Ellery, William, 1727-1820 [Collection of five journals chronicling William Ellery's travels to Congress] [Decimalized .01-.05]

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GLC#
GLC00107
Type
Header Record
Date
1776-1780
Author/Creator
Ellery, William, 1727-1820
Title
[Collection of five journals chronicling William Ellery's travels to Congress] [Decimalized .01-.05]
Place Written
Various Places
Pagination
5 items
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence
Revolutionary War
Continental Congress
Military History
Government and Civics

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Collection Item
Autograph manuscript

[Journal of William Ellery's journey from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Dighton, Massachusetts]

circa 1776-1777

Ellery, William, 1727-1820

Signed "W.E." Discusses his travels and expenses through eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, southern New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Contains descriptions of Moravian settlements near Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; imprisoned Tories at Newton...

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GLC00107.02
Collection Item
Autograph manuscript

[Journal of William Ellery's journey from Dighton, Massachusetts, to Yorktown, Pennsylvania]

20 October - 15 November 1777

Ellery, William, 1727-1820

Discusses British General John Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga and meetings with Generals Oliver Wolcott and Israel Putnam, and with Members of the Continental Congress Francis Dana, John Hancock, John Adams, and Samuel Adams. Includes allusions to...

GLC00107.02
GLC00107.03
Collection Item
Autograph manuscript

[Journal of William Ellery's journey from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts]

June 28, 1778-July 23, 1778

Ellery, William, 1727-1820

Discusses his travels through Eastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Princeton, New Jersey, southern New York State, Connecticut, Providence, Rhode Island, and Massachusettes. Describes the defeat of Sir Henry Clinton at the Battle of Monmouth and...

GLC00107.03
GLC00107.04
Collection Item
Autograph manuscript

[Journal of William Ellery's journey from Dighton, Massachusetts, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

24 October 1778 - 14 July 1779

Ellery, William, 1727-1820

Discusses travels through Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania and Philadelphia. Describes preparations for Independence day in Philadelphia on the day of his departure (3 July 1779) and reports news of British marauding on...

GLC00107.04
GLC00107.05
Collection Item
Autograph manuscript

[Journal of William Ellery's journey from Cranston, Rhode Island, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

November 10, 1779 - April 15, 1780

Ellery, William, 1727-1820

Discusses his travels through Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The bulk of the journal records the journey from Rhode Island to Philadelphia. Discusses a debate about blood chemistry and other medical matters that he...

GLC00107.05