Univ. of Delaware Library: LOCATION: Morris Library (F161 .D29)
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del F161 .D29)
Based on manuscript materials relating to military personnel in King
George's War (1744-48), French and Indian War (1754-1763), the Revolutionary
War, and the War of 1812. Originals are in the Delaware Public
Archives.
Delaware Public Archives description:
Record Group # RG 1800,
Subgroup # 000,
Series # 099,
Name of Department: MILITARY RECORDS,
Agency Name/Division/Office: PUBLIC ARCHIVES COMMISSION,
Delaware Archives - Military;
Earliest Date of Material:
1744;
Quantity of Materials:
9.46 cf
5 volumes, (in 2 @ 0.47 boxes, 7 @ 0.56 upright boxes, 5 @ 0.31 flat boxes and 1
@ 1.59 map drawer);
Genealogical and historical description:
Artificially created collection of records documenting Delaware's military
activities from King George's War
(c1744) through the War of 1812 to about 1827. The collection was created for
publication.;
Scope and Contents:
Types of records found here include muster in and out rolls; payroll records;
correspondence concerning
funding, clothing, troop recruitment, military action, petitions from soldiers
concerning back pay, pensions,
etc.; court proceeding in treason cases; and materials reflecting the effects of
war on the local population.
A sixth "volume" of material that was never published is included here. Type of
records in the sixth volume
are no different from those appearing in the first five volumes. For further
information on the "6th" volume
see Hancock, Harold B., ed., "Revolutionary War Period Material in the Hall of
Records, 1775-1787: Four
Little Known Sources," Delaware History. 17:54-85. Also included is an
unpublished volume of "Pension Rolls
and Correspondence," 1790-1846. This volume includes an index to names of
pensioners, including death dates
when known, and an index to correspondence between pensioners and government
officials. See RG 1800.66 for
additional Revolutionary War records.;
Arrangement of Material:
Documents identified by pages numbered to match pages on which items appear in
the printed text
RESTRICTED: Must use printed and filmed series first.
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