Brown, Zephaniah (1739-1810) [Provision return for the Rhode Island Battalion]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02733 Author/Creator: Brown, Zephaniah (1739-1810) Place Written: Saratoga, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1 October 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 10.8 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy
Provision return of rations for a carpenter in the Rhode Island Battalion. Date from docket. Includes a note of receipt on the verso signed by Samuel Cranston.
The 1st Rhode Island Regiment became known as the "Black Regiment" during the Revolutionary War, since for a time it had several companies of African American soldiers. In January 1781, the 1st Rhode Island was consolidated with the 2nd Rhode Island and re-designated the Rhode Island Regiment. In 1783, the remaining soldiers were re-organized into two companies known as the Rhode Island Battalion. The battalion was disbanded 25 December 1783 at Saratoga, New York.
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