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Revolutionary War military records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1146

Abstract

Artificial collection of military documents of the American Revolution, primarily troop rolls and accounts for pay and provisions.

Dates

  • 1776-1824

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

The reproduction of materials in this collection may be subject to copyright restrictions. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine and satisfy copyright clearances or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information visit the MCHC’s Rights and Permissions page.

Extent

6.38 Linear Feet (8 boxes and 3 oversize folders)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Items within each series are arranged by date.

Related Materials

MS 3088, Oaths of Fidelity and Oaths of Allegiance collection, circa 1777-1779

Provenance

The items in this collection were acquired from a variety of sources, mainly from the Maryland Line Papers, purchases, and the Manuscript Vertical File. Some of these items, it is suspected, are originally from the Scharf Collection, MS 1999.

Scope and Contents

The collection is divided into five series: Militia Enlistments; Maryland Line Enlistments; Accounts of Provisions; Pay Accounts and Payrolls; and Miscellaneous Records.

Series I: Militia Enlistments

Maryland militia papers including enlistments, muster rolls, and rosters.

Series II: Maryland Line Enlistments

Enlistments, muster rolls, and rosters pertaining to the seven Maryland regiments, the Maryland Artillery, and other regiments attached to the Maryland Line e.g., the German Regiment. Also included in this section are enlistments, rosters, and muster rolls pertaining to the Flying Camp and the Independent Companies of Maryland. These items were added to this section because the Flying Camp, the Independent Companies, and Smallwood's Regiment were the nucleus around which the Maryland Line was formed in December 1776.

Series III: Accounts of Provisions

Consists of records of provisions and clothing that were issued to the Maryland Line mainly between 1779 and the end of the war. The regiments mentioned are the seven Maryland regiments, the Maryland Artillery, Rawling's Regiment, the German Regiment, and detachments of the Maryland Line at Annapolis and Frederick.

Series IV: Pay Accounts and Payrolls

Includes documents concerning money transactions from the beginning of the war to the last settlements of pay disputes in the late 1780s. Most of these items concern the payment of Maryland Continental Troops during and after the war.

Series V: Miscellaneous Records

Consists of documents that did not fit comfortably within any of the other series defined above.

Title
Guide to the Revolutionary War military records
Status
In Progress
Author
Calendar created by Robert S. Coale
Date
1979-03
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 2019-09-27: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Mallory Herberger.

Repository Details

Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository

Contact:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750