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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.131.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1775 |
| Title | Orders of Colonel David Waterbury related to the Harlem campaign |
| Date | 20 July 1775 |
| Author | Waterbury, David (1722-1801) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Orders Lieutenant Briggs to proceed to the towns of Rutfield, New Fairfield, Danbury, Reding, and Newton, Connecticut. States the Briggs should give orders to all officers, doctors, and soldiers belonging to the 5th regiment to return immediately as Waterbury has orders to march to Albany right away. Lists six officers absent from camp that Briggs should order to return. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History |
| People | Waterbury, David (1722-1801) |
| Place written | Harlem, New York |
| 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 |