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Jeremiah McIntosh His Book of Accounts. 1776-1777

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Description: The diary covers the period from Sept. 17 through Nov. 20, 1776 and describes the march from Dorchester to New York, the last stages of the New York Campaign, including the battle of White Plains (Oct. 28); camp life, (including punishment meted out to soldiers of his regiment, prayer meetings, sermons, etc.) The rest of the manuscript consists of miscellaneous accounts of payments received for "mending."
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1776-1777
Call number: mssHM 69943
Creator: McIntosh, Jeremiah (1751-1843)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: In library.
Dimensions: 15 cm :
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