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Revolutionary war diary by an officer of the Third Pennsylvania Continental Line, May 26, 1781-July 4, 1782
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Object Description
Title
Revolutionary
war
diary
by an
officer
of the
Third
Pennsylvania
Continental
Line
,
May
26
,
1781-July
4
,
1782
Creator
Van Court, John
Place
[S.l.]
Date
1781-82
Subject(s)
Van Court, John - Diaries
United States. Continental Army. Pennsylvania Line
Yorktown (Va.) - History - Siege, 1781
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Personal narratives
Member author (Van Court, John)
Phys Desc
[85] p. ; 20 cm
Notes
Probably
in the
hand
of
Ensign
John
van
Court
(based
on
clues
about
his
position
,
associations
and
movements
found
within
the
text
of the
manuscript--see
case
file
and "The
Wartime
Diary
of a
Continental
Officer
" in
Cincinnati
Fourteen
,
winter
2007
,
v
.
44
no.1
,
pgs
.
68-71)
Pages
[45]-[46]
blank
Unpublished
account
of
day
to
day
activities
leading
up
to the
Yorktown
siege
, and the
movement
of the
Pennsylvania
troops
to the
south
. The
last
entry
is
for
July
4
,
1782
: "The
army
Paraded
at
5
Oclock
&
the
artillery
fired
thirty
four
rounds
the
Musquettry
three
rounds
13
of the
Canon
in
remembrance
of the
Independence
of
American
&
[the
birth
of
the?]
Dolphan
of
France
[.]
at this
place
we
saw
a
Detachment
of
Genl
.
Greens
Army
under
the
Command
of
Genl
.
Sumpter
--...
. A
large
Number
of the
militia
are
Toreys
who
have
come
under
the
Protection
of
Genl
Greenes
Procklamation
and are
serving
their
six
months
---
at the
Expiration
of
which
they are to
become
free
subjects
of the
United
States...
"
Gift
of
Stephen
Payson
Shaw
(Connecticut
Society)
.
Format
Bound
manuscript
Call Number
MSS L2007G37 M [Bound]
Rights
Image for research and educational use only. For publication of images contact library@societyofthecincinnati.org
Description
Title
Revolutionary
war
diary
by an
officer
of the
Third
Pennsylvania
Continental
Line
,
May
26
,
1781-July
4
,
1782
Call Number
MSS L2007G37 M [Bound]
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