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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

Maryland Line record book

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0124
Abstract

Pay list of Maryland Line at its discharge in 1783, with names and ranks when commissioned. Reasons for leaving service, time of service, amount of pay, money received and balance due, are included.

Dates: 1783
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Maryland Line record book

Mordecai Gist papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0390
Abstract

This collection contains the correspondence of Brigadier General Mordecai Gist during the American Revolution. Topics include military affairs and the Maryland Line, accounts and returns (1779-83), and Gist family records.

Dates: 1772-1813
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Mordecai Gist papers

Oaths of Fidelity and Oaths of Allegiance collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3088
Abstract

This artificial collection contains Oaths of Fidelity and Oaths of Allegiance documents signed by the residents of the respective counties or copied and submitted by the magistrates who witnessed them.

Dates: circa 1777-1779; undated; Majority of material found in 1778
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Oaths of Fidelity and Oaths of Allegiance collection

Otho Holland Williams papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0908
Abstract This collection contains the papers of Otho Holland Williams (1749-1794), a Revolutionary War general and Collector of the port of Baltimore, as well as those of his sons, especially of William E. Williams. Letters relate to such subjects as eyewitness accounts of Revolutionary War battles; the setting up of the Society of the Cincinnati; the attitude of younge men to George Washington; the beginnings of Federal Government and the attendant politics; life in Baltimore and Western Maryland;...
Dates: 1781-1839
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Otho Holland Williams papers

Purviance papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1394
Abstract The Purviance papers contains correspondence pertaining to the Maryland Committee of Safety, of which Robert and Samuel Purviance were both members during the Revolutionary war. These letters describe the progress of the campaigns, as well as the efforts to provide supplies of salt, guns, and ammunition for the soldiers of the Continental Army. Also included in the collection is Robert Purviance Jr.'s handwritten manuscript, A Narrative of Events which Occurred in...
Dates: 1766-1849
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Purviance papers

Revolutionary War collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1814
Abstract

This is an artificial collection and includes items such as personal letters, muster rolls, military communication and orders, government administrative records, and petitions.

Dates: 1728-1962
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Revolutionary War collection

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
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Revolutionary War military records

Robert Gilmor papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0387.1
Abstract

This manuscript collection was assembled and donated by the Gilmor family in 1845. Among others, the papers include correspondence with important figures in the French and Indian War, as well as the American Revolution.

Dates: 1689-1845
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Robert Gilmor papers

Society of Sons of the Revolution in the State of Maryland records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2849
Abstract

This collection contains records of the Society of Sons of the Revolution in the State of Maryland from 1892-2007 and includes membership applications, annual reports, minutes, programs, correspondence, Secretary’s papers, publications, and miscellaneous items such insurance data and roster cards.

Dates: circa 1890-2007
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Society of Sons of the Revolution in the State of Maryland records

Tilghman family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2821
Abstract Papers of three sons of Richard Tilghman II (1673-1738) and their descendents, including connecting families, such as the Chew, Allen, Lawrence, and Penn families, and genealogical records. Among these materials are the papers of Edward Tilghman (1713-1785), James Tilghman (1716-1793), Edward Tilghman, Jr., William Tilghman (1756-1827), Benjamin Chew Tilghman (1821-1901), and Richard Albert Tilghman (1824-1899). The collection also includes letterbooks, day books, accounts, property books,...
Dates: 1607-1969; Majority of material found within 1760-1880
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Tilghman family papers

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