Signed at foot of p. [15]: Samuel Reed his book of Abington March ye 3 1781 Sa.; other names listed in entries in the book are: Jo. Jacobs or J. Jacobs, and Simeon Thayer.
Entries are dated from either Camp Butts Hill [now part of Portsmouth, Rhode Island] or Headquarters Newport dated from Aug. 30, 1780 to Oct. 9, 1780.
Orderly Books were the controlling document of the day-to-day life in the military, most notably during the Revolutionary War. They contain handwritten military orders, movements and engagements by brigade, regiment, company and other specific military units. Provides detailed accounts of troops' daily lives, documenting everything from court martial cases to the price of necessities charged by locals.
The John Carter Brown Library is an independently administered and funded center for advanced research in history and the humanities, founded in 1846 and located at Brown University since 1901. Housed within the library's walls is an internationally renowned collection …
