The Battle of Groton Heights: Collection of Narrative, Official Reports, Records, &c., of the Storming of Fort Griswold, and the Burning of New London by British Troops, under the command of Brig.,-Gen. Benedict Arnold of the sixth of September, 1781

Archive

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Groton Public Library

Battle of Groton Heights (1870) edition
Battle of Groton Heights (1870) edition

Name/Title

The Battle of Groton Heights: Collection of Narrative, Official Reports, Records, &c., of the Storming of Fort Griswold, and the Burning of New London by British Troops, under the command of Brig.,-Gen. Benedict Arnold of the sixth of September, 1781

Entry/Object ID

2015.1.0144

Scope and Content

Paper - bound with string or thread - 144 scans of Text of 131 pages which includes: Index Prefatory Note; Introduction; Burning of New London, from Connecticut Gazette, Sept. 7th, 1781; Listing of Buildings Burned; List of Killed in fort Groswold; Narrative of Rufus Avery; Narrative of Stephen Hempstead; Narrative of John Hempstead; Narrative of Jonathan Brooks; Narrative of Avery Downer, M.D.; British Account of the Battle, from Rivington's Gazette; Brigadier-General Arnold's Official Report; Return of British Killed and Wounded; Return of British Ordnance, &c., Captured in Fort Griswold; Return of Ordnance Captured in Fort Trumbull and at N. London; Lieutenant-Colonel Upham to Grovernor Franklin, Sir Henry Clinton;s General Orders; Court-Martial of Militia Officers; Memorial of Citizens of New London to Colonel McCellan; Report of Committee on Defense of New London; Letter of Thomas Mumford to Governor Trumbull; List of the Killed at Fort Griswold; List of the Wounded at Fort Griswold; Fort Griswold; Battle Monument;Colonel Ledyard's Autograp; Monumental Records; and appendix

Collection

James L. Streeter Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2015.1

Source or Donor

Mr. James L. Streeter

Acquisition Method

Donation

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

History

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Literary Works

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Courts martial & courts of inquiry, Monuments & memorials

Search Terms

Battle of Groton Heights, Cemeteries, Historic Sites, Military, Tourists & Tourism, "The Stone Records of Groton" Battle of Groton Heights, Bailey, Anna Warner, Bank Square, Battle of Groton Heights, Bill Memorial Library, Fort Griswold, Fort Trumbull, Groton Bank, Groton Heights, Ledyard, William Col., Fort Griswold (Groton, Conn.), Monumental Records

Archive Details

Creator

Harris, William W. Introduction and Notes

Date(s) of Creation

1870

Restrictions

Access: Brittle: Discolouration/Fading: Stains: front cover and along edges of pages Tears/Rips: front cover -lower right corner and others along edge of pages Wear: fragile throughout Other: folds - back cover - upper left and lower right

Primary Language

English

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: This Publication: 1870 Obj ID #105.1.0144; Later Publications 1891; Obj ID 2015 .1.10111; Publication 1907 - Obj ID 2015.1.0108; Publication 1914 - Obj ID 2015.1.0153; Publication 1926 - Obj ID 2015.1.0076

General Notes

Note

Status: Poor Status By: Joan Cohn Status Date: 2017-05-02