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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05729 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | Samuel Clift to Isaac Gallup describing high spirits in an American revolutionary camp |
| Date | 5 July 1777 |
| Author | Clift, Samuel (fl. 1777-1781) |
| Recipient | Gallup, Isaac |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports "The enemy have all mov'd on Staten Island." Also "John Murry was executed here last Tuesday for deserting and Inlisting several times," and others are sentenced to die for the same crime. Hopes to be "making our fortunes, this year, as our living is so very cheap," and lists prices of certain items. Men in high spirits and good health, "I hear very little complaints among the soldiers." Signs himself "Upon the Highest Hill in America." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Desertion Forgery and Fraud Death Penalty Death Military Law Finance Health and Medical Military History Continental Army |
| People | Gallup, Isaac (1712-1799) Clift, Samuel (fl. 1777-1781) |
| Place written | Peekskill, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Law; Foreign Affairs; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Isaac Gallup was a captain in the Continental Infantry. Samuel Clift was an officer during the American Revolution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |