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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.157 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1778 |
| Title | Israel Putnam to Ezra Badlam ordering Badlam to take his regiment to New Hartford, Connecticut |
| Date | 22 November 1778 |
| Author | Putnam, Israel (1718-1790) |
| Recipient | Badlam, Ezra |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written by Major General Putnam as commanded Continental forces near Redding, Connecticut to Lieutenant Colonel Badlam as commander of the 2nd Massachusetts Regiment. Orders Badlam to take his regiment to New Hartford, Connecticut or wherever General Enoch Poor is, to relieve him from oversight of the Convention troops. Those troops were British prisoners of war from the Saratoga Campaign of 1777. Wants Badlam to take the Convention troops to Fish Kill Landing. Recommends taking only provisions and no baggage. Says Poor will provide further directions. Struck out on a blank page is amounts of provisions that Badlam apparently took with him. |
| Subjects | Military History Revolutionary War Prisoner of War Convention Army Global History and Civics Revolutionary War Military Provisions Battle of Saratoga Diet and Nutrition |
| People | Putnam, Israel (1718-1790) Badlam, Ezra (1746-1788) |
| Place written | Redding, Connecticut |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | In December 1779, Putnam suffered a stroke in that ended his military career. He returned to Pomfret, Connecticut and ran a tavern until his death. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |