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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.629 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1778 |
| Title | Diary kept in "Bickerstaff's New-England Almanack" |
| Date | 1778 |
| Author | Goodwin, Nathaniel (1748-1819) |
| Document Type | Diary; Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Goodwin, a Major in Colonel Jacob Gerrish's regiment, writes "while at Boston" across the title page of the almanac. Includes entries from other locations. Contains 22 pages of printed text, 7 pages of handwritten text. Relates traveling to Bedford and Salem. Mentions the Lucy, possibly a ship. Discusses the weather and a French naval fleet. Writes that Major General Horatio Gates assumed command of the Eastern Department (November 1778). In December, states that his entire detachment was discharged from duty based on Gates's orders. Bickerstaff's New England Almanack was published in Norwich, Connecticut by J. Trumbull. Accompanied by a biographical note on Goodwin by E. S. Phelps. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Diary Revolutionary War Military History Travel France Navy Maritime Continental Army Global History and Civics |
| People | Goodwin, Nathaniel (1748-1819) Gates, Horatio (cb. 1727-1806) Gerrish, Jacob (d. 1817) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Phelps states that Goodwin, from Plymouth, was a Massachusetts state representative and magistrate. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |