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Continental Army orderly book kept by Capt. Ebenezer Smith of the 2nd Massachusetts Regiment, March-November 1783 at Newburgh and West Point, N.Y

Title	Continental Army orderly book kept by Capt. Ebenezer Smith of the 2nd Massachusetts Regiment, March-November 1783 at Newburgh and West Point, N.Y
Creator	Smith, Ebenezer, 1746-1816.
Place	New York,
Date	1783.
Subject(s)	Washington, George, 1732-1799 - Headquarters - New York (State) - Newburgh United States. Continental Army. Massachusetts Regiment, 2nd - Order books Society of the Cincinnati - Institution Newburgh conspiracy, 1783 Member author (Smith, Ebenezer)
Phys Desc	ca. 105 p. ; 15 x 19 cm.
Notes	Includes regimental orders concern the "stipulated price for Taylors, Shoemakers, Barbers & Wash Women" dated March 6, 1783; grievances of the officers, known as the "Newburgh Addresses"; transcript of Washington's address to the officers, the letter from a member of Congress; Henry Knox's resolution that the officers remain devoted to the cause of liberty for which they had paid "the Price of their Blood and eight years of service"; announcement of the General Peace & full transcript of the Institution of the Society of the Cincinnati; "General Washington's Fairwell [sic] orders to the Armies of the United States" November 2, 1783; account of his taking leave of the 2nd and 3rd Massachusetts Regiments of at West Point before leaving to take command of New York City in November 1783. Apparently written by one of two Ebenezer Smiths of the Massachusetts Line, who were both captains in 1783 & became members of the SOC. From the clues in the text, it may be Ebenezer Smith (1746-1816), who was a private during the Lexington alarm & promoted to captain in the 2nd Massachusetts Regiment. He was also Mason & there's a poem about Masonic procession in this volume. Bound in calf backed pastepaper boards.
Format	Mss
Call Number	MSS 2011F114 [bound]
Rights	Image for research and educational use only. For publication of images contact library@societyofthecincinnati.org

Title	MSS L2011F114 Ebenezer Smith Orderly Book 35 small
Format	Mss
Call Number	MSS 2011F114 [bound]
Rights	Image for research and educational use only. For publication of images contact library@societyofthecincinnati.org

Continental Army orderly book kept by Capt. Ebenezer Smith of the 2nd Massachusetts Regiment, March-November 1783 at Newburgh and West Point, N.Y

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