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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC01412.02 |
From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1775 |
Title | List of post riders with schedules |
Date | 3 May 1775 |
Author | Van Deusen, Jacob (1741-1812) |
Document Type | Military document |
Content Description | Great Barrington Post Riders agree to ride to Tyringham or Sheffield, Massachusetts for the purpose of gathering intelligence for the Continental Army of Boston. Contains the signatures of Van Deusen and 21 other riders: Mark Hopkins, Truman Wheler, Daniel Nash, Josiah Smith, James [?], Phinehas Nash, Benedict Dewey, Josiah Mansfield, David Church, Nathaneal Lee, Josiah Phelps, Issac Iseley, David Tier, Israel Root, Titus Young [?], Silas Sprague, David Willard, Howit Root, J. Whiting, George King, and Elijah Dwight. |
Subjects | Post Office Revolutionary War Military History Government and Civics |
People | Van Deusen, Jacob (1741-1812) |
Place written | Great Barrington, Massachusetts |
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 |
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