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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.603.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of documents related to Captain Morgan Lewis |
| Title | Ichabod Goodwin to Morgan Lewis with orders to March on Monday |
| Date | 18 July 1776 |
| Author | Goodwin, Ichabod (1743-1829) |
| Recipient | Lewis, Morgan |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Goodwin informs Captain Lewis that Major Roberts has orders to march on the following Monday. Requests that Morgan send the troops from Sanford, Maine (where he was stationed) to a specified location. States "there has only seven as yet posed muster I expect the other three is in order to joyn the company." Goodwin reports that his captain will not contact Lewis directly. |
| Subjects | Military History Revolutionary War |
| People | Goodwin, Ichabod (1743-1829) Lewis, Morgan (1737-1784) |
| Place written | Berwick, Maine |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Lewis's company of militia marched in response to the 19 April 1775 Lexington Alarm. Lewis also served as a select man for Sanford (present day Maine). |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |