Franchise Tax the Queen's Rangers, were encamped six miles away, near the village of Mamaroneck. (Original painting in Delaware Public Archives.). 1. Theophilus Park to Rodney (photostat), 1776, 11. In 1777 the British shifted their attention to Philadelphia. In a 1777 letter to George Read, Dickinson wrote that he was unable to serve as a delegate for Delaware in the Congress. Londahl-Smidt, Donald M. Notes Concerning the Uniform of the Delaware Battalion. Military Collector & Historian XIX, no. (5) Throughout the war, bands of armed loyalists organized on several occasions, only to be dispersed by the militia or Continental troops. Despite Delawares small size, small population, and divided citizenry, the state played an important role in the struggle for independence. Revised History of Dorchester County, Maryland. Box 2 contains a draft copy of the volumes comprising Francis T. Tiltons Dr. Wilmington: Public Archives Commission of Delaware, 1911. A Calendar of English Microfilms Relating to Delaware and Delawareans. Typescript, n.d.. . 1777 (11). B. Lippincott Company, 1948. Caesar Rodney letters (photostat), 1776, 15. Peery, Lynn. George Washington and Delaware. Lt. Knight of His Majestys Navy. Also available on Reference Reel R-77. 1777-1780 Delaware Line. Corporations Significant Campaigns and Battles Petitions for pay are found here, as are letters concerning Pennsylvania troops and the ongoing peace process. Proceedings and correspondence, New Castle County Committee of Correspondence (transcripts, photostats, originals), 1774-1775, Revolutionary War Records, Committee of Inspection and Observation, 1775-1777 (4 folders), 1. 1965). . 7. Pay roll of invalid corps, commanded by James McLane, 1784-1785, 19. The commissary accounts detail provisions for prisoners of war apparently taken at Yorktown, listing general comments, regiments, number of rations, and amount of alcohol supplied. Colonels Colonel William Thompson, Colonel Edward Hand, Colonel James Chambers Companies Receipts were not always dated or signed. Men enlisting for the duration of the war were guaranteed a pension. 1777-1780 Georgia Line. The Maryland 400 - Emerging Revolutionary War Era : Presidio Press, 1974. These files, also on microfilm, contain records created or acted upon by the General Assembly of Delaware. Edward Roche to James Booth, from Valley Forge (photocopy), 1778, 25. 16. Delaware Tercentenary Commission map of Delaware, with illustrations, 1938. Ten thousand men were requested, but no more than a few thousand were ever on hand. The personal accounts date mostly from the 1800s. Serving under Light Horse Harry Lee, McLane and his men participated in the bayonet charge at Paulus Hook on 19 August 1779. On Pale Rider! 1965). In the Read, George folder are photostats of letters relating to the Stamp Act crisis, and letters written during Reads service in the Continental Congress referring to Lexington and Concord, and other news of the war. Correspondence includes reports from the Treasury Department to loan agents concerning payment or inquiries about discrepancies, letters from the Navy Department after 1812, instructions on the issuing of money to heirs of pensioners, charts for determining payment, statements certifying the guardians of heirs, instructions on the payment of half-pay pensioners, and instructions on determining eligibility. [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1. 15. Typescript copies of correspondence transcribed from Peter Forces American Archives series and the Papers of the Continental Congress may also be found. These records may be found on microfilm. RG 1922.000 Delaware American Revolution Bicentennial Commission (DARBC)Administrative Records, 1969-1977.