United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783

Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/4 in. Image of a cannon, facing left. Beige envelope with blue ink. Image on top-left. Printed below image: 'Peace Maker of '76 and '61.'

William Yarrington's diary, September 21, 1759-October 30, 1776, recording his military experiences in the Crown Point area during the French & Indian War (1759) and also in the Revolutionary war, 1775-1776. He served with the 3rd N.Y. near Ticonderoga in 1775 and with the 2nd N.Y. (detached) as home guard on Long Island in 1776. Also included are some accounts.

Journal, May 17, 1779-October 17, 1779, kept while Sproule was quartermaster sergeant in the Third New Jersey Regiment on Sullivan's Indian Campaign. The journal records events of the campaign against the Iroquois in Pennsylvania and New York, including the battle of Newtown, and the Iroquois's capture and killing of Thomas Boyd. It also includes a diagram of the army's order of march. Published in R.W.G. Vail, 'The Western Campaign of 1779,' New-York Historical Society Quarterly, 41 (1957), p. 35-69.

Poem inspired by a Seventh Regiment commemoration of the centennial of the Battle of Harlem Heights.