINDLEY 
 MURRAY, ROBERT 
 
126 
 
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 MYER, GEORGE 
 MYER, JAMES 
 MYERS, SAMUEL 
 MYIR, GEORGE 
 
 NAILER, MICHAEL 
 NANCE, JOHN 
 NAROY, SAMUEL 
 NASE, HENRY 
 NASH, HENRY 
 NATHAN, DAVID 
 NAVARO, DAVID 
 NEAVEN, JAMES 
 NELSON, THEOPHILUS 
 NESTLE, CASPAR 
 NICHOLAS, SAMUEL 
 NICOLL, AUGUSTUS 
 NICOLL, CHARLES 
 NICOLL, EDWARD 
 NICOLL, HENRY 
 NICOLL, JOHN 
 NIERS, WILLIAM 
 NIXON, JOHN 
 NOAH, M. 
 NOBLIT, JOHN 
 NORMAN, WILLIAM 
 NORRIS, JOHN 
 NORWOOD, BENJAMIN 
 NORWOOD, JOHN 
 NORWOOD, VANDERCLIFE 
 NUGENT, JOHN 
 NUTTER, VALENTINE 
 
 OTT, JACOB 
 OAKLEY, DAVID 
 OAKLEY, MOSES 
 OAKLEY, STEPHEN 
 OAKS, GARRET 
 O'BRIEN, HENRY 
 ODELL, JOSHUA 
 OGDEN, BENJAMIN 
 OGDEN, ISAAC 
 OGDEN, PETER 
 OGILVIE, GEORGE 
 OGILVIE, JOHN, D.D. 
 OGSBURY, ALEXANDER 
 O'NIELL, JOHN 
 ORCHARD, JOSEPH 
 OSWARD, PHILIP 
 
 OWL, JOSEPH 
 OWL, WALTER 
 
 PACKMAN, AARON 
 PAGAN, WILLIAM 
 PALMER, THOMAS 
 PANNELL, HAYES 
 PANTON, FRANCIS 
 PANTON, GEORGE 
 PARCELLS, WILLIAM 
 PARKER, JOHN 
 PARRISIEN, THOMAS 
 PARTELOW, MATHEW 
 PASEA, JOHN 
 PATTERSON, JOHN 
 PATTON, WILLIAM 
 PAUL, THOMAS 
 PAVA, JAMES O. 
 PEITSCH, GEORGE 
 PELL, GILBERT 
 PELL, JAMES 
 PENNY, MICHAEL 
 PENNY, RICHARD 
 PEOPLES, JOHN 
 PERRINE, WILLIAM 
 PERROT, JOHN 
 PERRY, HENRY W. 
 PERRY, JOHN 
 PERRY, MERVIN 
 PETERS, HARRY 
 PETERS, JAMES 
 PHILIPS, HUGH 
 PHILIPSE, ADOLPH 
 PHILLIPSE, FREDERICK 
 PINE, ALPHEUS 
 PLATEAU, JAMES 
 POLHEMUS, CAPT. JOHN 
 POLLOCK, MR. 
 PONSONBY, J. 
 POOLE, WILLIAM 
 POST, ISAAC 
 POST, JACOB 
 POST, PETER 
 POTTER, JAMES 
 POWELL, JACOB 
 POZER, JACOB 
 PRICE, J. 
 PRICE, MICHAEL 
 PRICE, THOMAS 
 
THE NEW YORK LOYALISTS 
 
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 PROFFER, WILLIAM 
 PROVOOST, DAVID 
 PRYER, CAPPER 
 PRYOR, EDWARD 
 PUGSLEY, D. 
 PUNTZIUS, JOHN PHILIP 
 
 QUACKENBOSS, BENJAMIN 
 QUAILL, HENRY 
 QUICK, LUKE C 
 QUILL, THOMAS 
 
 RANDIKER, JOHN 
 RANDOLPH, ROBERT FITZ 
 RANSIER, FREDERICK 
 RAPALJE, ABRAHAM 
 RAPALJE, JOHN 
 RAPALJE, REM. 
 RAPP, JOHN 
 RASTON, EDWARD K. 
 RAY, CORNELIUS 
 REARDEN, MR. 
 REDEN, HENRY 
 REED, COLIN 
 REED, ISAAC 
 REED, LEONARD 
 REEVES, STEPHEN 
 REICBLE, GEORGE 
 REID, PATRICK 
 REILLY, TERRENCE 
 REMIND, NICHOLAS 
 REMSEN, GEORGE 
 REMSEN, JERONIMUS A. 
 REMSEN, JOHN A. 
 RESLER, JACOB 
 REYNOLDS, BROUGHTON 
 REYNOLDS, JOSEPH 
 RHEAD, ROBERT 
 RHYNLANDER, FREDERICK 
 RHYNLANDER, PHILIP, JR. 
 RICH, THOMAS 
 RICHARDSON, THOMAS 
 RICKER, HENRY 
 RIDER, DAVID 
 RISLER, JOHN 
 RITTER, JOHN 
 RIVINGTON, JAMES 
 ROACH, THOMAS 
 ROBERTS, FREDERICK 
 
 ROBERTS, J. 
 
 ROBERTS, ZACHARIAH 
 
 ROBERTSON, ALEXANDER 
 
 ROBERTSON, JAMES 
 
 ROBERTSON, JOHN 
 
 ROBINS, EZEKIEL 
 
 ROBINS, JOHN 
 
 ROBINSON, BEVERLY 
 
 ROBINSON, BEVERLY, JR. 
 
 ROBINSON, SIR FRED. PHILLIPSE 
 
 ROBINSON, JOHN 
 
 ROBINSON, MORRIS 
 
 ROBINSON, SIR WILLIAM HENRY 
 
 ROEBUCK, JARVIS 
 
 ROGERS, JAMES 
 
 ROMME, CORNELIUS 
 
 RONEY, JOHN 
 
 ROOME, JOHN L. C. 
 
 ROORBACK, BARRENT 
 
 ROSE, FINLEY 
 
 ROSE, JOHN 
 
 ROSE, WILLIAM 
 
 Ross, ALEXANDER 
 
 Ross, JAMES 
 
 Ross, MALCOLM 
 
 Ross, ROBERT 
 
 ROTTONOUR, GODFRED 
 ROUABALET, MR. 
 
 ROWAND, JOHN 
 ROY, THOMAS 
 RUCKWELL, JASPER 
 RUDDLE, WILLIAM 
 RUGER, FREDERICK 
 RUOISER, JACOB 
 RYAN, CORNELIUS 
 RYAR, EDWARD 
 RYER, HENRY 
 RYKEMAN, JOHN 
 
 SACHMAN, JOST 
 SACKETT, JOHN 
 SACKWELL, MR. 
 SAMLER, JOHN 
 SAMPLE, THOMAS 
 SAMUEL, SAMUEL 
 SANFAR, JACOB 
 SARLY, JACOB 
 SAUNDERS, JOHN 
 SAUSE, RICHARD 
 
128 
 
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 SAYRE, JAMES 
 SAYRE, JOHN 
 SCANDE, NICHOLAS 
 SCANDLIN, JOHN 
 SCHULTEZ, COENRADT 
 SCHUTZ, CHRISTIAN 
 SCORFIELD, THOMAS 
 SCOTT, WILLIAM 
 SEABURY, DAVID 
 SEAGROOVE, G. 
 SEAMAN, BENJAMIN 
 SEAMAN, HENRY 
 SEAMAN, JOSHUA 
 SEAMAN, RICHARD 
 SEAMAN, WILLIAM 
 SEAMANS, JAMES 
 SEAMANS, LEVY 
 SEGAR, JOHN 
 SEMLER, CASPAR 
 SEMPLE, JOHN 
 SETON, WILLIAM 
 SEYSON, JOHN 
 SHAFER, JACOB 
 SHARPE, RICHARD 
 SHARWIN, RICHARD 
 SHAW, CHARLES 
 SHAW, GEORGE 
 SHAW, JAMES 
 SHAW, JOHN 
 SHEDDEN, MR. 
 SHEPPHERD, JOHN, JR. 
 SHERBROOKE, MILES 
 SHERIDAN, HENRY F. 
 SHERWOOD, JOHN 
 SHERWOOD, MOSES 
 SHIER, DANIEL 
 SHIER, HENRY 
 SHIER, MARTIN 
 SHOALS, JOHN 
 SHOTWELL, ABRAHAN 
 SHOULDIS, JOHN 
 SHUMBURG, ADAM 
 SHUNDEL, CHRISTOPHER 
 SIBLEY, RICHARD 
 SICKELS, ETHAN 
 SIEMON, JOHN 
 
 SlMMERMAN, HENRY 
 
 SIMMONS, JOSEPH 
 SIMPSON, GEORGE 
 
 SKENE, PHILIP 
 SKINNER, SAMUEL S. 
 SKINNER, STEPHEN 
 SKINNER, THOMAS 
 SLIDELL, JOHN 
 SLIDELL, JOSHUA 
 SLOAN, JOHN 
 SMART, JOHN 
 SMEBZELL, GEORGE 
 SMEDLEE, WALTER 
 SMITH, ALBERT 
 SMITH, BARNARDUS 
 SMITH, CHARLES 
 SMITH, CHRISTOPHER 
 SMITH, CLAUDIUS 
 SMITH, ELIAS 
 SMITH, EPHRAIM 
 SMITH, HUGH 
 SMITH, JACOB 
 SMITH, JOHANNIS 
 SMITH, JOHN 
 SMITH, JOHN SAMUEL 
 SMITH, JOSHUA H. 
 SMITH, RICHARD 
 SMITH, ROBERT 
 SMITH, RUFUS 
 SMITH, STEPHEN 
 SMITH, THOMAS 
 SMITH, HON. WILLIAM 
 SMITH, WILLIAM 
 SMYTH, ALEXANDER 
 SNEDEN, MR. 
 SNELL, JOHN 
 SNODGRASS, ANDREW 
 SNOWDEN, RANDOLPH 
 SOBONVON, HENRY 
 SOLOMONS, ISAAC 
 
 SOMORINDICKE, TuiNIS 
 
 SOWER, CHRISTOPHER 
 SPARLING, PETER 
 SPEIR, JOHN 
 SPENNS, WILLIAM 
 SPERS, JOHN 
 SPEWKIRK, E. G. 
 SPIER, HUGH 
 SPOONER, GAPHINEAH 
 S PRICK, FREDERICK 
 SPROAT, HUGH 
 SPROAT, THOMAS 
 
THE NEW YORK LOYALISTS 
 
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 SPROUT, DAVID 
 SPRUGALL, GREGORY 
 SPURY, JACOB 
 STAHALMANN, DANIEL 
 STAHL, MELCHER 
 STANTON, GEORGE 
 STEEL, ROBERT 
 STEIL, JOHN 
 STEPPLE, WILLIAM 
 STEVENS, JOHN 
 STEVENSON, HAY 
 STEVENSON, JAMES 
 STEWART, ANTHONY 
 STEWART, GEORGE 
 STEWART, JAMES 
 STEWART, JOHN 
 STEYNER, JOSEPH 
 STILES, JOHN 
 STILLWELL, ELIAS 
 STILWELL, THOMAS 
 STITES, JOHN 
 STOCKHOLM, JAN. 
 STOMPF, NICHOLAS 
 STONESTREET, PHILIP 
 STOUT, BENJAMIN 
 STOUT, BENJAMIN, JR. 
 STOUT, JOHN B. 
 STOUT, RICHARD 
 STOUT, ROBERT 
 STOUTENBERG, TOBIAS 
 STRACHEN, JAMES 
 STRIKER, JAMES 
 STRINGHAM, JOSEPH 
 STROITTER, JOHANNIS 
 STRONG, SELAH 
 STUART, JAMES 
 STUART, JOHN 
 STUCK, FRANCIS 
 STUYVESANT, P. 
 SULLIVAN, FLORENCE 
 SUTTON, WILLIAM 
 SWAN, GODFRED 
 SWAN, WILLIAM, JR. 
 SWEEDLAND, CHRISTOPHER 
 SWERE, JOHN 
 SYKES, PHILIP 
 
 TAILER, WILLIAM 
 TAYLOR, DANIEL 
 
 TAYLOR, JACOB 
 TAYLOR, JAMES 
 TAYLOR, JOHN 
 TAYLOR, WILLET 
 TAYLOR, WILLIAM 
 TENCH, JOHN 
 THAIN, JAMES 
 THOMAS, DAVID 
 THOMAS, HENRY 
 THOMAS, SAMUEL 
 THOMAS, STEPHEN 
 THOMAS, THOMAS 
 THOMAS, WALTER 
 THOMAS, WILLIAM 
 THOMPSON, DAVID 
 THOMPSON, DOUGALD 
 THOMPSON, GEORGE 
 THOMPSON, JOHN 
 THOMPSON, PETER 
 THOMSON, MR. 
 THOPSON, SAMUEL 
 THROCKMORTON, JOHN 
 TIEBOUT, ALBERTUS 
 TILL, ROBERT 
 TITUS, JOHN 
 TOFFIE, JAMES 
 TOLMIE, NORMAND 
 TONGUE, WILLIAM 
 TOOKER, DANIEL 
 TOTTEN, PETER 
 TOTTEN, SILAS 
 TRAIL, GEORGE 
 TRAPHAGER, HENRY 
 TRAVIS, MR. 
 TREEMAIN, JONATHAN 
 TREVILLIAN, FRANCIS 
 TRIM, TOBIAS 
 TROUDEN, JOHN 
 TRYON, HON. WILLIAM 
 TUCKER, JAMES 
 TWENE, JONATHAN 
 TYLER, JACOB 
 TYNG, WILLIAM 
 
 UNDERBILL, BENJAMIN 
 UNGERAR, NICODEMUS 
 URQUHART, MR. 
 URST, GEORGE 
 USTICK, HENRY 
 
130 
 
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 USTICK, WILLIAM 
 UTT, HARMAN 
 
 VALENTINE, ABRAHAM 
 VALENTINE, JAMES 
 VALENTINE, JOSEPH 
 VALENTINE, REUBEN 
 VALENTINE, THOMAS 
 VAN CORTLANDT, FRED 
 VAN CORTLANDT, JAMES 
 VAN CORTLANDT, PHILIP 
 VAN CORTLANDT, PHILIP, JR. 
 VAN DAM, ANTHONY 
 VAN EVERY, MINDERT 
 VAN HORNE, AUGUSTUS 
 VAN HORNE, GARRIT 
 VAN NORDAN, JACOBUS 
 VAN NORDEN, JACOBUS 
 VAN NORDEN, JOHN 
 VAN NORST, JOHN 
 VANTUYL, ANDREW 
 VAN WAGENEN, HUBERT 
 VAN WART, JACOB 
 VAN WYCK, THEODORE 
 VAN WYCK, THOMAS 
 VAN ZANDT, WYNANDT 
 VARDILL, JOHN 
 VARDILL, THOMAS 
 VASSIE, THOMAS 
 VERMILYE, JOHN 
 VERMILYE, WILLIAM 
 VERNER, PHILIP 
 VICTOR, THOMAS 
 VINCENT, ABRAHAM 
 VINCENT, LEWIS 
 VITALLY, ANTHONY 
 
 WADDELL, WILLIAM 
 WADDINGTON, BENJAMIN 
 WADDINGTON, MR., JR. 
 WAGG, ABRAHAM 
 WAGNA, JOHN 
 WALBRIDGE, ZEBULON 
 WALDRON, PETER 
 WALF, GEORGE 
 WALKER, DAVID 
 WALKER, JOHN 
 WALKER, THOMAS 
 WALL, GEORGE 
 
 WALL, PATRICK 
 WALLACE, ALEXANDER 
 WALLACE, HUGH 
 WALLEGRAVE, GEORGE 
 WALMSLEY, JOHN 
 WALSH, MR. 
 WALTON, JACOB 
 WALTON, WILLIAM 
 WARD, BENJAMIN 
 WARD, DANIEL 
 WARD, WILLIAM 
 WARNER, JOHN 
 WARNER, THOMAS 
 WARNER, WILLIAM 
 WASHBURN, MR. 
 WATERMAN, WILLIAM 
 WATSON, JACOB 
 WATSON, JOHN 
 WATTS, JOHN 
 WATTS, JOHN, JR. 
 WATTS, ROBERT 
 WEAR, JAMES 
 WEATHERHEAD, JOHN 
 WEAVER, WILLIAM, JR. 
 WEBB, F. 
 WEBB, JAMES 
 WEBB, WILLIAM 
 WEBBERS, ARNOLD 
 WEBBERS, JACOB 
 WEBBERS, PHILIP 
 WEBER, MICHAEL 
 WEBSTER, EDWARD 
 WELLS, JAMES 
 WELLS, OLIVER 
 WELSH, GEORGE 
 WELSH, THOMAS 
 WERNI, CHRISTIAN 
 WESSELLS, GILBERT 
 WESSELS, EVERT 
 WETHERELL, NATHAN 
 WETMORE, CALEB 
 WETMORE, DAVID B. 
 WETMORE, ROBERT G. 
 WETMORE, THOMAS 
 WHALEY, THOMAS 
 WHITE, CHARLES 
 WHITE, DANIEL 
 WHITE, HENRY 
 WHITE, ROBERT 
 
THE NEW YORK LOYALISTS 131 
 
 WHITE, THOMAS WINFIELD, GEORGE 
 
 WHITE, WILLIAM WINSLOW, ISAAC 
 
 WHITMAN, JOHN WINTERTON, WILLIAM 
 
 WICKHAM, PARKER WITTERHORN, JOHN 
 
 WIER, JAMES WITTMER, GEORGE 
 
 WIGGINS, SAMUEL WITZELL, JOHN 
 
 WIGHTON, GEORGE WOOD, JOSEPH 
 
 WILKES, JOSEPH WOOD, ROBERT 
 
 WILKES, THOMAS WOODHULL, JAMES 
 
 WILKINS, ISAAC WOODS, JOHN 
 
 WILKINS, JACOB WRAGG, WILLIAM 
 
 WILKINS, ROBERT WRIGHT, DANIEL 
 
 WILKINSON, ROBERT WRIGHT, ELIAS 
 
 WILL, JOHN MICHAEL WRIGHT, THOMAS 
 
 WlLLET, JOHANNIS WYLEY, GEORGE 
 WILLIAM, GEORGE 
 
 WILLIAMS, BENJAMIN YATES, RICHARD 
 
 WILLIAMS, JOHN YOUNG, ABRAHAM 
 
 WILLIAMS, WILLIAM YOUNG, ANTHONY 
 
 WILLIS, GEORGE JR. YOUNG, HAMILTON 
 
 WlLLOUGHBY, BLISS YOUNG, JOHN 
 
 WILSON, ARCHIBALD YOUNG, WILLIAM 
 WILSON, CHRISTOPHER 
 
 WILSON, DAVID ZINDALL, GEORGE 
 
 WILSON, JOHN ZUNTZ, ALEXANDER 
 WINDISH, FREDERICK 
 
INDEX 
 
 ACCOUNT books, to be inspected, 7 
 
 Adventure, armed ship, 52 
 
 Alair, Lieut. Anthony, tried by a 
 court martial, 58 
 
 Albany, N. Y., sick and wounded from, 
 quartered at Flatbush, L. I., 98 
 
 Allanson, Lieut. George, 105 
 
 Arms, all irreparable, to be carried to 
 New York, 5; with wooden ram 
 rods mentioned, 77, 79, 90; to be 
 exchanged for steel ramrods, 99; 
 marked and numbered to be paid 
 for, 92; bows or forks for, men 
 tioned, 94 
 
 Armstrong, Mr., 107 
 
 Articles of War, to be read to the 
 troops once a week, 18 
 
 Artillery, mentioned, 12, 13 
 
 Athol Regiment, mentioned, 107 
 
 Axtell, Col., mentioned, 98 
 
 BARNET, John, tried by a court mar 
 tial, 86; to be executed, 93 
 
 Barracks, cleanliness of, essential, 3; 
 not supplied with fuel by neglect, 4; 
 to be kept in good order, 12; not to 
 suffer for want of wood and straw, 
 
 13 
 
 Barron Island, N. Y., ferry opposite, 
 mentioned, 15 
 
 Barry, Lieut., mentioned, 70 
 
 Basu, Peter, mentioned, 52 
 
 Battalion, ist, to dine in two messes, 
 3; ordered ready for inspection, 
 3-4; return of arms of, to be made, 
 4; order concerning arms of, 4; 
 quartermaster to secure large sup 
 ply of wood, 5; to attend on the 
 parade, 5; officers to explain to the 
 men the meaning of orders issued, 
 9; officers not to attend the parade, 
 
 9; women and children of the, to 
 draw half rations, 10; officers to 
 turn over to the quartermaster the 
 new clothing, arms, etc., of the 
 men transferred for sea service, 10; 
 ordered that more attention be paid 
 to morning reports, 10; officers to 
 attend parade, n; gambling pro 
 hibited and offenders to be pun 
 ished, n; a return of all effectives 
 ordered, 14; to march from Oyster 
 Bay to Flushing, 15; to embark and 
 land at Morrisania, 16; to take 
 four days' provisions, 17; to march 
 to Morrisania and embark for Long 
 Island, 20; all orders to be con 
 stantly read, 21; to be exercised 
 twice a day, 21 ; a subaltern's guard 
 of the, to march to Huntington, as 
 security for the provision store, 
 21 ; to march to Huntington, 22; 
 complete return of the, orderd for 
 Sir Henry Clinton, 26; men of the, 
 censured for irregularities, 28; sur 
 geon reports the sick in the Hospi 
 tal and to being neglected, 28, 29; 
 Inspector General praises the, 31; 
 a detachment to hold themselves 
 ready to march, 31; waggons and 
 horses not to be used for private 
 business, 31; account books to be 
 examined, 31; a revisal of orders 
 recommended, 32; commodiously 
 quartered at Jamaica, L. L, where 
 strict discipline is to be observed, 
 34, 35; captain of the day to visit 
 the men's quarters and report 
 irregularities, 35; officers to appear 
 on the parade with fuzees, 37; or 
 ders concerning the conduct of the 
 men of the, 39; one month's pro 
 visions to be lodged at Newtown for 
 
 133 
 
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 the, 41; reward offered to detect the 
 person who robbed a prisoner with 
 the, 42; absentees to have a retro 
 spect of orders, 43; balances due 
 the men to be paid, 43; desertion 
 denounced, 43; orders the officers of, 
 to stay in their respective quarters 
 during night, 43, 44; officers not to 
 take horses without written order, 
 44; return of absentees and prison 
 ers with the rebels ordered, 46; 
 quartermaster to furnish surgeons 
 all necessaries for use of the inocu 
 lated soldiers, 47; orders concern 
 ing the new clothing of the, 47; 
 provisions for the, to be punctually 
 attended to, 48; Corporal Pratt of 
 the, tried by a court martial, 57; 
 exercise with powder to be on Fri 
 days only, 65; no front rank man 
 to act as servant, 65; mentioned, 
 68, 70; a return of the men in each 
 company to be made, 77; return 
 of the number of blankets ordered, 
 77; returns of arms with wooden 
 ramrods ordered, 77, 79, 80; a de 
 tachment of, ordered to Hallets 
 Cove, 79; to make a return of camp 
 equipment, etc., 80; return of the 
 men in the, ordered, 82; to hold 
 itself in readiness, to encamp, 82; 
 ordered to Flushing Bay, 82; or 
 ders concerning their uniforms and 
 deportment, 83; to march in their 
 new clothes in honor of the King's 
 birthday, 83, 84, 86; return of 
 candles and wood ordered, 84, 86; 
 detachment of the, to march to 
 Lloyds Neck, 87; detachment of 
 the, at Hallets Cove, to be relieved, 
 87; ordered ready to march, 88; a 
 guard from the, to attend at Gen. 
 Tryon's Quarters, 89; to draw 
 water at the two springs made for 
 them, 92, 93; soldiers to apply for 
 leaves of absence, 97; men to be in 
 camp at ten o'clock, 99; accounts 
 to be settled, 104; to furnish guard 
 at Gen. Tryon's quarters, in. 
 
 Battalion, 2d, mentioned 4, 57, 68, 70, 
 86, 93; a detachment of the, to 
 cover foraging party, 14; to march 
 from Huntington to Flushing, 16; 
 to embark and land at Morrisania, 
 16; to take four days' provisions, 17 
 
 Battalion, 3d, mentioned, 4, 68, 100, 
 IO2, 103, 109, no, in; to give all 
 possible assistance to the Quarter 
 master-General, 16; to march from 
 Huntington to Oyster Bay, 16; 
 complete return of the, ordered for 
 Sir Henry Clinton, 26; to furnish 
 detachment to cover wood cutters, 
 73; to make a return of camp 
 equipage, 80; ordered to Flushing 
 Bay, 82; guard from the, to attend 
 at Gen. Tryon's quarters, 90; to 
 furnish General's Guard, 99 
 
 Bayard, Lieut. Col. [John], Com 
 mander of the King's Orange Ran 
 gers, mentioned, 36, 71 
 
 Beacroft, Samuel, surgeon, 108 
 
 Beckwith, Lieut. George, 106 
 
 Bell tents, mentioned, 63, 80 
 
 Belt plate (silver), mentioned, 47 
 
 Betties Landing, L. I., mentioned, 92 
 
 Bingham, Ensign Charles, mentioned, 
 70 
 
 Bird, Col., presides at court martial, 
 20 
 
 Bird, Lieut., appointed Aid de Camp 
 to Gen. Tryon, 13 
 
 Blankets, to be numbered and lettered, 
 92 
 
 Blenman, Joseph, 106 
 
 Bloxham, Lieut. John, tried by a 
 court martial, 57 
 
 Bounty, for 1st Battalion, 4; to be 
 paid, 56 
 
 Bourne, Lieut. Robert, mentioned, 70 
 
 Bowden, Thomas, appointed Major of 
 the 2d Battalion, 17 
 
 Bowen, John, appointed Captain, 15 
 
 Boyle, Ensign, Richard, no 
 
 Brady, Michael, tried by a court mar 
 tial, 52 
 
 Brawdrick, Daniel, sentenced to 
 death, 104 
 
INDEX 
 
 I3S 
 
 Brigade Orders: Weekly reports to be 
 made, 3; pay lists and rate of pay, 
 3; quartermaster to make returns 
 of arms, etc., 4; officers not to go 
 beyond halfmile from quarters when 
 on duty, 4; return of men wanting 
 clothing, 5; all irreparable arms to 
 be carried to New York, 5; officers 
 to settle accounts with their men, 5; 
 a return of all men specifying bal 
 ances due them, 7; account books 
 to be inspected, 7, 28; all orders to 
 be read daily to the troop, 7; offi 
 cers to give notice of any inhabi 
 tants selling rum to soldiers which 
 is prohibited, 8; officers to see that 
 men are furnished with all requisites 
 to keep the men clean, etc., 8; 
 servants to attend the Field Exer 
 cises, 12; officers to pay more at 
 tention to their barracks, 13; offi 
 cers of the Brigade to exercise with 
 the men, 17; prisoners to be kept 
 constantly under guard, 17, 18; 
 Articles of War to read to the troops 
 once a week, 18; a review of the 
 men's clothing on the parade, 18; 
 men's accounts to be made up less 
 the cost of clothing supplies, 18, 39, 
 40; commissary to make a return 
 of provisions at, Oyster Bay, Hun- 
 tington, and Seatalket, 21; soldiers 
 not to injure any of the inhabitants 
 by taking fruit or anything belong 
 ing to them, 21 ; soldiers not to go 
 one mile beyond the Guard House, 
 21 ; soldiers not to leave camp 
 without leave, 23; concerning the 
 property of inhabitants and the in 
 habitants' obligations to the sol 
 diers, 23, 24; commanding officers 
 to deliver copies of their muster 
 rolls to Gen. DeLancey, 24; con 
 cerning the appearance and be 
 haviour of the troops, 24; Officers 
 on duty to wear sashes, 25; return 
 of the sick to be made each day, 
 25; concerning the discipline of the 
 troops, 25, 26, 40; the men to dress 
 
 three days' provisions, 27; sentry 
 to be placed on the north rampart 
 of the Fort at Huntington, 27; 
 travelers or suspicious persons to be 
 examined, 28; Inspector General to 
 review troop at Huntington, 30; 
 pay of soldiers under cure for ven 
 ereal complaints to be stopped, 32; 
 more punctual attendance to be 
 observed, 33; quartermaster to set 
 tle accounts of rations with the 
 commissary 39; concerning the 
 billeting of non-commissioned offi 
 cers, 39; quartermaster to find 
 suitable quarters for the tailors of 
 the Battalion, 40; the detachment 
 on board the armed transports to be 
 relieved, 40; recruits not to mount 
 guard or put in roster until properly 
 trained, 41; captain of the day to 
 visit the hospital, 42; all orders to 
 be entered in orderly books, 42; 
 strict care and attention to be paid 
 to prisoners in the custody of the 
 guard, 42; closer attention to re 
 turns to be observed, 43 ; all sailors 
 passing through Newtown to be 
 taken up, 45; quartermaster to at 
 tend at parade and find farmers 
 who have hay to dispose of, 45; a 
 return of absentees and prisoners 
 with the rebels to be made, 46; 
 concerning the supply of wood, 46; 
 a return of clothing and money due 
 the tailors, 47, 48; caution against 
 burning of fences by the guard, 50; 
 a return of blanket coats ordered, 
 50; concerning the issuing of pro 
 visions, 53; a return of the de 
 ficiency of arms, to be made, 53; 
 an officer to patrol every night at 
 Hell Gate, 53; Col. Cruger brings 
 charges against officers for disobey 
 ing orders, 54; men not to leave 
 transports at Hell Gate until re 
 lieved, 54; destruction of fences 
 again prohibited, 60; blanket coats 
 to be delivered to quartermaster, 62; 
 weekly reports of companies to be 
 
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 particular, 62; tents to be repaired, 
 63; quartermaster to deliver the 
 regimental clothing, 63; leave of 
 absence to be made known to the 
 adjutant, 64, 70; inhabitants who 
 have supplied hay to call on the 
 Deputy Commissioner at Flushing, 
 64; sick not to be taken out of the 
 hospital without the surgeon's ap 
 probation, 68, 69; concerning the 
 detachment at Hallets Cove, 71, 72, 
 73, 75, 82, reward offered to dis 
 cover thieves who robbed smoke 
 house, 74; a return ordered of the 
 deficiency of clothing, arms, etc., 
 75, 76; hats to be exchanged and 
 the leather caps stored, 76; return 
 of the number of blankets, arms, 
 etc., 79; clothing to be distributed 
 as a reward of loyalty, 80, 81; sol 
 diers to have their hair cut, 81; 
 concerning uniforms, 83; kitchens 
 and necessary houses to be built, 90; 
 officers to visit tents at night and 
 call the roll, 90; tents to be lettered 
 and numbered, 90; written report of 
 the regiment to be made each day, 
 91; soldiers not to leave the camp, 
 91; all straggling seamen to be 
 taken up, 91; equipage to be let 
 tered and numbered, 92; return of 
 flints, powder and cartridges or 
 dered, 92; soldiers not to bark 
 trees, 92; waggons to be marked 
 with No. and name of regiment, 93; 
 camp regulations and regimental 
 honors, 97, 98; wooden ram rods to 
 be exchanged for steel and the old 
 cartridge boxes to be turned in, 99, 
 100, no; troops ordered under 
 arms and men to have wooden 
 drivers in their firelocks, 100, 103; 
 reward offered for the apprehension 
 of seamen who have deserted, 103; 
 guard to patrol pastures where 
 cows are kept, in 
 
 British Army: General Orders, 5; no 
 man to recruit without a warrant, 9; 
 discharges to be signed by com 
 
 manding officers, 9; complete mus 
 ter of the three battalions of 
 DeLancey's brigade ordered, n; a 
 return of arms, kettles, canteens, 
 blankets, and clothing, ordered, 12, 
 15; soldiers' clothes and barracks 
 to be kept in good order, 12; sur 
 geons to make reports of the sick 
 and medicines, 12; return of all 
 provisions ordered, 12; Gov. Tryon 
 appointed Major General of pro 
 vincial forces, 13; accounts of men 
 transferred to the artillery to be 
 settled immediately, 13; a return of 
 the officers recommended for Com 
 missions, ordered, 14; strict obedi 
 ence to all orders and regulations, 
 15; provincial troops ordered from 
 Long Island to Morrisania and 
 Kingsbridge, 15, 16; the regulation 
 of rank between the regular and 
 provincial troops, 18; Lieut. John 
 Wallin, appointed Brigade Major 
 of Provincial Forces, 19, 20; forage 
 for two hundred days ordered, 19; 
 distinguished services to be recog 
 nized, 19; firing of arms forbidden 
 in or near encampments, 19, 20; 
 all excess baggage to be eliminated, 
 19; heavy baggage to be left at 
 New York, 20; deserters to be 
 brought to headquarters, 20; ist 
 Battalion to return to Long Island, 
 20; captains of provincial com 
 panies to draw pay of three con 
 tingent men, 22; all the sick to be 
 sent to Harlem Hospital, 22; ac 
 counts to be settled and clothing 
 provided, 23; places for flags of 
 truce to be received, mentioned, 30; 
 concerning the issuing of forage, 32; 
 quartermasters to apply for cattle, 
 32; troops to draw four days' pro 
 visions at a time, 32; soldiers on 
 expedition in Jersey to receive one 
 dollar, 33; weekly returns of the 
 battalions, 33; one ration of forage 
 for effective horses, 37; a court 
 martial to sit at the City Hall, N. Y., 
 
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 137 
 
 38; spruce beer to be issued at 
 the King's Brewery, 38; mittens to 
 be distributed, 38; officers to send 
 to the General Hospital for cloth 
 ing, etc., of those, who have died, 
 41, 55; also to take charge of their 
 recovered men, 41; exact list of all 
 officers to be made, 44, 55; a return 
 of all vacancies of officers ordered, 
 44; accounts of provincial forces to 
 be settled every two months, 45; 
 a return of absentees and prisoners 
 with the rebels to be made, 45; 
 accounts of furniture and utensil 
 money due to the troops to be 
 transmitted to the Barrack Master 
 General, 46; estimates of baggage 
 to be sent to Philadelphia to be 
 sent to Dept'y Quartermaster-Gen 
 eral, 46, 49; seamen not to enlist in 
 provincial Corps, 50; a mail to be 
 made up for London, 51; officers of 
 the regiment at Philadelphia are to 
 embark, 51; officers allowed ad 
 ditional forage money, 54, 55; New 
 Jersey Volunteers to embark for 
 Philadelphia, 55; pay of all pris 
 oners with the rebels to be stopped, 
 56; bounties to be paid to men en 
 listed three months and more, 56; 
 amounts charged to regiments for 
 prisoners in rebels' hands, 68, regi 
 ments to furnish a man from each 
 company to serve with the artillery, 
 68, 84; officers to join their regi 
 ments at Kingsbridge, 69; Horses 
 to be inspected at Kingsbridge, 69; 
 Hessian Regiments to fire on the 
 common near the Jews* burying 
 ground, 70; a return of absent offi 
 cers ordered; 70; provincial regi 
 ments not to enlist soldiers of the 
 established corps, 72; a detach 
 ment ordered to cover the wood 
 cutters, 72, 73; no alteration in the 
 Provincial Corps uniform to be 
 made, 73; regiments to be cleared, 
 73, 74; unserviceable arms to be 
 reported, 74; new clothing not be 
 
 be worn until further orders, 74; a 
 a return of camp equipage ordered, 
 75, 79; new clothing to be worn, 
 75; ship of war to sail for Phila 
 delphia, 76; ist Battalion of the 
 7ist Regiment to march, 77; 52d 
 Regiment to march to Ft. Knyphau- 
 sen, 77; King's American Regiment 
 to move to Newtown, L. L, 78; De 
 tachment of the ist Battalion or 
 dered to Hallets's Cove, L. L, 79; 
 troops to encamp when Gen. 
 Tryon thinks proper, 84; officers to 
 be responsible for damage done to 
 fences, gardens, and cultivated 
 ground, 85; salute to be fired on 
 His Majesty's Birthday, 87; return 
 of number of rations to be drawn, 
 87; return of the women and chil 
 dren ordered, 87; guards and patrols 
 to be particularly vigilant on festi 
 val days, 89; parties to dig pits near 
 the springs to sink casks for the 
 water, 89; no regiment to enlist a 
 seaman, 94; concerning camp regu 
 lations, 94; reward for the detec 
 tion of soldiers who assaulted John 
 Willet, 95; concerning the weekly 
 returns, 96; regiments to account 
 for ammunition, 96; men not to go 
 on duty without trousers, 96; camp 
 regulations, 97; regimental honors, 
 97, 98; sick and wounded from Al 
 bany to be quartered at Flatbush, 
 98; detachment of the 35th Regi 
 ment to do duty at Flatbush, 98; 
 Anspach Regiment to land at Hal- 
 lets Cove, 101; sick and wounded 
 from Philadelphia to land, 101; 
 concerning commissions, 102; re 
 turn of accoutrements lost in action, 
 ordered, 104, 105; promotions, 105, 
 106, 107, 108, 109, 1 10; persons em 
 ployed in hospitals to draw provi 
 sions from the hospital, no; regi 
 ments to return beer casks, in 
 Brewerton, Col. George, ordered to 
 send a detachment to cover foraging 
 party, 14; ordered to give the rebel 
 
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 officers taken for breach of parole 
 to Col. Fanning, 16; appointed 
 Colonel of the 2d Battalion, 17 
 
 Bridgham, E., appointed Deputy In 
 spector of provincial troops, 34 
 
 Broadway, N. Y. City mentioned, 10 
 
 Brooklyn, N. Y., Ferry, mentioned, 15 
 
 Brown, Gov. [Montfort], mentioned, 
 15; Four Companies of his corps to 
 embark at Flushing for Morrisania, 
 15; mentioned, 85 
 
 Brown, Rev. Mr., appointed Chap 
 lain to the New York Volunteers, 71 
 
 Browning, Lieut. [J. S.] tried by a 
 court martial, 57, 58 
 
 Bryon, Capt., mentioned, 92 
 
 Buckly, Lieut. James, 106 
 
 Buckley, Mr., 106 
 
 Bunker Hill, N. Y. City, mentioned, 
 81,85 
 
 Buttons, to be distributed, 64 
 
 Byrd, Major, house of, mentioned, 10 
 
 CAMPBELL, A., appointed Major of 
 the Brigade, 17 
 
 Campbell, Capt. Alexander, vindica 
 tion of, lately accused of corres 
 ponding with the enemy, 64, 65 
 
 Campbell, Capt., mentioned, 59 
 
 Campbell, Lieut. Col. [Archibald], 
 mentioned, 78, 79; to take charge 
 of redoubts at McGowan's Pass, 78 
 
 Campbell, Lieut, Col., mentioned, 102, 
 109 
 
 Campbell, Lieut. [Dugal] o f tne 
 Kings American Regiment men 
 tioned, 37 
 
 Campbell, Ensign, mentioned, 58 
 
 Campbell, Lieut. John, 105 
 
 Campbell, Gen. [John], reports an 
 engagement on Staten Island, 29; 
 30; praised by Gen. Clinton, 33; 
 mentioned, 74, 84 
 
 Campbell, Mr., 105 
 
 Campbell, Lieut. Col. [Mungo], dis 
 tinguished behaviour of, 30; men 
 tioned, 58, 59 
 
 Canteens, mentioned, 12, 15, 88; to 
 be numbered and lettered, 92 
 
 Carroll, Lieut., 109 
 
 Case, John, tried by a court martial, 
 66,67 
 
 Cathcart, Capt. Lord, 107 
 
 Cattle, punishment for stealing of, 52 
 
 Chaplain, attends prisoners for execu 
 tion, 93 
 
 City Hall, N. Y. court martial at, 38 
 
 Clark, Lieut. Col., presides at a gen 
 eral court martial, 34 
 
 Cleveland, Gen., mail to be sent to 
 London in his care, 51 
 
 Clinton, Sir Henry, inquiries into the 
 strength of the battalions, 26; 
 thanks troops for gallantry and 
 discipline, 33, 34; approves of court 
 martial sentences, 36, 37, 49, 52, 59, 
 61, 67; mentioned, 37, 54, 71; his 
 conduct approved of by His Maj 
 esty, 56; appointed commander in 
 chief of all forces 85, 104; orders of, 
 86, 106 
 
 Clothing, return of men wanting, 5; 
 for each man to be sent, 6; three 
 pence for each coat and trousers to 
 be collected, 8; return of, ordered, 
 12; to be kept in good order, 12; 
 mentioned, 14; a review of the 
 men's, on the parade ordered, 18; 
 supplies for each man, three shirts, 
 two pairs of stockings and two 
 pairs of shoes, 18; to be sent with 
 the sick to Harlem Hospital, 22; 
 supplies of for each man, 23 ; officers 
 on duty to wear sashes, 25; officers 
 of provincials to prepare uniforms 
 agreeable to the clothing of their re 
 spective corps, 25; cloth trousers to 
 be delivered, to the first battalion, 
 35; mittens to be distributed, 38; 
 watch coats to be made, 40; cloth 
 trousers mentioned, 45; new cloth 
 ing, silver belt plate and silver 
 epaulet for ist Battalion, 47; re 
 turn of all blankets, coats, and 
 trousers made for the men in New- 
 town, ordered, 47; return of blanket 
 coats ordered, 48, 50; blanket coats 
 to be delivered to the quarter- 
 
INDEX 
 
 139 
 
 master, 62; to be distributed, 63; 
 no alteration to be made in the uni 
 form of the provincial regiments, 
 73; old clothing to be preserved for 
 working parties, 74; tailors to be 
 sent to fit the new clothing, 74; 
 list of necessaries, 74; a return of 
 the deficiency of, 75; new clothing 
 to be worn, 75; leather caps to be 
 stored and others distributed, 76; 
 return of the number of blankets in 
 the ist Battalion ordered, 77; re 
 turn of the deficiency in sergeants 
 clothing ordered, 77; and to be dis 
 tributed as a reward, 80, 81; new 
 trousers to be worn, 83; new clothes 
 to be worn in the march to honor 
 His Majesty's Birthday, 83; men 
 not to go on duty without trousers, 
 96; old, to be brought into camp, 
 
 97 
 
 Coate, Lieut. Eyre, 106 
 
 Cockburn, Lieut. Col., presides at a 
 court martial, 36, 59, 64, 65, 70; 
 mentioned, 98 
 
 Collet, Capt., mentioned, 85 
 
 Collins, William, of the Royal Artil 
 lery, tried by a court martial 
 
 Combs, mentioned, 8 
 
 Commissary of Provisions, to make 
 return to Gen. DeLancey, 21 
 
 Commissary of Musters, a complete 
 muster of DeLancey's Brigade to be 
 ready for the, 12 
 
 Commissary General, mentioned, 4 
 
 Commissary General of Forage, men 
 tioned, 13 
 
 Conkling, Capt., charged with dis 
 obeying an order, 54 
 
 Conkling, Capt., ist Battalion, men 
 tioned, 35, 62, 8 1, 99 
 
 Conner, John, tried by a court mar 
 tial, 61 
 
 Constable, Capt. [Alexander], tried by 
 a court martial, 66, 67 
 
 Cook, Lt. Stephen, 106 
 
 Counterfeit coin, mentioned, 58 
 
 Counter signs: Gloucester, 76; Cob- 
 lentz, 77; Sidney, 77; Gratz, 78; 
 
 Battle, 81; Hair, 81 Draper, 38; 
 Marpurg, 98; Bath, 99; Mentz, 
 100; Cambridge, 100; Strasburgh, 
 ioo; Bradford, 102; Oxford, 103; 
 Verden, 103; Penrith, 109; Rys- 
 wick, 109; Alenwick, 109; Lippe, 
 no; LandafF, in; Hartzfield, in 
 
 Court Martials, 20, 34, 36, 37, 38, 49, 
 5i 52, S3, 57, 58, 59, 60, 64, 65, 66, 
 70, 85, 90, 99, ioo 
 
 Cummins, Lieut. John, of the Kings 
 Orange Rangers, tried by a court 
 martial, 36, 37 
 
 Cunningham, Adj., mentioned, 58, 59 
 
 Craige, Ensign George, 105 
 
 Cramond, Lieut., mentioned, 101 
 
 Crew, Maj., 108 
 
 Crosby, Capt. William, 107 
 
 Cruger, Lieut. Col. John H., men 
 tioned, 9. 10, 16, 89, ioo, 101, 109; 
 appointed Lt. Col. of the ist Bat 
 talion, 17; a return to be sent to, 
 in Queens Street, 51; charges offi 
 cers with disobeying orders, 54 
 
 Curies, Capt., mentioned, 10 
 
 Curtis, Capt., mentioned, 10 
 
 DAILY, CAPT., 107 
 
 Darcy, Constantine, 108 
 
 Dean, Samuel, tried by a court mar 
 tial, 59 
 
 DeLancey, Brig. Gen. Oliver, orders 
 of, 3, 4, 5, J 3 H, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 
 25, 26, 42, 43, 44, 48, 53, no; men 
 tioned, 11, 12, 15, 16, 50, 75; a re 
 turn of all provisions to be made to 
 12, 17, appointed Brig. Gen. and 
 Col. of the ist Battalion, 17; to 
 appoint place for flags of truce to be 
 received upon L. I., 30 
 
 DeLancey, Maj. Oliver, 108 
 
 DeLancey, Stephen, appointed Lt. 
 Col. of the 2d Battalion, 17 
 
 Deserters, mentioned, 4; to be 
 brought to headquarters, 20; de 
 nounced, 43 ; reward offered for, 103 
 
 Disney, Major [Daniel], presides at a 
 court martial, 52, 53, 66, 85 
 
 Despard, Capt., 107 
 
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 Down, John, tried by a court martial, 
 
 59 
 
 Downey, Abraham, tried by a court 
 martial, 66, 67 
 
 Drummond, Major Duncan, 107 
 Duffe, Capt. ist Battalion, mentioned, 
 
 35, 62, 63, 81, 99, 102 
 Duke Street, N.Y. City, mentioned, 10 
 Durnam, William, tried by a court 
 
 martial, 85 
 
 EARLE OF BATHURST, ship, 51 
 Elliot, Andrew, appointed superin 
 tendent General of the police in 
 New York City, 69 
 Emmerick, Capt. Andreas, his com 
 pany approved, 34 
 Emmerick, Valentine, tried by a 
 
 court martial, 66, 67 
 Epaulet (silver), mentioned, 47 
 Exchange, The, N. Y. City, men 
 tioned, 10 
 
 FANNING, Col. [Edmund], presides at 
 
 a court martial, 57; mentioned, 16, 
 
 20, 78, 96 
 
 Faucitt, Walker D., 105 
 Fences of the inhabitants, not to be 
 
 destroyed, 5, 23, 60, no; caution 
 
 against burning of, 50 
 Fenton, Srgt. Peter, tried by a court 
 
 martial, 70 
 
 Filson, ship, mentioned, 103 
 Flags of truce, places where they will 
 
 be received, mentioned, 30 
 Flatbush, L. I., sick and wounded 
 
 from Albany quarters at, 98; men 
 tioned, 98, 99 
 Flushing, L. I., troops to embark at, 
 
 15, 16, mentioned, 41, 64, 98; 
 
 camp at, 89, 90, 91, 99, 102 
 Flushing Bay, L. L, troops to camp at 
 
 the head of, 80, 82 
 Forage, for two hundred days ordered, 
 
 19 
 Foraging Party, a detachment ordered 
 
 to cover a, from the East end of 
 
 Long Island, 13, 14 
 Fort Knyphausen, N. Y. City, men 
 
 tioned, 55, 77, 88; court martial 
 held at, 85; prisoners sent to, 93, 94 
 
 Forts on the North River, expedition 
 against the, mentioned, 34 
 
 Fozvey, ship, mentioned, 103 
 
 Fowler, Constantine, mentioned, 86, 
 
 93 
 French, Lieut., mentioned, 100, 101, 
 
 109 
 French, Capt. [Thomas], mentioned, 
 
 62,63 
 Furman, Gabriel, mentioned, 59 
 
 GALBREATH, Capt. [James], ist Bat 
 talion, mentioned, 35, 62, 63, 81, 
 103 
 
 Gambier, Admiral [James], men 
 tioned, 84 
 
 Gambling, prohibited and offenders 
 ordered to be punished, n 
 
 Garrison Ensign, acquitted of assault, 
 34; tried by a court martial, 64 
 
 Glover, Ensign Samuel, resigns, 13 
 
 Gordon, Ensign, 106 
 
 Granding, Ensign, Daniel, tried by a 
 court martial, 49 
 
 Grant, Major, mentioned, 98, no 
 
 Greene, Major Joseph, mentioned, 9, 
 10, 39, 43, 101, 109; appointed 
 Major of the ist Battalion, 17 
 
 Greenwich Road, N. Y. City, men 
 tioned, 75, 8 1 
 
 Guard House, destroyed, 60 
 
 Guard, Sergt. of, to investigate every 
 alarm, 9 
 
 HAGARTY, THOMAS, tried by a court 
 
 martial, 86; to be executed, 93 
 Hague, James, of the King's American 
 
 Regiment, mentioned, 37 
 Haldin, Lieut., mentioned, 79 
 Hallets Cove, L. I., armed trans 
 ports lying at, 40; orders for the 
 detachment at, 71, 72, 73, 75, 79, 
 82, 87, 91; 7ist Regiment to march 
 to, 77, 87; mentioned, 78, 79; 
 Anspach regiment to land at, 101 
 Hallets Landing, L. I., mentioned, 92 
 Hamilton, Col., mentioned, 99, no 
 
INDEX 
 
 141 
 
 Hamilton, Cornet, [John], appointed 
 to inspect all horses, at Kings- 
 bridge, 69 
 
 Hamilton, Lieut., of the Kings Orange 
 Rangers tried by a general court 
 martial, 36; mentioned, 53 
 
 Hamilton, William, 106 
 
 Harlem, N. Y. City, mentioned, 74, 79 
 95; to establish a hospital at, 96 
 
 Harlem Heights, N. Y. City., men 
 tioned, 19, 20 
 
 Harlem Hospital, all the sick of the 
 provincial corps to be sent to, 22 
 
 Haversacks, mentioned, 88, 101, 102; 
 to be lettered and numbered, 92 
 
 Hazard, Mrs., complaint of the guard 
 burning her fences, 50 
 
 Hell Gate, N. Y., an officer to patrol 
 at, 53; transports at, mentioned, 54 
 
 Henry, Lieut. Patrick, tried by a 
 court matrial, 60, 61 
 
 Hessian Regiments, mentioned, 70, 76, 
 78, 95. See Regiments 
 
 Hewlet, Richard, appointed Lt. Col. 
 of the 3d Battalion, 17; his de 
 fence of the redoubt at Seatalket 
 praised, 29; mentioned, 99, 103, 
 in 
 
 Holmes, Ebenezer, tried by a court 
 martial, 59 
 
 Horndon, Lieut. William, 108 
 
 Horns Hook, N. Y. City, mentioned, 
 78,87 
 
 Horses, taken without authority, 9, 
 28, concerning the pasture of 23, 24, 
 forage for effective, only, 37; not 
 to be taken from inhabitants, 44; 
 to be inspected, 69 
 
 Hospital, to be kept particularly 
 clean, etc., 12; mentioned, 26, 27, 
 28, 41, 42, 55, no; sick not to leave 
 the, without surgeon's approba 
 tion, 68, 69; for rebel prisoners 
 mentioned, 107 
 
 Hotham, Commodore, complains of 
 seamen entering provincial corps, 
 50 
 
 Howard, Capt. John, tried by a court 
 martial, 51 
 
 Howe, Gen. William, mentioned, 8, 
 56, 105, 106; orders half rations, 10; 
 obtains leave of absence, 85; to re 
 turn to Europe, 104; praises troops, 
 104 
 
 Hubbard, Capt., 105 
 Hunt, Mr., mentioned, 58, 59 
 Huntington Bay, L. I., mentioned, 
 
 103 
 
 Huntington, L. I., 2d and 3d Bat 
 talions to march from, 16; a return 
 of provisions at, ordered, 21; 
 guard for the provision store at, 21; 
 inhabitants of, to give notice of 
 any rebel advance, 24; fort at, 
 mentioned, 26, 27; travelers or 
 suspicious persons passing through, 
 to be examined, 28; hospital at, 
 mentioned, 26, 27, 28, 72, 73; men 
 tioned, 6, 14, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 
 3> 3i> 32, 33 
 
 INNIS, ALEXANDER, appointed Inspec 
 tor General of Provincial Troops, 5 
 
 Innis, Col., mentioned, 34 
 
 Innis, Col. Alexander, 107 
 
 Inspector-General, to review 1st Bat 
 talion, 3-4; Alexander Innis ap 
 pointed, of Provincial troops, 5; re 
 turns twice each month to, 5; re 
 turn of size of men to be made for 
 the, 6; to receive orders preventing 
 the recruiting of negroes, 6; a re 
 turn of recruiting officers and men 
 to be sent to, 6; return of recruits 
 to be regularly transmitted to the, 
 7; officers on duty in town to call 
 upon the, to receive orders, 7; to 
 countersign discharges, 9; moved 
 from Duke street to Broadway, 10; 
 a return of officers recommended 
 for commissions to be made to the, 
 14; a return of arms, etc., kettles 
 and, canteens, to be made to the, 
 15; return of prisoners with the 
 rebels, etc., to be made to the, 23, 
 45; to review troops at Hunting- 
 ton, 30; return of the camp equip 
 age to be made to, 79 
 
142 
 
 INDEX 
 
 JAMAICA, L. I., troops at, very com 
 fortably quartered, 34, 35, men 
 tioned, 37, 80 
 
 Jericho, L. L, mentioned, 73 
 
 Jewell, Sergt. John, 107 
 
 Jews' Burying Ground, N. Y. City, 
 mentioned, 70, 81 
 
 Joel, Lieut, of the Queens Rangers, 
 tried by a court martial, 85 
 
 Jones, Dering, 108 
 
 Jones, Mr., house of, mentioned, 78 
 
 Jones, Gen. [Valentine], orders that 
 none discharge their pieces in or 
 near the camp, 20; to command 
 troops on New York Island, etc., 
 65, 66, 69; mentioned 67, 74 
 
 Julian, Lieut. Richard, 105 
 
 KEMBLE, MR., 106 
 
 Kemble, Stephen, Deputy Adjutant 
 
 General, 76, 80, 8 1, 82 
 Kerr, Ensign, in quarrels with Ensign 
 
 Old, 58 
 Kerr, Capt. [George], ist Battalion, 
 
 mentioned, 35, 43, 62, 100 
 Kettles, mentioned, 12, 15 
 Kings Brewery, N. Y. City, spruce 
 
 beer to be issued at the, 38 
 Kingsbridge, N. Y., troops to march 
 
 to, 15; camp at, mentioned, 18, 29; 
 
 headquarters at, mentioned, 20, 26; 
 
 horses to be inspected at, 69; men 
 tioned, 30, 65, 69 
 Knapsacks, mentioned, 102 
 Knight, Capt. Henry, 106 
 Knight, Mr., 106 
 
 LAWRENCE, ENSIGN JOHN, mentioned, 
 
 15 
 Leeche, Ensign, court-martialed and 
 
 cashiered, 34 
 Leggett, Mrs. Catherine, victim of 
 
 robbery, 66, 67 
 Leggett, John, victim of robbery, 66, 
 
 67 
 
 Lent, Jacob, victim of robbery, 66, 67 
 Lescomb, Nehemiah, death of, 86, 93 
 Lloyds Neck, L. L, mentioned, 72, 78; 
 
 detachment of ist Battalion to 
 
 march to, 87 
 
 Locke, Lieut. Robert, 108 
 
 London, Eng., a mail to be made up 
 
 for, 51 
 Long Island, foraging party to the 
 
 East end of, mentioned, 13, 14; 
 
 places on, for flags of truce to be 
 
 received to be appointed, 30; Gen. 
 
 Jones in command of troops on, 
 
 65 
 
 Long Island, camp at, 88, 90; head 
 quarters, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 
 100, 101, 102, 103, 109, no, in 
 
 Lucas, Mr., 105 
 
 Ludlow, Gabriel, appointed Colonel 
 of the 3d Battalion, 17 
 
 Luttrell, Ensign William H., 108 
 
 MCARTHUR, MAJOR, presides at a 
 
 court martial, 60 
 McCarter, Sergt. Allen, tried by a 
 
 court martial, 52 
 McDonald, Lieut. Alexander, of the 
 
 Kings Orange Rangers, tried by a 
 
 court martial, 36, 37, 53, 54, 60; 
 
 mentioned, 105 
 McDonald, Duncan, 105 
 McDowell, Alexander, death of, 52 
 McGowns, redoubts of, mentioned, 78, 
 
 87 
 
 McGowan's Pass, mentioned, 93, 95 
 McLean, Ensign Hector, 105 
 McLortel, Major Evan, 107 
 McNeal, Hector, tried by a court 
 
 martial, 65 
 
 McNeil, (Mr.) Surgeon's Mate, 108 
 McPherson, Lieut., mentioned, 99, 
 
 100, 102 
 
 McPherson, Major [Duncan], pre 
 sides at a court martial, 49 
 McQuarrie, Donald, 105 
 McSwain, Angus, tried by a court 
 
 martial, 66 
 
 Mail, to be forwarded to London, 51 
 Martin, Lt. Col., presides at a court 
 
 martial, 57 
 Martin, Major, presides at a court 
 
 martial, 51 
 Mathews, David, mayor of New York, 
 
 69 
 
INDEX 
 
 Maxwell, Capt. [Hamilton], to sit at 
 
 a court martial, 38 
 Menzies, A., appointed Major of the 
 
 3d Battalion, 17; mentioned, 90 
 
 100, III 
 
 Mercer, Capt. [Abraham], orders of, 
 to be obeyed, 34 
 
 Merrill, John, tried by a court martial, 
 49,58 
 
 Mitzner, Cornet, 108 
 
 Moffitt, Lieut., mentioned, 70 
 
 Moore, Capt., paymaster, 6 
 
 Moore, Robert, tried by a court mar 
 tial, 61 
 
 Morrel, John, tried by a court mar 
 tial, 49, 58 
 
 Morris, Col., mentioned, 55 
 
 Morris House, headquarters, 29, 32, 33 
 
 Morrisania, N. Y., troops to land at, 
 15, 16, 17; mentioned, 30 
 
 Mostyn, Ensign Samuel, 109 
 
 Munchausen, Capt., 107 
 
 Murray, Lieut. Col., 107 
 
 NAPIER, SIR JAMES, Superintendent 
 
 of all hospitals, 108 
 Navy, soldiers transferred to the, 10, 
 
 12 
 Negroes, admitted to the corps, to be 
 
 discharged, 6 
 New Jersey, expedition in, mentioned, 
 
 33 
 
 Newtown, L. I., mentioned, 15, 39, 40, 
 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 53, 54, 
 56, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, 69, 70, 71, 
 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 82, 83, 86 
 
 New York City, mentioned, 5, 6, 30, 
 34, 55; an improper place for re 
 cruiting, 6 
 
 New York City Headquarters, men 
 tioned, 15, 19, 20, 34, 36, 37, 38, 41, 
 44, 45, 46, 49, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55, 57, 
 60, 64, 65, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 
 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87, 
 89. 93, 95, 96, 101, 1 10, in; a 
 court martial to sit in the City Hall 
 at, 38; fort at, mentioned, 84 
 
 Nicholas, John, tried by a court mar 
 tial, 59 
 
 Norman, Charles, 108 
 North River, expedition against the 
 forts on the, mentioned, 33, 34, 56 
 
 OCHELTREE, Mr., mentioned, 41; Dep 
 uty Commissary of Forage at 
 Flushing, 64 
 
 Officers, a return ordered of those 
 recommended for commissions, 14; 
 regulation of rank between regular 
 and provincial troops, 18; to be 
 allowed additional forage money, 
 
 54, 55 
 Old, Ensign [Nicholas E. ], tried by a 
 
 court martial, 58 
 Oyster Bay, L. L, mentioned, 3, 4, 5, 
 
 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, n, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21; 
 
 return of provisions at, ordered, 21; 
 
 a guard of the ist Battalion to be 
 
 left at, to protect the provision 
 
 store, 22 
 
 PAROLES: Saltsburgh, 76; Halifax, 77; 
 Waldkirk, 77; Oxford, 78; Ham 
 burg, 81; Chatham, 82; Rumney, 
 98; Francford, 99; Guilford, 100; 
 Osnabrug, 100; Woolwich, 101; 
 Eberberg, 102; Antwerp, 103; 
 Ross, 103; Helberstad, 109; Had- 
 ley, 109; Mittau, 109; Dublin, no; 
 Hertzberg, in; Monmouth, in 
 
 Pascall, Ensign, 106 
 
 Paterson, James, Adjt. Gen., orders 
 detachment to cover foraging party, 
 13; orders strict obedience to all 
 regulations, 15; orders movements 
 of provincial troops, 15, 16 
 
 Patterson, Deputy Commissary to 
 furnish sick with fresh provisions, 
 4; to acquaint the Commissary 
 General with the quantity of pro 
 visions in the magazine, 17 
 
 Patterson, Mr., mentioned, 41 
 
 Paulus Hook, N. J., mentioned, 30, 51, 
 
 65, 74, 75 
 
 Philadelphia, Pa., baggage to be sent 
 to, 46, 49; ship of war to sail for, 
 76; mentioned, 51, 55, 84; head 
 quarters at, mentioned, 55, 64, 102 
 
144 
 
 INDEX 
 
 104; sick and wounded from, to 
 
 land as soon as convenient, 101 
 Philips, Capt. [Nathaniel], appointed 
 
 Secretary to General Jones, 69; 
 
 mail for Philadelphia to be sent to, 
 
 76 
 Pickets, to visit the Advance guard 
 
 and sentinals three times in the 
 
 night, 17 
 
 Platt, ZefF, robbed while a prisoner, 42 
 Police, Superintendent General of, 69 
 Pratt, William, tried by a court mar 
 
 tial, 57 
 
 Prescott, Col. Richard, 108 
 Prescott, Maj. Gen. Richard, to serve 
 
 under Gen. Vaughan, 76 
 Prisoners, taken into custody for 
 
 breach of parole, 16; to be kept in 
 
 the room with the men of the guard, 
 
 17; strict care and attention to be 
 
 paid to, 42; taken in irons in a 
 
 waggon, 93 
 Provincial corps, in an engagement 
 
 on Staten Island, 30 
 Provincial Troops, regulation of rank 
 
 between the regular and, 18 
 Provisions, return of, by the Deputy 
 
 Commissary to be made, 12, 17; 
 
 commissary to make a return of, 21 
 
 QUARTERMASTER, to collect three 
 pence for each coat and trousers 
 delivered, 8; to receive the cloth 
 ing, arms, etc., of the men trans 
 ferred to sea service, and make a re 
 turn of the same, 10; a return of 
 camp kettles to be made to the, 19; 
 to find quarters for the tailors of the 
 Battalion, 40; to attend at parade 
 and find farmers who have hay to 
 dispose of, 45; complained against 
 for not delivering provisions, 48; to 
 deliver the regimental clothing, 63 
 
 Queens Street, N. Y. City, mentioned, 
 
 RANK, regulation of, between regular 
 
 and provincal troops, 18 
 Rappalie, Abraham, mentioned, 42 
 
 Rawdon, Capt. Lord, 106, 107 
 
 Raymond, Capt., to command the 
 foraging party to the east end of 
 Long Island, 14; charged with dis 
 obeying an order, 54; mentioned, 
 62,63 
 
 Raymond [Jacob]], Capt. ist Bat 
 talion, mentioned, 35, 81, 99, 101, 
 109; presides at a court martial, 100 
 
 Razors, mentioned, 8 
 
 Recruiting, of negroes censured, 6; 
 New York an improper place for, 6; 
 no one to recruit without a war 
 rant, 9 
 
 Recruits, not to be inveigled to serve 
 in any particular corps, 7; must 
 be fit for immediate service, 7; re 
 turn of, to be sent to Inspector 
 General, 7; not to mount guard or 
 put in roster until properly trained, 
 
 41 
 
 Redoubt, inhabitants to assist in 
 building 
 
 No. 5 mentioned, 66, 67 
 
 No. 7 mentioned, 66 
 
 Redoubt, Reservoir, N. Y. City, men 
 tioned, 82 
 
 Regiments mentioned: 
 British: 
 4th Foot, 106 
 7th Foot, 106, 107, 108 
 loth Foot, 106 
 i6th Dragoons, 108 
 1 6th Foot, 13 
 1 7th Light Dragoons, 38, 69, 107, 
 
 108 
 
 2Oth Foot, 105 
 2 ist Foot, 109 
 26th Foot, 38 
 3 ist Foot, 85 
 35th Foot, 38, 59, 68, 70, 98, 101, 
 
 106, 107 
 
 37th Foot, 106, 107 
 38th Foot, 38, 57, 68, 69, 75, 82, 
 
 101 
 
 40th Foot, 13, 105 
 43rd Foot, 106 
 44th Foot, 105 
 45th Foot, 38, 68, 101, 105 
 
INDEX 
 
 46th Foot, 85 
 
 49th Foot, 106, 108, 109 
 
 52d Foot, in an engagement on 
 Staten Island, 29, 30, men 
 tioned, 38, 58, 68, 70, 76, 77, 
 101, 104, 106 
 
 55th Foot, 105, 107 
 
 57th Foot, 38, 68, 81, 101 
 
 63d Foot, 106, 107 
 
 7ist Foot, 38, 49, 68, 72, 73, 77, 
 78, 79, 81, 84, 87, 93, 94, 95, 101 
 
 Invalid's Corps, to take charge 
 of baggage at New York, 20 
 
 Royal Artillery, 37, 38, 55, 59, 72, 
 
 75 107 
 
 Royal Highland Emigrants, 52, 
 
 64, 105 
 Hessian: 
 
 Anspach, to land at Hallet's 
 Cove, 101 
 
 Kohlers, 38 
 
 Losberg, 107 
 
 Mirback, 78, 81 
 
 Prince Charles, 38, 95, 107 
 
 Prince Hereditary, 38, 81 
 
 Stein, 38, 8 1, 95 
 
 Trumbach, 38, 81, 95 
 
 Waldeck, 38, in an engagement 
 on Staten Island, 29, 30 
 
 Wissenbach, 38, 78 
 Provincials: 
 
 Emmericks Chasseurs, 52, 69 
 
 Fannings Corp, 59 
 
 Kings American, 65, 66, 80 
 
 ordered to Newtown, 78; to 
 Flushing, 82; to Hallet's Cove, 
 87; mentioned, 90, 91, 98, 100, 
 101, 103, 109, no 
 
 Kings Orange Rangers, 36, 53, 60, 
 70 
 
 Loyal American, 38, 58 
 
 New Jersey Volunteers, 49, 60, 
 61; 2d Battalion to embark for 
 Philadelphia, 55 
 
 New York Volunteers, 51, 57, 68 
 
 Prince of Wales American Vol 
 unteers, 15, 34, 64; four com 
 panies to embark at Flushing 
 for Morrisania, 15 
 
 Queens American Rangers, 20, 85, 
 
 106, 107 
 
 Roman Catholic Volunteers, 107 
 Royal Fencible, 59 
 Skinners, 68 
 
 South Carolina Royalists, 107 
 Volunteers of Ireland, 107 
 Reservoir redoubt, N. Y. City, men 
 tioned, 82 
 
 Rhode Island, Gen Robertson to com- 
 mand troops at, 65; mentioned, 69 
 Riverton, Ensign, 106 
 Rivington, Mr., mentioned, 57 
 Robbery, committed against a pris 
 oner, 42; mentioned, 57, 59, 66, 
 74, 86, in 
 
 Roberson, Lieut. Col. James, 107 
 Roberts, Sergt. Robert, 107 
 Robertson, Maj. Gen. Qames], to 
 command troops at Rhode Island, 
 
 6S 
 
 Robinson, Col., mentioned, 79 
 
 Rochester, Sergt., deserted, 43 
 
 Rogers, William, tried by a court 
 martial 61 
 
 Rooney, Lieut., mentioned, 99, 100, 
 101, 102 
 
 Roorback, Capt. [Barnet], men 
 tioned, 62, 63 
 
 Roorback, Capt. [Barnet], ist Battal 
 ion, mentioned, 35, 8 1 
 
 Ross, Lieut., 108 
 
 Rum, not to be sold to the soldiers, 8, 
 23; for the sick, 25 
 
 Rum puntions, mentioned, in 
 
 Russell, Joseph, victim of a robbery, 
 
 59 
 Ryers, Michael, victim of robbery, 66, 
 
 67 
 
 SASHES, officers on duty to wear, 25 
 
 Saunderson, Ensign Alexander, 106 
 
 Scott, George, 108 
 
 Seamen, not allowed to serve in pro 
 vincial corps, 50; reward offered for 
 apprehension of, who deserted, 103 
 
 Seatalket, L. I., return of provisions at, 
 ordered, 21; defence of the re 
 doubt at, 29 
 
146 
 
 INDEX 
 
 Seaton, Christopher, 105 
 
 Servants, to attend the Field Exer 
 cises, 12; no front rank man to act 
 as, 65 
 
 Shannon, Michael, tried by a court 
 martial, 52 
 
 Shelly, Capt., to act as major of 
 Brigade, 81 
 
 Sheriff, Lieut. Col. [William], Dep. 
 Quartermaster-General, 38, 46, 49, 
 to pay additional forage money, 54 
 
 Shoe brushes, mentioned, 8 
 
 Short, William, of the King's American 
 Regiment, tried by a court martial, 
 
 37 
 
 Simcoe, Major, 106 
 Skinner, Brig. Gen. [Cortland], 49, 75, 
 
 84 
 
 Small, Capt. John, 109 
 Smith, Capt., mentioned, 13, charged 
 
 with disobeying an order, 54 
 Smith, Capt. ist Battalion, mentioned, 
 
 35,81, no 
 Smith, Christopher, tried by a court 
 
 martial, 52 
 Smith, Capt. [Jacob], mentioned, 62, 
 
 63 
 
 Smith, Capt. John, 109 
 Smith, Peter, tried by a court martial, 
 
 61 
 
 Snow, Capt., 105 
 Sodden, Ambrose, 106 
 Spruce beer, to be issued at the King's 
 
 Brewery, 38, mentioned, in 
 Stanley, Thomas, tried by a court 
 
 martial, 52 
 Stack, Major, his corp to march to 
 
 Kings Bridge, 15 
 Staten Island, an engagement on, 29; 
 
 mentioned, 30, 49, 55, 58, 65, 74, 84 
 Steward, Sergt. John, 107 
 Stewart, Sergt., mentioned, 70 
 Stopford, Maj. Joseph, 108 
 Supple, Ensign, mentioned, 99, 100, 
 
 103 
 Surgeons, to make reports of the sick 
 
 and medicines, 12, 25; to approve 
 
 of the sick who leave the hospital, 
 
 68,69 
 
 Sutherland, Capt. William, 107 
 Swan, ship, mentioned, 103 
 
 TAILORS, mentioned, 8, 40, 47, 74, 109 
 
 Talbot, Lieut., 108 
 
 Talbot, Lieut., William H., 108 
 
 Taylor, Peter A., Capt. Joel Wil 
 liams acquitted of the murder of, 20 
 
 Tea Water Pump, N. Y. City, men 
 tioned, 32 
 
 Tents, to be repaired, 63 one to each 
 five men, 80 to be lettered and 
 numbered, 90 
 
 Thomas, Ensign, 106 
 
 Thomas, William, tried by a court 
 martial, 57 
 
 Thompson, Lieut., appointed Asst. 
 Quartermaster-General, 76 
 
 Townsend, Rev. Mr., appointed Chap 
 lain to King's Orange Rangers, 71 
 
 Tryon, Gov. William, appointed Ma 
 jor General of Provincial forces, 12, 
 13; mentioned, 25, 29, 36, 74, 78, 
 89, 90, 97; Orders of, 80, 82, 83, 101; 
 praised by Gen. Clinton, 33; to 
 command troops on Long Island, 75 
 
 Turnbull, Lieut., Col. [George], men 
 tioned, 71, 75 
 
 UNDERWOOD, ENSIGN CALEB, 106 
 Uniforms, see Clothing 
 
 VALENTINES HILL, N. Y. City, part 
 of the picket at, carried off, 29 
 
 Vaughan, Maj. Gen. [John], praised 
 by Gen. Clinton, 33; his expedition 
 up the North River approved by 
 His Majesty, 56; to command 
 troops at Kingsbridge, 66; men 
 tioned, 71, 74, 76, 77, 78, 81, 94, 95, 
 96 
 
 WADMAN, CAPT. [ARTHUR], to sit at 
 
 a court martial, 38 
 Waggons, to be marked with No. and 
 
 name of regiment, 93 
 Wall Street, N. Y. City, mentioned, 77 
 Waller, Lt. John, appointed Brigade 
 
 Major of provincial forces, 19, 20 
 
INDEX 
 
 Waller, John, Brigade Major, to serve 
 under Gen. Tryon, 82; to join 
 Brigade at Flushing Bay, 82; or 
 ders of, 91, 98 
 
 Wallington, John, Aid de Camp to 
 Maj. Gen Tryon, 80 
 
 Webb, Samuel, tried by a court mar 
 tial, 59 
 
 Wemys, Capt. [James^]* appointed 
 Aid de Camp to Gen. Tryon, 13 
 
 West Farms, N. Y. City, mentioned, 
 66 
 
 Wilkins, Mr., smoke house of, robbed, 
 
 75 
 
 Willard, Col., mentioned, 32 
 Willet, John, victim of assault, 95 
 
 Williams, Capt. Joel, acquitted of the 
 murder of Peter Augustus Taylor, 
 20 
 
 Williams, Mr., mentioned, 58 
 Willington, James, Aid de Camp, 82, 
 
 83 
 
 Willmouskey, Capt. William, 107 
 
 Wilson, Mr., to act as an Asst. Engi 
 neer, 79 
 
 Wood cutters, equipment of, 72; pro 
 tection of, 73 
 
 Wormeley, John appointed Ensign in 
 the Colonel's Company, 46 
 
 Wormley, Ensign John, mentioned 
 100, 103, 109 
 
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