New York (State). Militia

Criticizing the militia bill passed by the General Assembly, and attacking Lt. Gov. James De Lancey. Caption title. Signed: P. Mount Look-out, in the county of New-York, February 8, 1770. Imprint supplied by Evans. Numbers II and III were printed in Holt's New-York journal, Apr. 12 and 19, 1770, as well as being issued separately. Printed in three columns.

Ebenezer Stevens (1751-1823) served as a soldier and officer in the Continental Army and the New York State Artillery Corps during the Revolutionary War. Post-war, he was an agent for the United States War Department as well as a successful merchant in New York City. This collection documents his activities as a merchant and as a commanding officer, focusing particularly on daily functions and the fortification of New York Harbor in the years 1802-1814. The papers do not contain much information about Stevens' Revolutionary War efforts, aside from two military orders.