Lists them all! http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/RevWar/ss/appd.htm <A HREF="http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/RevWar/ss/appd.htm">Appendix D: Statistics</A>

During the Revolutionary War, Washington spent more than 10 percent of his military funds on intelligence activities. Two weeks after taking command of the Continental Army on 2 July 1775, he recorded his first expenditure for intelligence collection--$333 to an unidentified officer to travel to Boston and establish a network of agents to gather intelligence on enemy movements and intentions. A year later, Washington established a unit known as Knowlton's Rangers, under the command of Lt. Col. Thomas Knowlton, to carry out reconnaissance and raids against British facilities. This unit was the first American military intelligence organization; the US Army has characterized it as a historical parent of the modern-day Army Rangers, Special Forces, and Delta Force. The ill-fated American spy Nathan Hale was recruited from this early Ranger force. http://www.cia.gov/csi/books/940299/art-1.html

THE OLD MERCHANT MARINE, A CHRONICLE OF AMERICAN SHIPS AND SAILORS BY RALPH D. PAINE <A HREF="http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/docs/books/gutenberg/etext02/mrmrn10.txt"> Old Merchant by Ralph D. Paine</A> http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/docs/books/gutenberg/etext02/mrmrn10.txt CONTENTS I. COLONIAL ADVENTURERS IN LITTLE SHIPS II. THE PRIVATEERS OF '76 III. OUT CUTLASES AND BOARD! IV. THE FAMOUS DAYS OF SALEM PORT V. YANKEE VIKINGS AND NEW TRADE ROUTES VI. "FREE TRADE AND SAILORS' RIGHTS!" VII. THE BRILLIANT ERA OF 1812 VIII. THE PACKET SHIPS OF THE "ROARING FORTIES" IX. THE STATELY CLIPPER AND HER GLORY X. BOUND COASTWISE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE THE OLD MERCHANT MARINE

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Captain Nicholas returned to Philadelphia in June 1776. There he assumed the responsibility of raising four more Marine companies for the frigates then being built. He was promoted to Major, and Congress reports his and the other Marine promotions on June 25 as: "The Marine Committee having recommended Captain Samuel Nichols, to be advanced to major of marines; Andrew Porter, Joseph Hardy, Samuel Shaw, Benjamin Deane, and Robert Mullin, to be captains of marines Daniel Henderson, David Love, Franklin Reed, and Peregrine Brown, to be first lieutenants of marines; James M'Clure, William Gilmore, Abel Morgan, and Hugh Montgomery, to be second lieutenants of marines; John Stewart to be captain; Thomas Pownal, first lieutenant, and Richard Harrison, second lieutenant, of marines, for the frigate building in Maryland." http://marine76.8m.com/history.htm

The webmaster over at NJ in the RevWar has a new ISP New addresses: NJ during the Revolution: http://users.rcn.com/gvalis/ggv/index.html the battles of Trenton, Princeton and Monmouth, etc: http://users.rcn.com/gvalis/ggv/battles/Trenton.html http://users.rcn.com/gvalis/ggv/battles/Princeton.html http://users.rcn.com/gvalis/ggv/battles/Monmouth.html By the end of December the old addresses will no longer function. So if you have links to them, or store them in your favorites folder, please take note. Best regards, Ed -- For Revolutionary War information on the Internet, your first choice should be AMERICANREVOLUTION.ORG

Where can I find information about the Virginia Regiment in 1754. My ancestor is mentioned in "The Diaries of George Washington": 'Robert Bell (Beall) who served with the Virginia Regiment in 1754 and was discharged for injuries in Jan. 1755.' I would appreciate any suggestions about where to look for information. Thanks, Joan Stevens

Expédition Particulière was the codename given to the French expeditionary army sent to help the American Revolution during 1780 to 1782. Its contribution was essential to the American-French allied victory at Yorktown in September 1781. http://www.xenophongroup.com/mcjoynt/ep_web.htm <A HREF="http://www.xenophongroup.com/mcjoynt/ep_web.htm">Expedition Particulire Web Page</A>

Four years after the botched attempt at spying on the British ended with Nathan Hale's execution, Gen. George Washington needed his Long Island spies. In the summer of 1780, the British were threatening Rhode Island. These are the men he turned to: Benjamin Tallmadge ... code name John Bolton. Abraham Woodhull ... code name Samuel Culper, Sr. Robert Townsend ... code name Samuel Culper, Jr. Caleb Brewster ... code name Agent 725. Austin Roe ... code name Agent 724. http://www.lihistory.com/4/hs414a.htm See Map of Cupler Spy Ring from Long Island to Fairfield, CT to Washington's Headquarters in New Jersey http://www.lihistory.com/4/gspy.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, 1916 NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 2000 http://www.bartleby.com/238/ Rochambeau and the French in America Introductory I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X Major L’Enfant and the Federal City I II III IV Washington and the French I II III IV V

THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS: OR VERMONT AND THE NEW YORK LAND-JOBBERS BY PHILIP H. SMITH, AUTHOR OF "ACADIA: A LOST CHAPTER IN AMERICAN HISTORY;" "HISTORY OF DUCHESS COUNTY;" ETC. PAWLING, N. Y.: PHILIP H. SMITH, PUBLISHER 1885 http://www.jrbooksonline.com/HTML-docs/GMB_01.htm <A HREF="http://www.jrbooksonline.com/HTML-docs/GMB_01.htm"> D:\GREEN_~1\GMB_01.htm</A>

Jonathan Haraden was born in Gloucester, but as a boy was employed by George Cabot of Salem and made his home there for the remainder of his life. He followed the sea from his early youth, and had risen to a command in the merchant service when the Revolution began. The Massachusetts Colony placed two small vessels in commission as State vessels of war, and aboard one of these, the Tyrannicide, Jonathan Haraden was appointed lieutenant. On her first cruise, very early in the war, she fought a king's cutter from Halifax for New York. The British craft carried a much heavier crew than the Tyrannicide, but the Yankee seamen took her after a brisk engagement in which their gunnery was notably destructive. (more at website) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fassitt/paine03.html <A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fassitt/paine03.html"> Jonathan Haraden Privateer - Mass., 1776 to 1782</A>

OFFICERS OF MILITIA 1777-1779 >From Archives of Maryland http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fassitt/1777.html <A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fassitt/1777.html"> Worcester County Militia 1770s</A>

http://www.homestead.com/pensioners/invalid.html It is with pleasure I present to you this Pension list of United States military veterans from 1813. Connecticut Delaware Georgia Kentucky Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Vermont Virginia IN-MI-DC(5) Source Transmittal Letter

Dear Ed: You might want to also post this to the SAR message board on www.rootsweb.com Best Regards John > -----Original Message----- > From: Ed St.Germain [mailto:Patriot1@americanrevolution.org] > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 7:49 PM > To: AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [A-REV] tombstone photos needed > > > Progeny Software, the producer of the SAR Patriot Index, has put out a > call for photo submissions for the update to its 1999 CD. The company > plans to release the update in 2002 and is asking anyone with photos of > patriots tombstones to submit them for inclusion on the CD. Submitters > do not need to be members of the Sons of the American Revolution or > even descendants of the patriot. In fact, Progeny is encouraging anyone > and everyone to photograph tombstones of Revolutionary patriots to > preserve their images and to provide permanent documentation. > > Progeny's next release is scheduled to add thousands of new entries to > the database-bringing the total over seven hundred thousand family > history records. If you're interested in submitting photos, the company > will accept either electronic or hard-copy format. Send the photos to > SAR Patriot Index Committee, 3 La Costa Court, Ormond Beach, FL > 32174-3811, or e-mail to patriotindex@cfl.rr.com. Photos will be > returned if requested. Electronically submitted photos should be > scanned at 300 dpi or better to allow for better viewing. Any popular > format, such as JPG, GIG, BMP, or TIFF, is acceptable. Be sure to > include the following information with each photo to allow for proper > identification: > > - Name and address of submitter > - E-mail address (if available) > - SAR/DAR National Number (if > appropriate) > - Name of Patriot > - Name and Location of Cemetery > > Best regards, > Ed > -- > For Revolutionary War information on the Internet, your first choice > should be AMERICANREVOLUTION.ORG > > > > ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

The break with the colonies had also deprived Britain of one of its pri- mary sources of masts, the forests of New Hampshire. In fact, the last ship- ment of masts from America reached British ports not long after the news of the Battle of Bunker Hill. As a result of the shortage of "great sticks," which now had to come from the Baltic, many of the king's ships were unable to get to sea at critical junctures during the war. <A HREF="http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:JjEzAa_ahu4:www.josseybass.com/Corp orate/Website/Objects/Product/CDA/PDF_Item/1,8789,19563%257CC00%257C0,00.pdf+M arblehead+schooner,+Necessity&hl=en">"Attack, Take, or Destroy"</A>

Patriotism or Piracy? Connecticut River vessels and their captains who fought for country and fortune http://www.ctrivermuseum.org/prvtguide.htm Introduction 1681 Act Restraining and Punishing Privateers & Pirates Owners and Sponsors of Privateers Legal Proceedings Rigging and Hull Design Privateer Prey and Tactics Crew Power Battle Armament and Tactics Meteor War of 1812 Quasi Naval War with France British Raid on Essex Captain Gideon Olmsted

Captain Gideon Olmsted http://www.ctrivermuseum.org/prvtolmstead.htm

Subject: New London & Privateers in the Revolution Source: Sea-Drift from a New England Port by L. W. Champney Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. 60, issue 355 - December 1879 p.60 Sheriff Joshua Hempstead, of New London, during the war of the Revolution, secured two prisoners at Norwich - two runaway sailors who, having pocketed the bounty paid for en- listing have determined to quit the service while they are still in a condition to enjoy it and at early dawn he sets out again for New London, tying his prisoners together and driving them before him. While still at a distance from the town he notices that the fastenings have become loosed and that the sailors are free. He springs from his horse but the men at the same instant exchange glances: their only safety is in separation, and they set out at a run in different directions. The Sheriff plunges after one but the other is already out of sight in the wood, and his escape seems very probable. Joshua Hempstead returned to the place where he alighted from his horse, holding the arm of the unlucky sailor in his powerful clutch but the animal which he neglected in his haste to fasten is no longer there. The captive grins at this contretemps but a whinny is heard a little further on and the sheriff drags his unwilling companion towards the sound. There stands the black horse with his teeth in the collar of the other runaway. When his master had given chase to the first, he had comprehended the situation and dashed after the other. Sheriff and deputy-sheriff return in triumph with their prisoners, and the deputy is after this a public character in New London. Sheriff Joshua Hempstead carried the dispatches between Boston and New London during the war, bringing news of the battle of Bunker Hill in one day and night - a distance, as the road was then travelled, of one hundred and ten miles. And, Joshua Hempstead was no light- weight: "there were giants in those days." When lately the sheriff's bones were removed from one cemetery to another, men gazed with wonder at his colossal frame, whose huge jaw bones would have fitted easily as a visor over any modern countenance. The work of New London during the Revolution was very much the same as Sheriff Joshua Hempstead's - that of furnishing sailors, willing or unwilling, for the American Navy. The antiquarian, turning over snuff-colored files of the Connecticut Gazette, a little sheet published in New London during the Revolution, will be struck by the frequent insertion of notices such as the following: "All Gentlemen Volunteers who are desirous of making their fortunes in 8 weeks' time are hereby informed the fine Privateer called the New Broome, mounting 16 pieces and 4 Pounders, besides swivels, is now fitted out for an 8 weeks' cruise near Sandy Hook, in the Sound, and will have the best chance that there has been this War of taking prizes. She only waits for a few more Men, and then will immediately sail for her cruise." "July 25, 1778." "The New and swift sailing Privateer Brigantine Le Marquise de la Fayette, mounting sixteen 6 pound cannon with swivels and small arms compleat, will sail on a cruise against the enemies of these United States in eight days from the date hereof at earliest. All Gentlemen Seamen and able-bodied Landsmen who are desirous of making their fortune an Opportunity now presents, by applying on Board said Brig, when they will meet with good Encouragement." "New London, Feb 7, 1781." The call was repeated again and again and again with very little variation except the names of the commanders and vessels. In the latter a grim humor was often displayed. The New Broome, already mentioned, was evidently designed to become a "besome of destruction." The Wilful Murder and the Sturdy Beggar, both authentic names of Privateers, strike a somewhat piratical key-note, but they were regularly commission- ed vessels of war sailing under letters of marque and reprisal issued by the govern- ment, and stand in the relation of great-grandfathers to our present Navy. The official history of the navy of the Revolution is comprised in the corsair-like exploits of these privateers. [See The Navy in the American Revolution http://www.americanrevolution.org/nav1.html] In December 1775, Congress chose a committee for carrying into execution its resolutions for fitting out armed vessels. New London became the headquarters for the Connecticut quota. Its fitness as a naval station is demonstrated by a report made to the British government in 1774, before the breaking out of the Revolution: "New London, the best harbor in Connecticut, from the lighthouse at the mouth of the harbor to the town is about three miles, a breadth of three fourths of a mile, from five to six fathoms of water and entirely secure and commodious one mile above the town, for large ships. The principal trade is to the West India Islands, excepting now and then a vessel to Ireland and England and a few to Gibralter and Barbary. There are 72 sail now belonging to this district, in which there are 496 sea-faring men employed besides upward of 20 sail of coasting vessels. Almost every sort of British manufactures are here import- ed of 150,000 or 160,000 pounds sterling per annum. The custom house officers here are attentive to their duty, besides which this harbor is so situated that the coming in from sea is between the east end of Long Island and Block Island and the west end of Fisher's Island, where the king's cruisers are generally upon the look-out, and very critical in examining the vessels they meet with," etc. Blank letters of marque were sent to the Governor of Connecticut, vessels were built and remodelled, notices requesting "Gentlemen Volunteers" began to appear in the Gazette and the work of enlisting went merrily on. Four captains' commissions were issued by Congress at this time: one to Dudley Saltonstall of New London, who afterward rose to the rank of lieutenant- at the same date was the famous John Paul Jones. Twenty-six vessels were fitted out from Connecticut and sailed away to dispute the arrogant boast: "The winds and seas are Britain's wide domain, And not a sail but by permission spreads." Prizes as they were brought in were announced in the Gazette and referred to the decision of the Maritime Court, where the owners of the property seized were summoned to appear and claim their goods, first having proved themselves loyal to the new government. The following summons is taken at random from a score of similar ones and will serve as an example of the established procedure: "State of Connecticut, County of New London - To Whom it may Concern: "Know Ye that Libels are filed before the Honorable Richard Law, Esq., Judge of the Maritime Court of New London, in Favour of John Murow, Commander, Elias Parshal, Owner, and the Men on board the Sloop Halker, against two whale boats laden with British Goods taken on the 18 of March 1781...In Favour of Amos Judson, Commander of Boat Revenge and his associates, against two trunks and a box of European and India Goods seized and taken on Long Island....which Whale Boats and Goods the Libellants claim as Lawful Prizes. The hearing of said Libels will be at New London the 17th day of April 1781; of which all persons claiming Property are to take due notice. Per Order of the Judge. Winthrop Salton- stall, Regr." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth See the many narratives by this author at: http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/browse.author/c.67.html

Greetings, Noticed this in the latest Rootsweb Review ... PENNSYLVANIA. Chester County. Inhabitants Accused of High Treason in 1778. Includes a June 17 list of "traitors," British sympathizers/collaborators. This was published immediately after the winter the British had occupied Philadelphia. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/chester/court/treason1778.txt Regards, Jan