Papers of Jonathan Chase.
- Title:
- Papers of Jonathan Chase.
- Creator:
- Chase, Jonathan.
Sullivan, John, 1740-1795.
Wheelock, Eleazar, 1711-1779.
Bayley, Jacob, 1726-1815.
Wheelock, John, 1754-1817. - Accession / Call Number:
- M 1878-001
- Object ID:
- M 1878-001
- Date:
- 1768-1799
- Physical Description:
- 1 box.
- Scope and Content:
- Leading citizen, merchant, revolutionary officer, state legislator of Cornish, N.H. Appointed colonel in militia in 1775. Correspondence, militia returns, militia muster and pay rolls, plus papers relating to his merchantile career. Much of correspondence is from captains in Chase's militia regiment in the period, 1776-1783, and relates to the organization, activity and personnel of the militia companies under their command.Militia returns, musters, muster and pay rolls are scattered throughout the correspondence but are especially good for the years, 1777-1780. There are some letters from more prominent New Hampshire men like John Sullivan (1740-1795), Nathaniel Folsom (1726-1790), Jacob Bayley (1726-1815) and Eleazer Wheelock, (1711-1779) and his son John (1754-1817).
- Locations:
- Cornish (N.H. : Town) History Sources.
United States History 1775-1783, Revolution. - People:
- Chase, Jonathan, 1732-1800
- Level Description:
- Item
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