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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02498.13 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | Jethro Sumner to Richard Caswell enclosing a list of officers and discussing deterring civilians from harboring deserters |
| Date | 22 April 1777 |
| Author | Sumner, Jethro (1733-1785) |
| Recipient | Caswell, Richard |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written by Colonel Sumner to North Carolina Governor Caswell. Encloses a list of officers, their ranks, and appointments as of the 16 April 1777. Also encloses a return of the 3rd Regiment and the names of officers he is taking northward (both lists are not included). Says the regiment has suffered by enlistment of soldiers in the service of South Carolina and Georgia as well as by desertion. Wants a system established that will deter civilians from harboring deserters. In the fall of 1777 Sumner took part in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown and wintered with his regiment at Valley Forge. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Muster Rolls and Returns Continental Army Militia Desertion Military Law |
| People | Sumner, Jethro (1733-1785) Caswell, Richard (1729-1789) |
| Place written | Camp at Halifax, North Carolina |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |