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Jones, Daniel (fl. 1778) Orderly book of ranking officer at British garrison in New York

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07120 Author/Creator: Jones, Daniel (fl. 1778) Place Written: [New York] Type: Manuscript document Date: 1778/05/02-1778/06/02 Pagination: 61 p. 11.8 x 17.1 cm Order a Copy

Oblong quarto. Manuscript leaves interleaved . Original paper marble boards with shaped flap enclosure. Orderly book of a British garrison in New York when Jones was the ranking British commander (while Generals Howe and Clinton were in Philadelphia). Topics include civilian rule (May 4 appointing Police Superintendent and a Mayor), appointment of Sir Henry Clinton commander in chief (June 1), recruiting and weapons practice, supplies, wood-cutting, and paroles. The manuscript may be in the handwriting of Captain Philips of the 38th Foot, who was appointed Jones's secretary on May 4. Regiments mentioned: 35th, 38th, 45th, 52nd, 57th and 71st; and the Loyalist brigade known as the "York Volunteers". The volumes were all edited and published in Collections of the New-York Historical Society (1883) pp. 251-626. See note on GLC 6668, Kemble Orderly books.

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