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Lot Number: 90
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1779-Dated Revolutionary War Enlistment Document Men who Fought & Served in the 6th Massachusetts Regiment |
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April 14th, 1779-Dated Revolutionary War, Manuscript Enlistment Document Individually Hand-Signed by Multiple Soldiers, “into the Service of the United States of America, to continue in that Service till the end of the present War with Britain”..., Dated at Kings Ferry April 15th 1779 & Camp Pines Bridge, Oct'r 28th 1779, 2 pages, Near Fine. This rare original Revolutionary War soldiers’ enlistment sheet is Handwritten and Signed multiple times, bearing all original signatures, 2 pages front and back on a single sheet of laid watermarked “1776” period paper, worn and folded as shown. This document was apparently carried for a period of time while doing recruitment of Troops for the Continental Army of George Washington. As such, it has ink smears and a couple small fold intersection holes and minor splits, still being fully intact, a bottom section possibly lacking.The men who Signed this document Served in the 6th Massachusetts Regiment during the Rev War, but at this point we could find nothing specific on them except for Peter Clayes, who we found was a Lieutenant in the 6th Massachusetts Regiment, along with John Holden (1736-1818) who served in the Colonial forces in 1755-1760, and in the American Revolution., and whose biography is available for review in our “Online Auction” version of this catalog. As for potential Black soldiers, indeed several served in the 6th Mass Infantry during the Revolutionary War (most notably Peter Salem and Cato Smith), but we did not cross-check against the names signed to this document. Written and signed in medium to dark brown ink it reads, in full: “We the Subscribers do hereby severally enlist ourselves into the Service of the United States of America, to continue in that Service till the end of the present War with Britain, unless sooner regularly discharged; And we severally consent to be form'd by such persons as are or may be appointed by the General Assembly of the Massachusetts, as a Committee for that Purpose, into a Company, under the Command of such Officers, as said Committee shall appoint, and when form'd we engage to be under the Command of the General Officers of the Forces of the United States of America, which are or shall be appointed, and faithfully to observe & obey all such orders as we shall from Time to Time receive from our Officers; and to be under such Regulations in every Respect as are or may be provided for the Army of the aforesaid States. -- Dated this fourteenth day of April 1779 / Test.(imony) Peter Clayes, Octr. 28th '79 Signatories Include: Dec. 17 Joel Thayer / do Nathan Jackson's mark X / Dec. 17 Gideon Lesune / 17 Moses Pramsdil's mark X / 18 Samuel Thayer, Moses Parkhurst / David Potter / John [..?..] / Jno. X Whiggens's mark / David Knox Nov'r 2nd / Jacob Johnson Do. / Nov'r 9th ' 79 - Daniel Mulliken / do 17th - Israel Sanders / Dec'r 16 Jonathan Rawson / do 16 Gustavus Aldritch mark” Continued on the reverse side, it reads, in full: “We the Subscribers do severally acknowledge the Receipt of One Hundred Dollars from Capt. John Holden as a consideration for our re-Inlisting in the Service during the present War agreeable to a Resolution of Congress. --- Dated at Kings Ferry April 15th 1779” At bottom reverse it reads, in full: “Camp Pines Bridge, Oct'r 28th 1779 --- Then Rec'd of Capt. Jno. Holden three Hundred Dollars, it Being a Bounty Giving by the State of Massachusetts to Soldiers who Inlist (sic) During the Present War with Great Britain. --- Test(imony). (Signed) Peter Clayes” John Holden was of Mendon, enlisted 1 May, 1755, in company commanded by Captain Ephraim Doolittle, in the Expedition against Crown Point, and served until 11 December. His travel was allowed from Albany home. He was in the service the following year, having enlisted prior to 15 April, and had joined the forces moving against Crown Point prior to July21. He was at Camp William Henry 28th August, at which time he was aged 19 years, born in Sutton and a resident of Mendon. On 11 October, he was reported "sick." He was a member of company commanded by Captain-Lieutenant Nathan Tyler, in Lieutenant-Colonel Thwing's regiment. Holden again enlisted in 1757 and marched from Mendon to Westfield, 16 August. This tour of duty was on an alarm, and was but fourteen days; he was a Corporal in company commanded by Captain Phinehas Lovett, in Colonel Abraham Williams' Regiment. He was anapprentice of Nathaniel Tyler, Esq., and was allowed for forage for his horse. He again enlisted 29 March, 1758, in Captain Nathan Tyler's company, in Colonel William Williams' Regiment, and served to the "West-ward." The next year he enlisted 26 March in the same regiment, raised for the Invasion of Canada, and served until 3 Dec., 1759, as Sergeant in company commanded by Captain John Furnass. Holden again enlisted 20 March, 1760, in Colonel John Chandler's rRgiment, and was mustered in 25 April, in company commanded by Captain Jonathan Shores, in which he served as Sergeant until 3 December. Captain Shores was succeeded by Captain Daniel Reed on 15 August. He was allowed one hundred and twenty miles travel home. John Holden became Adjutant of the 7th Worcester County, Massachusetts Regiment, under Colonel Wheelock, 19 April, 1775, and served nine days at Cambridge and Roxbury. He was Adjutant of Colonel Joseph Read's Regiment at Roxbury, May,1775, serving from 24 April to 1 Aug. 1775, in Read's Regiment. Holden continued in the Continental Army regiment; 26 months as lieutenant, and as Captain from 10 March, 1779. He continued in the service until 13 April, 1780. He signed an order at Mendon as being a “late Captain, 6th Massachusetts Regimen”, for ration allowance due him 28 February, 1784. |
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Lot Number: 90
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